Stephanie DeFina was an American amateur tennis player in the 1960s.

DeFina was included in the year-end top ten rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association

United States Tennis Association

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 from 1966 through 1968, reaching a career high ranking of seventh in 1967.

In 1966, she reached the final of the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships before falling to Nancy Richey Gunter. In 1969, she was a doubles runner-up at the New England Women's Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships (teaming with Kathy Pigeon) and was the singles runner-up at the U.S. Indoor Championships

US Indoors

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At the tournament in Cincinnati, DeFina won two singles titles: in 1963 (defeating Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz in the final) and 1965 (defeating Roberta Alison

Roberta Alison

Roberta Alison Baumgardner was a noted American female tennis player....

in the final). She also paired with Alison to win the Cincinnati doubles title in 1965.