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. 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.

ITF Circuit finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (2–8) ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 2 August 1999 ITF Toruń, Poland Clay Petra Kučová 2–6, 4–6Loss 25 October 1999 ITF Kastoria, Greece Carpet (i) Dragana Ilić 4–6, 4–6Loss 5 June 2000 ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein Clay Zuzana Hejdová 7–6(4), 2–6, 2–6Loss 4 February 2001 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 4–6Loss 24 June 2002 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Christina Zachariadou 4–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss 26 August 2002 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Jelena Pandžić 5–7, 2–6Loss 7 October 2002 ITF Catania, Italy Clay Sabrina Jolk 3–6, 1–6Loss 14 October 2002 ITF Benevento, Italy Carpet Sabrina Jolk 4–6, 1–6Win 27 June 2004 ITF Tlemcen, Algeria Clay Joanne Akl 6–4, 6–1Win 5 July 2004 ITF Sidi Fredj, Algeria Clay Joanne Akl 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 35 (21–14) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 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, 1–6Loss 27 July 1998 ITF Catania, Italy Clay Sandra Mantler Alberta Brianti Chiara Dalbon 3–6, 4–6Loss 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, 1–6Win 25 April 1999 Hvar, Croatia Clay Rewa Hudson Valeria Bondarenko Alona Bondarenko 6–2, 4–6, 6–3Loss 12 July 1999 Sezze, Italy Hard Eva Belbl Charlotte Aagaard Nino Louarsabishvili 2–6, 2–6Loss 16 August 1999 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Rewa Hudson Li Ting Li Na 3–6, 2–6Win 30 August 1999 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Rewa Hudson Caroline Raba Julia Schruff 6–7(7), 6–3, 6–0Win 25 October 1999 Kastoria, Greece Carpet (i) Karen Nugent Asimina Kaplani Anna Koumantou 6–2, 6–2Win 14 February 2000 Faro, Portugal Hard Natasha Galouza Maria Geznenge Antoaneta Pandjerova 7–6(5), 6–3Win 27 March 2000 Kalamata, Greece Carpet Rewa Hudson Adriana Burz Lana Miholček 6–1, 6–0Win 5 June 2000 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Clay Rewa Hudson Zuzana Hejdová Jana Macurová 6–2, 2–6, 6–2Loss 17 July 2000 Brussels, Belgium Clay Geraldine Aizenberg Silvia Uríčková Magdalena Zděnovcová 6–7(6), 6–3, 1–6Loss 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, 4–1Win 6 November 2000 Villenave-d'Ornon, France Clay Caroline Maes Diana Brunel Edith Nunes-Bersot 4–1, 1–4, 4–2, 4–0Win 29 January 2001 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Donna Mc Intyre Hsieh Su-wei Annette Kolb 7–5, 0–6, 6–2Win 4 March 2001 Bendigo International, Australia Hard Leanne Baker Debby Haak Jolanda Mens 6–3, 6–2Loss 22 April 2001 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Leanne Baker Manisha Malhotra Nirupama Sanjeev 3–6, 5–7Win 21 October 2001 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i) Caroline Dhenin Anne-Laure Heitz Élodie Le Bescond 6–0, 7–5Loss 5 August 2002 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Lydia Steinbach Andrea Glass Jasmin Wöhr 4–6, 5–7Win 7 October 2002 Catania, Italy Clay Kildine Chevalier Susanne Filipp Neuza Silva 6–2, 6–2Loss 1 December 2002 Mumbai, India Hard Scarlett Werner Tzipora Obziler Katarina Mišić 3–6, 6–4, 5–7Win 21 July 2003 Horb, Germany Clay Maria Kondratieva Leslie Butkiewicz Kim Kilsdonk 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss 7 September 2003 Save Cup, Italy Clay Monique Adamczak Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani 2–6, 6–4, 2–6Win 14 September 2003 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Leanne Baker Kika Hogendoorn Bettina Pirker 6–3, 3–6, 7–5Win 6 October 2003 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Betina Pirker Giulia Meruzzi Aurélie Védy 6–2, 6–2Win 3 February 2004 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Kristen van Elden Emily Hewson <br/ > Nicole Kriz 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Win 27 June 2004 ITF Tlemcen, Algeria Clay Joanne Akl Karoline Borgersen Anna-Maria Miller 6–1, 6–0Win 5 July 2004 ITF Sidi Fredj, Algeria Clay Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Jennifer Elie Michaela Johansson 6–3, 6–1Loss 19 July 2004 ITF Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Zuzana Černá Aneta Soukup 3–6, 2–6Win 9 August 2004 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Jessie de Vries Debbrich Feys 6–2, 7–5Win 9 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Sania Mirza Surina De Beer Chanelle Scheepers 6–1, 6–4Loss 16 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Sania Mirza Surina De Beer Chanelle Scheepers 0–6, 0–6

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