Stephanie Bengson

Stephanie Bengson

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 Wollongong, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	8 January 2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$37,245
Official website	http://stephaniebengson.com/
Singles
Career record	36–46
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 541 (8 October 2012)
Doubles
Career record	56–48
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 154 (11 June 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2012, 2013)
Last updated on: 31 January 2014.

Stephanie Bengson (born 31 January 1987) is a professional Australian tennis player.^[1] So far her career has developed more in doubles than singles. Her highest singles ranking is No. 596, achieved in May 2012. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 178, also achieved in May 2012.^[2]

Career

2011

Bengson won 3 ITF Women's Circuit Doubles titles in 2011.

2012

Bengson started her year playing at the Premier-level tournament in Sydney.^[3] She and Tyra Calderwood fell in the first round to Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova. She and Calderwood then received a wildcard into the 2012 Australian Open, but unfortunately, they also fell in the first round to Eva Birnerová and Alberta Brianti. This was Stephanie's 1st Grand Slam performance.^[4]

In May, Bengson went back to the ITF circuit, competing in a string of Japanese challengers. She won her biggest title yet at the $50,000-level tournament in Fukuoka in May, winning the doubles event with fellow Australian, Monique Adamczak.^[5] She then went to compete in the WTA International event, a week before Roland Garros in Strasbourg. She played alongside Monique Adamczak in the doubles event and reached her first ever WTA event Quarterfinal. The pair defeated Slovak duo Lenka Juríková and Kristína Kučová in the first round, but unfortunately fell in the quarterfinals to Alexandra Cadanțu and Anne Keothavong.

Before the tour

Bengson played from 2005-2008 at nationally ranked Long Beach State. She was twice named first team all conference in both singles and doubles while earning career high national rankings of # 31 in doubles and # 115 in singles during her senior season. Her team's won the Big West Conference title and advanced to the NCAA's all four seasons she played at Long Beach State, including a # 18 team ranking during 2006. She graduated in 2008.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 11 (4–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	15 Aug 2011	Todi, Italy	Clay	Kirsten Flower	Federica Di Sarra Angelica Moratelli	6–7, 5–7
Runner–up	2.	22 Aug 2011	Bagnatica, Italy	Clay	Kirsten Flower	Alice Balducci Benedetta Davato	4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Runner–up	3.	19 September 2011	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Tyra Calderwood	Maria Fernanda Alves Samantha Murray	4–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	31 October 2011	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Tyra Calderwood	Isabella Holland Sally Peers	W/O
Winner	5.	14 November 2011	Traralgon, Australia	Hard	Tyra Calderwood	Monique Adamczak Bojana Bobusic	6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–3
Winner	6.	21 November 2011	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Tyra Calderwood	Storm Sanders Samantha Murray	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	4 February 2012	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Tyra Calderwood	Arina Rodionova Melanie South	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	20 February 2012	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Tyra Calderwood	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Ksenia Lykina	7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Winner	9.	7 May 2012	Fukuoka, Japan	Grass	Monique Adamczak	Misa Eguchi Akiko Omae	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	17 September 2012	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Sacha Jones Sally Peers	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	11.	28 October 2013	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Sally Peers	Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska	3–6, 6–2, [9–11]

References

External links

• Stephanie Bengson at the Women's Tennis Association
• Stephanie Bengson at the International Tennis Federation