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Stephanie Rehe (b. November 5, 1969, in Fontana, California
Fontana, California

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, U.S.
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) is a retired American professional tennis player.

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).

At the age of 13 years and one month in 1982, Rehe was the youngest player to compete in a WTA Tour event.






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Stephanie Rehe (b. November 5, 1969, in Fontana, California
Fontana, California

Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. Located in the heart of the Inland Empire region of southern California, the City of Fontana is a fast-growing community known for its varied and colorful history, and for some of its important new local landmarks....
, U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
) is a retired American professional tennis player.

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).

At the age of 13 years and one month in 1982, Rehe was 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
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. She won her first tournament in 1985. In 1986, she received the WTA Most Impressive Newcomer Award
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 and was voted Tennis Magazine
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 Rookie of the Year.

She reached a career high rank of World No.10 in March 13th, 1989. However, she would have to leave the tour that year due to a back injury which required surgery and extensive rehabilitation. She would return to the tour in 1990 and was the recipient of 1991 WTA Comeback Player of the Year Award
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. She would retire permanently in 1993.

She won five singles titles and two doubles titles during her career. She had career wins over Gabriela Sabatini
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, Pam Shriver
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, Mary Joe Fernandez
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, Zina Garrison
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, Barbara Potter
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, Kathy Rinaldi
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, Carling Bassett
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, Lori McNeil
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, and Catarina Lindqvist
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. Her best performances in Grand Slam
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 events included the 4th round at the U.S. Open in 1986 and 1989 and the 4th round at the French Open in 1987.

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