Stephanie Rehe (born November 5, 1969) is an American formertennis player.
She played on theWTA Tour between 1985 and 1993, won five singles and two doubles titles, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 10, in March 1989.
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).[1][2]
At the age of 13 years and one month, Rehe was in 1982 the youngest player to compete in aWTA 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 thanSteffi Graf. She won her first tournament in 1985 in theVirginia Slims of Utah not dropping a set along the way; as well as upsettingCamille Benjamin in the final.[2] She defeatedMichelle Torres,Carling Bassett, andGabriela Sabatini to capture her first major Virginia Slims Series event at theFlorida Federal Open in Tampa in November 1985.[3] Rehe defeatedLisa Bonder, and pushed Steffi Graf to three sets in the quarterfinals at Fort Lauderdale in 1985.[4] In 1986, she received theMost Impressive Newcomer Award of the WTA and was voted Rookie of the Year byTennis Magazine.[1]
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 inSan Diego and was WTA awardedComeback Player of the Year in 1991.[5][6] She retired permanently in 1993.[1]
United States
Camille Benjamin
Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Jill Hetherington
Kimiko Date
Linda Ferrando
Petra Langrová