Stephanie Mabry


Stephanie Lynn Mabry is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She was known as Stephanie Halsell during her junior career, but changed her surname to Mabry around the time she turned professional.

Biography

Born in Houston, Mabry won several major junior tournaments, including the Les Petit As and Orange Bowl. When Mabry won the 18s Easter Bowl in 1994, at the age of 14, she became the youngest player in history to claim the title.
Mabry made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a 15-year old at the 1995 Lipton Championships and took Åsa Carlsson to a third set tiebreak in a first round loss.
At the 1995 US Open, she and junior partner Lilia Osterloh featured as wildcards in the women's doubles main draw, as well as making the semi-finals together in the girls' doubles event.
Competing as a professional, she reached a top ranking of 175 in the world in 1997, winning six ITF singles titles.