 Carole Caldwell Graebner in 1966 | |
| ITF name | Carole Graebner |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | (1943-06-24)June 24, 1943 |
| Died | November 19, 2008(2008-11-19) (aged 65) New York, United States |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No.4 (1964) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1966) |
| French Open | 1R (1966) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1964) |
| US Open | F (1964) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1966) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1965) |
| US Open | W (1965) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1965, 1966) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1965) |
| US Open | QF (1967) |
Carole Graebner (néeCaldwell; June 24, 1943 – November 19, 2008) was an Americantennis player. According toLance Tingay ofThe Daily Telegraph and theDaily Mail, Graebner was ranked in the world top 10 in 1964 and 1965, reaching a career high of World No. 4 in these rankings in 1964.[1] Graebner was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by theUnited States Lawn Tennis Association from 1961 through 1965 and in 1967. She was the third-ranked U.S. player in 1964 and 1965.[2] She was ranked U.S. No. 1 in doubles in 1963.[3]
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Graebner paired withNancy Richey to win doubles titles at theU.S. National Championships in 1965 (defeatingBillie Jean King andKaren Hantze Susman in the final) and theAustralian Championships in 1966 (defeatingMargaret Court andLesley Turner Bowrey in the final). Graebner lost toMaria Bueno in the singles final of the1964 U.S. Championships.[4]
Graebner won the doubles title at theU.S. Women's Clay Court Championships in 1964 and 1965.[5] In the singles event, she was a runner-up in 1962 and 1964 toDonna Floyd andNancy Richey respectively.
In 1961, at the tournament inCincinnati, Caldwell won the doubles title with Cathie Gagel and lost the singles final toPeachy Kellmeyer.Caldwell won thePacific Southwest singles title in 1962 and 1965 and won a gold medal in doubles at the 1963Pan American Games.
Graebner was on the firstU.S. Federation Cup team and attended California State University, Los Angeles. After her playing career ended, Graebner was a radio and television commentator and a vice president withTennis Week magazine. She also served in sales and administration with Sports Investors, Inc. Graebner was the chair of theFed Cup Committee and vice chair of theWightman Cup Committee.
She was the recipient of the USTA Service Bowl Award in 1989 and the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award in 1991. She was named Eastern Tennis Association Woman of the Year in 1989. In 1997, she was inducted into the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.
Caldwell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Santa Monica, California. On July 11, 1964, she married American tennis starClark Graebner. They had two children, a daughter Cameron and a son Clark. The couple later divorced.[3]
Graebner died of cancer in New York City on November 19, 2008, aged 65.[3]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1964 | US Championships | Grass |  Maria Bueno | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1965 | US Championships | Grass |  Nancy Richey | Billie Jean KingKaren Susman | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1966 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancy Richey |  Margaret SmithLesley Turner | 6–4, 7–5 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 8 |
| United States | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 4R | F | QF | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 23 |
