Stephen Hendry

 D.O.B. 13 Jan 1969




Lives Auchterarder, Perthshire



Last 5 Seasons10-6-8-1-2



Turned Pro 1985



Ranking Tournament Victories 36 - Grand Prix 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995; British Open 1988, 1991, 1999, 2003; Asian Open 1989, 1990; Dubai Duty Free Classic 1989, 1990, 1993; UK Championship 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996; World Championship 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999; Welsh Open 1992, 1997, 2003; International 1993; Scottish Open 1997, 1999; European Open 1993 (Dec), 1994, 2001; Thailand Masters 1998; Malta Cup 2005



Last season World Snooker Tour prize money

£71,270



Highest Tournament Break 147 – nine times

Hendry enjoyed a measure of consistency during the 2009/10 season, winning his first round match in all six ranking events. But he did not come close to satisfying his quest for more tournament victories.

His only ranking quarter-final was at the Sanyuan Foods China Open in Beijing, when he impressed with victories over Andrew Higginson and Ryan Day, then led Mark Allen 4-2 in the quarter-finals, only to lose 5-4.

The Betfred.com World Snooker Championship saw Hendry involved in one of the most exciting first round matches in Crucible history. It was a true David versus Goliath clash as he faced Chinese youngster Zhang Anda, making his Sheffield debut. Zhang threatened a massive upset when he led 9-7, but Hendry dug deep to win the last three frames for a 10-9 victory.

“This is my 25th appearance at the Crucible, and it's remarkable the amount of times that I've produced stuff like that when I've needed to,” said Hendry. “I just seem to find something from somewhere. At 9-7 down I had my retirement speech ready for the press.

"Then something clicked, I don’t where it came from but if I could produce that form more often I would be competing for titles, instead of producing it in two and three frame spurts.

“I definitely would have thought about retiring during the summer if I'd have lost that match. It's been a poor season, I'm struggling on and it's just frustrating not producing good snooker.”

A 13-5 defeat to Mark Selby in the second round followed, but 41-year-old Hendry, who finished the season in 11th place in the world rankings, has no plans yet to put his cue away for good.

A year earlier at the Crucible, Hendry added another magic moment to his career by making his second 147 break at Sheffield – the ninth maximum of his career which equalled Ronnie O’Sullivan’s record. “The instant elation you get making a maximum is second to none,” he said.

Hendry’s last ranking title was the 2005 Malta Cup when he beat Graeme Dott 9-7 in the final.

Generally considered the greatest snooker player ever, Hendry dominated the sport in the 1990s. He won a record seven world titles between 1990 and 1999 and topped the rankings list for eight consecutive years. The records go on and on…36 ranking titles, over £8.5million in prize money and well over 700 centuries.

In 1994 he was made an MBE by the Queen, and twice he has been voted BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year.

Hendry married Mandy in 1995 and their first son Blaine, born in 1996, is a keen player and has won junior tournaments. Their second son Carter was born in 2004.

He is an expert golfer with a single figure handicap at Gleneagles, which is just a few minutes drive from his Auchterarder home. Hendry also enjoys playing poker with friends Mark Williams and Steve Davis. A fan of Scottish football team Heart of Midlothian, Hendry’s favourite bands include U2 and Suede.