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Shelley Stephens

NZL Age 48 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2002–2004

Shelley Stephens represented New Zealand on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 249. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 0–3 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

249 (Jun 11, 2001)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Singles record

0–3 (0.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$97,801

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Shelley Stephens's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Eden Marama #488	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 2004*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Laura Granville #49	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 2003*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Barbara Schwartz #90	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 2002*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Shelley Stephens's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Eden Marama	1	1	Jan 8, 2004	H2H
Laura Granville	1	1	Jan 2, 2003	H2H
Barbara Schwartz	1	1	Jan 3, 2002	H2H

Career Results

Shelley Stephens career results by season
Season	Age	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2002	23	1	1	0.0%	282	315
2003	24	1	1	0.0%	315	371
2004	25	1	1	0.0%	371	375
Career		3	3	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shelley Stephens career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2003	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2004	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Shelley Stephens career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2003	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2004	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%

Advanced Stats

Shelley Stephens advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2002	23	1488	95.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.01
2003	24	1478	96.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.08
2004	25	1463	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.10
Career		1500	95.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.83	—	—	—	+0.33

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Shelley Stephens WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	W-L Win %
2002	23	R32	0–1 (0%)
2003	24	R32	0–1 (0%)
2004	25	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

249

Career-high date

Jun 11, 2001

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Shelley Stephens ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1996	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1095	—
1997	18	1019	1011	948	920	787	762	772	695	643	639	653	651
1998	19	646	619	628	630	625	632	608	507	444	426	425	424
1999	20	425	419	423	399	401	400	392	386	411	420	398	382
2000	21	380	386	378	392	407	376	348	371	317	298	315	324
2001	22	322	310	292	259	255	252	259	261	286	286	284	282
2002	23	277	276	291	333	322	352	349	362	343	325	314	315
2003	24	310	315	296	296	300	308	325	325	338	363	397	371
2004	25	368	363	395	390	430	438	385	373	339	337	351	375
2005	26	374	383	394	391	396	402	474	522	783	1072	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Shelley Stephens's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Leanne Baker	NZL	#260	1,525	7	1	6	14.3%	$136,918	1999–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Amber Liu	USA	#241	1,503	12	2	10	16.7%	$112,326	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Ayami Takase	JPN	#250	1,514	2	1	1	50.0%	$106,153	2002–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Carla Tiene	BRA	#256	1,509	3	1	2	33.3%	$111,865	2002–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Lydia Steinbach	GER	#262	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	$54,314	2003–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	#207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	$384,221	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Kelly Liggan	IRL	#181	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$238,274	2001–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Maria Kondratieva	RUS	#210	1,503	3	1	2	33.3%	$333,832	2002–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Eden Marama	NZL	#321	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	$16,277	2004–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Olga Kalyuzhnaya	RUS	#202	1,515	5	2	3	40.0%	$48,206	2002–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Suchanun Viratprasert	THA	#172	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$144,002	2002–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Amanda Keen	GBR	#207	1,512	7	1	6	14.3%	$137,563	2003–2005	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Shelley Stephens?: Shelley Stephens is 48 years old, born on July 29, 1978.
Which country does Shelley Stephens represent?: Shelley Stephens represents New Zealand in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Shelley Stephens left-handed or right-handed?: Shelley Stephens plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Shelley Stephens won?: Shelley Stephens has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Shelley Stephens won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shelley Stephens's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Shelley Stephens' highest WTA ranking?: Shelley Stephens' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 249, first achieved on June 11, 2001.
What is Shelley Stephens' career win-loss record?: Shelley Stephens has a career WTA singles record of 0 wins and 3 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has Shelley Stephens earned?: Shelley Stephens has earned at least $97,801 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Shelley Stephens's career appear in TennisDB?: Shelley Stephens appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2002 through 2004.
Who has Shelley Stephens faced most often?: Shelley Stephens' most frequent opponent is Eden Marama, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.