Stephanie Hazlett (born January 29, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. A native of

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, Hazlett attended Heritage Hills H.S. and in 1996 secured the school's first state championship across all sports, winning the girls' singles tournament. Her junior tennis career included an Easter Bowl title in 1995 for the 16s age group. She played collegiate tennis for the

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and was a two-time

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n. Hazlett reached a best singles world ranking of 283 on the professional tour. In 2003 she won her first ITF Circuit event in

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, a tournament that her mother Anna was involved in running. She also won a $25,000 ITF tournament in Puebla, Mexico later that year, partnering

Kaysie Smashey Kaysie Smashey (born April 11, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player. Smashey, who was born and raised in El Paso, played college tennis on a scholarship for the Texas Longhorns between 1999 and 2002. On the professional tour, S ...

in the doubles.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazlett, Stephanie 1979 births Living people American female tennis players Florida Gators women's tennis players Tennis people from Indiana