Stephanie Bengson

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Stephanie Bengson
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 36)
Wollongong, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro8 January 2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$37,245
Official website stephaniebengson.com
Singles
Career record36–46
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 541 (8 October 2012)
Doubles
Career record56–48
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 154 (11 June 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2012, 2013)

Stephanie Bengson (born 31 January 1987) is an Australian former tennis player. [1] Her career has developed more in doubles than singles. Her highest singles ranking is No. 541, achieved in October 2012. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 154, achieved in June 2012. [2]

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Career

2005–2008

Bengson played collegiate D1 tennis at Long Beach State. She was the Big West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005 and first team All-Big West honoree three times. A member of four League Championship and NCAA post-season teams, Bengson earned a collegiate career-high No. 31 in doubles and No. 115 national ranking. She was a key part of the 2008 team that achieved Long Beach's highest ever team ranking at No. 18 in the ITA rankings.

2011

Bengson won three doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit 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 Australian Open, but they also fell in the first round to Eva Birnerová and Alberta Brianti. This was Stephanie's first 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 $50k-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 Adamczak in the doubles event and reached her first ever WTA Tour quarterfinal. The pair defeated Slovak duo Lenka Juríková and Kristína Kučová in the first round, and fell in the quarterfinals to Alexandra Cadanțu and Anne Keothavong.

Before the tour

Bengson played from 2005 to 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 No. 31 in doubles and 115 in singles during her senior season. Her team won the Big West Conference title and advanced to the NCAA's all four seasons she played at Long Beach State, including a No. 18 team-ranking during 2006. She graduated in 2008.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles (4–7)

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.15 August 2011ITF Todi, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Flower Flag of Italy.svg Federica Di Sarra
Flag of Italy.svg Angelica Moratelli
6–7, 5–7
Runner-up2.22 August 2011ITF Bagnatica, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Flower Flag of Italy.svg Alice Balducci
Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato
4–6, 7–6(8), [10–12]
Runner-up3.19 September 2011ITF Darwin, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyra Calderwood Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray
4–6, 2–6
Winner4.31 October 2011ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyra Calderwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isabella Holland
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Peers
w/o
Winner5.14 November 2011ITF Traralgon, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyra Calderwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bojana Bobusic
6–7(2), 6–1, [10–8]
Winner6.21 November 2011 Bendigo International, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyra Calderwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray
2–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Runner-up7.4 February 2012 Burnie International, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyra Calderwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up8.20 February 2012ITF Mildura, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyra Calderwood Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina
7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Winner9.7 May 2012 Fukuoka International, JapanCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak Flag of Japan.svg Misa Eguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Omae
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up10.23 September 2012ITF Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sacha Jones
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Peers
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up11.2 November 2013Bendigo International, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Peers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Rogowska
3–6, 6–2, [9–11]

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