Stephanie Rehe 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
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. She won her first tournament in 1985. In 1986, she received the
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and was voted
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Rookie of the Year.
She reached a career high rank of World No.10 on March 13, 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
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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
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. Her best performances in
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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.
Singles 7 (5-2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
0 |
| WTA Championships |
0 |
| Tier I |
0 |
| Tier II |
0 |
| Tier III |
0 |
| Tier IV & V |
2 |
| Olympic Games |
0 |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
15 September 1985 |
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
Hard |
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|
6-2, 6-4 |
| Winner |
2. |
10 November 1985 |
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, Florida, USA |
Hard |
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|
6-4, 6-7, 7-5 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
3 August 1986 |
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, USA |
Hard |
Melissa Gurney |
2-6, 4-6 |
| Winner |
4. |
18 October 1987 |
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|
Hard |
Camille Benjamin Camille Benjamin is an American former professional tennis player .Benjamin played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She did not win any major titles but reached the semi-final of the French Open in 1984....
|
7-5, 7-6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
17 April 1988 |
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, Japan |
Hard |
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3-6 5-7 |
| Winner |
6. |
24 April 1988 |
Taipei |
Carpet |
 Brenda Schultz |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner |
7. |
7 August 1988 |
San Diego, California, USA |
Hard |
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6-1, 6-1 |
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