Stephanie Rehe
Country | United States |
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Residence | Oceanside, California, USA |
Born |
Fontana, California, USA | November 5, 1969
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | August 1985 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $570,146 |
Singles | |
Career record | 151–99 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (March 13, 1989) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1992, 1993) |
French Open | 4R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1985, 1988) |
US Open | 4R (1986, 1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 72–61 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (October 5, 1992) |
Last updated on: December 6, 2011. |
Stephanie Rehe (b. November 5, 1969, in Fontana, California) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career
A successful amateur player, Rehe was ranked No. 1 in every age group as a junior (12s, 14s, 16s, 18s). She was the first player to receive a dual No. 1 ranking in 14s and 16s (1983).[1]
At the age of 13 years and one month in 1982, Rehe was the youngest player to compete in a WTA Tour event. In 1983, she became the youngest player to be ranked on the WTA computer, coming on at 13 years and two months in January, two months younger than Steffi Graf. She won her first tournament in 1985. In 1986, she received the WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award and was voted Tennis Magazine Rookie of the Year.[1]
She reached a career high rank of World No.10 on March 13, 1989. However, she would have to leave the tour that year due to a back injury which required surgery and extensive rehabilitation. She would return to the tour in 1990 and was the recipient of 1991 WTA Comeback Player of the Year Award. She would retire permanently in 1993.[1]
She won five singles titles and two doubles titles during her career. She had career wins over Pam Shriver, Gabriela Sabatini, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, and Jo Durie. Her best performances in Grand Slam events included the 4th round at the U.S. Open in 1986 and 1989 and the 4th round at the French Open in 1987.[1]
WTA Career finals
Singles: 7 (5-2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | September 15, 1985 | Salt Lake City | Hard | Camille Benjamin | 6-2, 6-4 |
Winner | 2. | November 10, 1985 | Tampa | Hard | Gabriela Sabatini | 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5 |
Runner-up | 1. | August 3, 1986 | San Diego | Hard | Melissa Gurney | 2-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 3. | October 18, 1987 | San Juan | Hard | Camille Benjamin | 7-5, 7-6(4) |
Runner-up | 2. | April 17, 1988 | Tokyo | Hard | Patty Fendick | 3-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 4. | April 24, 1988 | Taipei | Carpet (I) | Brenda Schultz | 6-4, 6-4 |
Winner | 5. | August 7, 1988 | San Diego | Hard | Ann Grossman | 6-1, 6-1 |
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | May 26, 1991 | Strasbourg | Clay | Lori McNeil | Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz |
6–7(2), 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | March 1, 1992 | Indian Wells | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | April 12, 1992 | Tokyo | Hard | Kimiko Date | Amy Frazier Rika Hiraki |
7–5, 6–7(5), 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | October 4, 1992 | Bayonne | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Linda Ferrando Petra Langrová |
6–1, 3–5, 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 |
French Open | 1R | A | A | 4R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 |
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 4R | A | 4R | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 |
SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 15 |
Career Statistics | |||||||||||
Year End Ranking | NR | 18 | 19 | 28 | 14 | NR | 58 | 125 | 75 | NR |
- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
References
External links
- Stephanie Rehe at the Women's Tennis Association
- Stephanie Rehe at the International Tennis Federation