Stephanie Rehe

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Stephanie Rehe
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Oceanside, California
Born (1969-11-05) November 5, 1969 (age 55)
Fontana, California
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned proAugust 1985
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$579,168
Singles
Career record151–99
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 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 record71–59
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 10 (October 5, 1992)

Stephanie Rehe (born November 5, 1969) is an American former tennis player.

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She played on the WTA Tour between 1985 and 1993, won five singles and two doubles titles, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 10, in March 1989.

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] [2]

At the age of 13 years and one month, Rehe was in 1982 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 the Virginia Slims of Utah not dropping a set along the way; as well as upsetting Camille Benjamin in the final. [2] She defeated Michelle Torres, Carling Bassett, and Gabriela Sabatini to capture her first major Virginia Slims Series event at the Florida Federal Open in Tampa in November 1985. [3] Rehe defeated Lisa Bonder, and pushed Steffi Graf to three sets in the quarterfinals at Fort Lauderdale in 1985. [4] In 1986, she received the Most Impressive Newcomer Award of the WTA and was voted Rookie of the Year by Tennis Magazine . [1]

She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 10 on March 13, 1989. However, she left the tour that year due to a back injury, which required surgery and extensive rehabilitation. She returned to the tour in August 1990 in San Diego and was WTA awarded Comeback Player of the Year in 1991. [5] [6] She retired permanently in 1993. [1]

She won five singles titles and two doubles titles, and had career wins over Pam Shriver, Gabriela Sabatini, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, and Jo Durie. Her best singles performances in Grand Slam events included fourth rounds at the US Open in 1986 and 1988, and at the French Open in 1987. [1]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (2–1)
Virginia Slims (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW/LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 1985 Salt Lake City, USVSHard Flag of the United States.svg Camille Benjamin 6–2, 6–4
Win2–0Nov 1985 Tampa, USVSHard Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
Loss2–1Aug 1986 San Diego, USVSHard Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Gurney 2–6, 4–6
Win3–1Oct 1987 Puerto Rico, USVSHard Flag of the United States.svg Camille Benjamin7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss3–2Apr 1988 Tokyo, JapanTier VHard Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick 3–6, 5–7
Win4–2Apr 1988 Taipei, TaiwanTier VCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz 6–4, 6–4
Win5–2Aug 1988 San Diego, USTier VHard Flag of the United States.svg Ann Grossman 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier II (1–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (1–2)
Tier V (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 1991 Strasbourg, FranceTier IVClay Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win2–0Mar 1992 Indian Wells, USTier IIHard Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Rinaldi
6–3, 6–3
Loss2–1Apr 1992 Tokyo, JapanTier IVHard Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 0–6
Loss2–2Oct 1992 Bayonne, FranceTier IVCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Flag of Italy.svg Linda Ferrando
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová
6–1, 3–6, 4–6

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 W–L
Australian Open AANHAAAAA 2R 2R 2–2
French Open 1R AA 4R 1R AA 2R AA4–4
Wimbledon A 3R 1R A 3R AA 1R AA4–4
US Open 1R 1R 4R A 4R AAA 2R A7–5
Win–loss0–22–23–23–15–30–00–01–22–21–117–15
Year-end rankingNR18192814NR5812575NR

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stephenie Rehe at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
  2. 1 2 Julie Cart (November 17, 1985). "Tennis : At 16, Rehe has driving ambition". The Los Angeles Times .
  3. Russ White (November 11, 1985). "Stephanie Rehe -- A Star Is Born". Orlando Sentinel .
  4. Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Hanlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne. 1987 WITA Media Guide. p. 193.
  5. Jim Sarni (August 19, 1990). "Rehe's comeback now fun after major back surgery". SunSentinel . Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  6. Thomas Bonk (August 14, 1990). "Rehe wins, but victory came last week : Tennis: she beats Nagelsen, 6–4, 6–3, but is just happy to be back on the court after injuries caused by car wreck". The Los Angeles Times .