Stephanie DeFina

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Stephanie DeFina (born March 18, 1946 in Florida) was an American amateur tennis player in the 1960s. She once was ranked number six in the United States singles rankings.

In 1966, she reached the final of the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships before falling to Nancy Richey Gunter. In 1969, she was a doubles finalist at the New England Women's Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships (teaming with Kathy Pigeon) and was the singles runner-up at the U.S. Indoor Championships.

In Cincinnati, DeFina won two singles titles: in 1963 (defeating Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz in the final) and 1965 (defeating Roberta Alison in the final). She also paired with Alison to win the Cincinnati doubles title in 1965.