Stephanie Rehe (born November 5, 1969) is a retired American

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. She played on the

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between 1985 and 1993, won five singles titles 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).Stephenie Rehe at Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
/ref> At the age of 13 years and one month, Rehe was in 1982 the youngest player to compete in a

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

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in the final. She defeated

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, and

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to capture her first major Virginia Slims Series event at the

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in Tampa in November 1985. Rehe defeated

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, and pushed Steffi Graf to three sets in the quarterfinals at Fort Lauderdale in 1985. In 1986, she received the Most Impressive Newcomer Award of the WTA and was voted Rookie of the Year by ''

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''. 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

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and was WTA awarded Comeback Player of the Year in 1991. She retired permanently in 1993. She won five singles titles and two doubles titles, and had career wins over

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, Gabriela Sabatini,

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. Her best singles performances in

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events included fourth rounds at the US Open in

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and

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, and at the

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WTA career finals

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

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

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rehe, Stephanie 1969 births Living people American female tennis players People from Fontana, California American people of German descent Tennis people from California Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Sportspeople from Oceanside, California 21st-century American women