Carol Hanks Aucamp

Carol Hanks Aucamp (b. April 2 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an outstanding tennis player in the 1960s.

Accomplishments

She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the United States (1964), and was ranked 10th in 1960, 11th in 1961, 12th in 1962 and 7th in 1963.

She won the U.S. Indoor Singles title in 1963, the U.S. Hardcourt Singles title in 1962, and the Cincinnati singles title in 1960. She also was a singles finalist in Cincinnati in 1959.

In doubles, she won the U.S. Indoor Doubles title (with Mary Ann Eisel) in 1963, '64 and '65, and in 1958 with Nancy O'Connell, and won the title in Cincinnati in 1960 with Justina Bricka.

Biography

She graduated from Stanford University, where she won the Intercollegiate Doubles title with Linda Yeomans in 1962.cite web|url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/archive/stan-w-tennis-collchamps.html|title=Stanford Collegiate Championships|publisher=Stanford Department of Athletics|accessdate=2007-08-31] She is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. She is married to Donald Aucamp.

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