Shelley Stephens

Shelley Stephens
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Born	29 July 1978 (age 43); Otahuhu, New Zealand
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$97,801
Singles
Career record	193–202
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 249 (11 June 2001)
Doubles
Career record	222–160
Career titles	21 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 133 (4 March 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	14–22

Shelley Stephens (born 29 July 1978) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player.

She won two singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 11 June 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 249. On 4 March 2002, she peaked at No. 133 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for New Zealand at the Fed Cup, Stephens has a win/loss record of 14–22.^[1] She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2001 ASB Classic in the doubles event, partnering with María Emilia Salerni.

Stephens retirement from tennis 2009.

ITF Circuit finals[]

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (2–8)[]

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2 August 1999	ITF Toruń, Poland	Clay	Petra Kučová	2–6, 4–6
Loss	25 October 1999	ITF Kastoria, Greece	Carpet (i)	Dragana Ilić	4–6, 4–6
Loss	5 June 2000	ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Clay	Zuzana Hejdová	7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Loss	4 February 2001	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	2–6, 4–6
Loss	24 June 2002	ITF Thessaloniki, Greece	Clay	Christina Zachariadou	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	26 August 2002	ITF Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Jelena Pandžić	5–7, 2–6
Loss	7 October 2002	ITF Catania, Italy	Clay	Sabrina Jolk	3–6, 1–6
Loss	14 October 2002	ITF Benevento, Italy	Carpet	Sabrina Jolk	4–6, 1–6
Win	27 June 2004	ITF Tlemcen, Algeria	Clay	Joanne Akl	6–4, 6–1
Win	5 July 2004	ITF Sidi Fredj, Algeria	Clay	Joanne Akl	6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 35 (21–14)[]

Outcome	Date	Tier	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2 February 1998	10,000	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Kym Hazzard	Leong Jil-Lin Wynne Prakusya	6–1, 1–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Runner-up	2 March 1998	10,000	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Gail Biggs	Lisa McShea Alicia Molik	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	27 July 1998	10,000	ITF Catania, Italy	Clay	Sandra Mantler	Alberta Brianti Chiara Dalbon	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	12 October 1998	10,000	ITF Kooralbyn, Australia	Hard	Gail Biggs	Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Runner-up	1 February 1999	10,000	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Gail Biggs	Leanne Baker Rewa Hudson	1–6, 1–6
Winner	25 April 1999	10,000	Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Rewa Hudson	Valeria Bondarenko Alona Bondarenko	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	12 July 1999	10,000	Sezze, Italy	Hard	Eva Belbl	Charlotte Aagaard Nino Louarsabishvili	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	16 August 1999	10,000	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Rewa Hudson	Li Ting Li Na	3–6, 2–6
Winner	30 August 1999	10,000	Bad Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Rewa Hudson	Caroline Raba Julia Schruff	6–7^(7–9), 6–3, 6–0
Winner	25 October 1999	10,000	Kastoria, Greece	Carpet (i)	Karen Nugent	Asimina Kaplani Anna Koumantou	6–2, 6–2
Winner	14 February 2000	10,000	Faro, Portugal	Hard	Natasha Galouza	Maria Geznenge Antoaneta Pandjerova	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
Winner	27 March 2000	10,000	Kalamata, Greece	Carpet	Rewa Hudson	Adriana Burz Lana Miholček	6–1, 6–0
Winner	5 June 2000	10,000	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Clay	Rewa Hudson	Zuzana Hejdová Jana Macurová	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up	17 July 2000	10,000	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Geraldine Aizenberg	Silvia Uríčková Magdalena Zděnovcová	6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up	11 September 2000	25,000	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Natasha Galouza	Antoaneta Pandjerova Desislava Topalova	1–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Winner	9 October 2000	25,000	Welwyn, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Dragana Zarić	Antonella Serra Zanetti Adriana Serra Zanetti	4–0, 5–3, 4–1
Winner	6 November 2000	10,000	Villenave-d'Ornon, France	Clay	Caroline Maes	Diana Brunel Edith Nunes-Bersot	4–1, 1–4, 4–2, 4–0
Winner	29 January 2001	10,000	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Donna Mc Intyre	Hsieh Su-wei Annette Kolb	7–5, 0–6, 6–2
Winner	4 March 2001	25,000	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Leanne Baker	Debby Haak Jolanda Mens	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	22 April 2001	25,000	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Leanne Baker	Manisha Malhotra Nirupama Sanjeev	3–6, 5–7
Winner	21 October 2001	25,000	Saint-Raphaël, France	Hard (i)	Caroline Dhenin	Anne-Laure Heitz Élodie Le Bescond	6–0, 7–5
Runner-up	5 August 2002	25,000	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Lydia Steinbach	Andrea Glass Jasmin Wöhr	4–6, 5–7
Winner	7 October 2002	10,000	Catania, Italy	Clay	Kildine Chevalier	Susanne Filipp Neuza Silva	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	1 December 2002	25,000	Mumbai, India	Hard	Scarlett Werner	Tzipora Obziler Katarina Mišić	3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner	21 July 2003	10,000	Horb, Germany	Clay	Maria Kondratieva	Leslie Butkiewicz Kim Kilsdonk	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up	7 September 2003	10,000	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Monique Adamczak	Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	14 September 2003	10,000	ITF Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Leanne Baker	Kika Hogendoorn Bettina Pirker	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner	6 October 2003	10,000	ITF Bari, Italy	Clay	Betina Pirker	Giulia Meruzzi Aurélie Védy	6–2, 6–2
Winner	3 February 2004	10,000	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Kristen van Elden	Emily Hewson Nicole Kriz	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	27 June 2004	10,000	ITF Tlemcen, Algeria	Clay	Joanne Akl	Karoline Borgersen Anna-Maria Miller	6–1, 6–0
Winner	5 July 2004	10,000	ITF Sidi Fredj, Algeria	Clay	Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram	Jennifer Elie Michaela Johansson	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	19 July 2004	10,000	ITF Zwevegem, Belgium	Clay	Leslie Butkiewicz	Zuzana Černá Aneta Soukup	3–6, 2–6
Winner	9 August 2004	10,000	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Leslie Butkiewicz	Jessie de Vries Debbrich Feys	6–2, 7–5
Winner	9 October 2004	25,000	ITF Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Sania Mirza	Surina De Beer Chanelle Scheepers	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	16 October 2004	25,000	ITF Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Sania Mirza	Surina De Beer Chanelle Scheepers	0–6, 0–6