Stephen Hendry - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
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Updated on January 06, 2026
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| Name | Stephen Hendry |
| First Name | Stephen |
| Last Name | Hendry |
| Occupation | Snooker Player |
| Birthday | January 13 |
| Birth Year | 1969 |
| Place of Birth | Queensferry |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Mandy Hendry |
| Children(s) | Blaine Hendry, Carter Hendry |
Stephen Hendry Biography
Stephen Hendry is one of the most popular and richest Snooker Player who was born on January 13, 1969 in Queensferry, United Kingdom. His birthplace was Queensferry in The City of Edinburgh, Scotland; Broadway star He was born in Queensferry, part of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland; Broadway star Nicol Williamson was born in Hamilton, a town in west-central Scotland. was born in Hamilton the town of Hamilton, which lies in west central Scotland.
Hendry started playing snooker in 1981, aged 12, when his father, Gordon, bought him a child-sized snooker table as a Christmas present. Two years later he won the Scottish U-16 Championship. He also appeared on BBC’s Junior version of Pot Black. The following year he won the Scottish Amateur Championship and also became the youngest ever entrant in the World Amateur Championship. In 1985, after retaining the Scottish Amateur Championship, he turned professional. At 16 years and three months old he was the youngest ever professional. Hendry was managed by entrepreneur Ian Doyle.
In his first season, he reached the last 32 in the Classic and was the youngest ever Scottish Professional champion, winning the 1986 edition. He also became the youngest player ever to qualify for the World Championship, a record he held until 2012 when Luca Brecel qualified at the age of 17 years and one month. He lost 8–10 to Willie Thorne who then applauded him out of the arena. In the next season he retained the Scottish Professional Championship title and reached the quarter-finals of both the Grand Prix and World Championship, losing 12–13 to defending champion Joe Johnson, and the semi-finals of the Classic. Hendry and Mike Hallett combined to win that year’s World Doubles Championship. In the 1987–88 season, Hendry won his first world ranking titles, the Grand Prix, beating Dennis Taylor 10–7 in the final, and the 1988 British Open. He also claimed three other tournament victories, retaining both the Scottish Professional Championship and the World Doubles Championship (with Hallett), and the Australian Masters. By the end of that season he was ranked world no. 4 and was voted the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year.
He was married to Mandy in 1995, and they have two children: Blaine and Carter who were born in 1996 and 2004.
At age 21 at the time, he became the youngest to be a snooker World Champion.
Stephen Gordon Hendry MBE (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator for the BBC and ITV. One of the most successful players in the history of snooker, he has won snooker’s most prestigious tournament, the World Snooker Championship, a record seven times in the modern-era and holds the record for most seasons as world number one (9). His first world title in 1990, at the age of 21, made him the youngest-ever World Champion, a record that he still holds.
Stephen Hendry Net Worth
Stephen is one of the richest Snooker Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Hendry's net worth $16.5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
In the midst of two decades playing Snooker He won a local championship at the age 18.
| Net Worth | $16.5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Snooker Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1994–95, after being awarded an MBE, he won three ranking events, including the World and UK Championships, both of which he would retain the following year. In the 1994 UK final, Hendry defeated Ken Doherty 10–5, making 7 centuries in the match. This performance has been described by snooker journalist David Hendon as “possibly the best anybody has ever played”. His run of successes continued in 1995–96 with three titles, including the World Championship, where an 18–12 victory in the final against Peter Ebdon saw him equal the achievement of Ray Reardon and Steve Davis by notching up a sixth World crown. In 1997, he won BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award for a second time and added another three ranking titles to his collection, although Ken Doherty denied him a sixth consecutive World crown by defeating him 18–12 in the final.
He was awarded an MBE in 1994, and voted BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year in 1987 and 1996. In May 2012, after featuring in his 27th consecutive World Championship, he announced his retirement from the game, bringing to an end his record 23 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the world rankings.
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Hendry also won six Masters titles (including five consecutively), and five UK Championship titles. His total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins is surpassed only by O’Sullivan’s 19. One of only three players to have won all three Triple Crown events in a single season, Hendry is the only player to have achieved the feat twice, in the 1989–90 and 1995–96 seasons. He shares the record for the most ranking titles (36) with Ronnie O’Sullivan. A prolific break builder, he recorded a total of 775 career century breaks, and made 11 officially-recognised maximum breaks in professional competition.
Who is Stephen Hendry Dating?
According to our records, Stephen Hendry married to Mandy Hendry . As of January 13, 2024, Stephen Hendry’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Stephen Hendry. You may help us to build the dating records for Stephen Hendry!Hendry was born in South Queensferry, West Lothian, brought up in Gorgie, Edinburgh, and then Dalgety Bay, Fife, where he attended Inverkeithing High School. He later returned to Kirkliston, attending nearby Queensferry High School from the age of fourteen, and lived in a flat in South Queensferry during the early part of his professional career. He met his future wife Mandy Tart at a Pontins holiday camp when he was 16. The couple married in 1995 and settled in Auchterarder. They have two sons, Blaine (born 1996) and Carter (born 2004). In 2014, Hendry left his wife after 19 years of marriage and moved to England to pursue a relationship with 26-year-old children’s entertainer and actress Lauren Thundow, whom he had met at a snooker event the previous year.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Stephen Hendry height 6 ft 1 in Stephen weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
The 1989–90 season saw the beginning of Hendry’s period of dominance. That season, he won the 1989 UK Championship, Dubai Classic, Asian Open, Scottish Masters, The Masters and his first World Championship, beating Jimmy White 18–12 in the final, elevating him to the summit of the world rankings at the age of 21. The following season, he set a record of five world ranking titles in one season and recorded a hat-trick of Masters, beating Mike Hallett 9–8 after coming back from 0–7 and 2–8 behind in the final. However, Hendry failed to retain his world title, losing to Steve James in the quarter-finals. In the 1991–92 season, Hendry regained the World title, winning 10 frames in a row in the final to come from 8–14 down to defeat White 18–14, adding to the victories in both the Grand Prix and the Welsh Open. He won the Masters, too, and achieved his first competitive 147 break, in the Matchroom League. A year later, he retained both his World Championship title and a fifth consecutive Masters crown. The following season, he retained the World Championship, narrowly beating Jimmy White 18–17 in the final. Also in 1997, Stephen Hendry played Ronnie O’Sullivan in the Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge final. The match was best of 17 frames. Hendry raced into a 6–1 and 8–2 lead with breaks of 110, 129 and 136, whereas O’Sullivan made a break of 106 in one of the two frames he won. O’Sullivan won the next 6 frames to level the match at 8–8. In the deciding frame, Hendry potted a long red to land himself on the black. Hendry went on to make a 147 maximum break, to win the match 9–8.
Hendry’s dominant position in snooker appeared to be on the wane, as the only ranking event he won in the 1997–98 season was the Thailand Masters. In the 1998 Masters final at Wembley, Hendry led his good friend Mark Williams 9–6, needing just one more frame for victory. However, he then wasted numerous chances to close out the match and eventually lost 9–10 after the deciding frame went to a re-spotted black. This match is regarded by many as one of the greatest in the history of the game. He also lost his World No. 1 ranking for the first time since 1990 and was eliminated in the first round of the World Championship, losing heavily to White (4–10). The 1998–99 season began with an embarrassing 0–9 first-round loss in the UK Championship to unseeded Marcus Campbell. However, a resurgent Hendry won the last two events in the campaign – the Scottish Open and a record seventh World title. After beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 17–13 in their semi-final, he emerged a convincing 18–11 winner over future three-time World Champion Mark Williams. This was Hendry’s last World Championship title.
Facts & Trivia
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Hendry made a strong start to the 1999–00 season by winning two of the first three tournaments, including the British Open, where he made the fifth 147 break of his career and the first maximum in a ranking final. However, he was surprisingly defeated in the first round of the 2000 World Championship by debutant Stuart Bingham. By Hendry’s high standards, the 2000–01 season was a disappointment, as he failed to win a ranking event for the first time since the 1988–89 season and reached only one final. Still he won the European Open the next season and came close to an eighth World Championship. Having eliminated defending champion O’Sullivan in the semi-finals (17–13), he lost narrowly to Ebdon in the final (17–18). This was Hendry’s ninth and last appearance in a World Championship Final.
Why did Stephen Hendry stop playing snooker?
He retired as a player following a 13-2 loss to fellow Scot Stephen Maguire in the World Championship last eight a decade ago disillusioned with the standard of his play, but the old problems have clearly not gone away as he toils to replicate the consistency of his peak years.
Who's the greatest snooker player of all time?
1. Ronnie O’Sullivan. There is little doubt among the snooker community that Ronnie O’Sullivan is one of the greatest players ever to have graced the sport. Becoming one of the youngest champions ever at age 17, O’Sullivan’s career in snooker is defined by milestone after milestone.
Is Stephen Hendry rich?
Stephen Hendry net worth: Stephen Hendry is a Scottish retired snooker player who has a net worth of $16.5 million.
Is Stephen Hendry better than Ronnie O Sullivan?
O’Sullivan, 46, surpassed Ray Reardon as the oldest player to triumph at the Crucible, clinching a seventh world crown some 21 years after winning his first. By contrast, Hendry won all seven of his titles over the course of a decade (1990-99) and made only 27 tournament appearances compared to O’Sullivan’s 30.
Who has the most 147s in snooker?
Ronnie O’Sullivan (UK) has achieved 15 competitive 147 breaks during his career, between 21 April 1997 and 17 October 2018. “The Rocket”’s first 147 was pocketed in the first round of the 1997 World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, UK, against Mick Price.
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