Shelley Stephens

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Born	(1978-07-29) 29 July 1978 (age 46) Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2009
Plays	Right (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 retired from professional tennis 2009.

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(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

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

• Shelley Stephens at the Women's Tennis Association
• Shelley Stephens at the International Tennis Federation
• Shelley Stephens at the Billie Jean King Cup