Player Profile - Stephen Hendry
DOB: 13 Jan 1969
Lives: Auchterarder, Perthshire
Provisional Ranking: 9th (Main Tour) Ranking Points this Season
Last 5 Seasons: 8-1-2-3-2
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 Seasons Prize Money: £139,275
Career Prize Money: (up to start of 2007/08 season): £8,396,485
Highest Tournament Break: 147 – eight times

After a poor start to the 2007/08 season, Hendry rescued his campaign by reaching the semi-finals of two of the last three ranking events.
At the Welsh Open, he knocked out Michael Holt, Ryan Day and Stephen Lee before his run was ended with a 6-4 defeat to eventual champion Mark Selby.
The Crucible has been the scene of so many of Hendry’s greatest moments, and once again he found his form when it mattered most. He looked dead and buried in the first round when he trailed Mark Allen 6-3. Indeed the Ulsterman had his chances to seal the match, but Hendry ultimately prevailed 10-9.
”It was probably the greatest first round match I’ve ever won here in all the years I’ve been coming. I just hung in there and refused to go down. One thing I’ve always had is big balls,” said the legendary Scot.
Hendry continued to impress in 13-7 victories over Ding Junhui and Ryan Day, as he moved within two wins of an eighth world title – which would surely have been his greatest ever achievement at the age of 39.
However, he found Ronnie O’Sullivan an insurmountable obstacle in the semi-finals. Hendry showed early promise in taking a 4-1 lead, but added just two more frames in a 17-6 defeat.
”I’m absolutely gutted, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes you have to hold your hand up and admit the other guy was too good,” said Hendry, who finished the season moving two places up the official rankings to No 6. “It’s not a bad effort, to get to the semi-finals is not a bad result given the season I’ve had.”
Hendry’s last major final was at the 2006 Maplin UK Championship. He beat Dave Harold, Mark Williams, O’Sullivan and Graeme Dott before going down 10-6 to Peter Ebdon.
His last ranking title was the 2005 Malta Cup when he beat 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 £8million in prize money, over 700 centuries and eight competitive 147s.
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.

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