Trivia

Winner of the World Snooker Championship in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999

He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Honours List for his services to the sport of Snooker.

Son Blaine was born in 1996.

Son Carter was born in 2004.

Ronnie O'Sullivan admires him greatly.

In 2011 was inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame.

Started playing snooker in 1981, at the age of 12, when his father, Gordon, bought him a child-sized snooker table as a Christmas present.

Met his wife Mandy Tart at a Pontins holiday camp when he was 16.

Born in South Queensferry, Edinburgh, but brought up in Fife.

As a snooker player he achieved the highest break of 147, 11 times in his career. This was a record he shared with Ronnie O'Sullivan when he retired in 2012.

Professional snooker player from 1985-2012.

In 1985 was signed with entrepreneur Ian Doyle.

In 1983, at the age of 14, won the Scottish U-16 Championship.

Attended Inverkeithing High School.

Appeared on BBC's Junior version of Pot Black.

Is named the most successful snooker player ever to compete in Crucible Theatre.

Made 775 century breaks during his career competing professionally as a snooker player. This was a record he held at the time of his retirement in 2012.

In 1985 won the Scottish Amateur Championship and also became the youngest ever entrant in the World Amateur Championship at the age of 16.

In an interview, he remarked he would already start planning what he would wear at a post-tournament party before he had even won it, in explaining the effect that the height of his dominance of snooker had on him.

Still holds the record for being the youngest ever Snooker World Champion, which he achieved at 21 years and 3 months. The previous holder of the record was Alex Higgins.

During a conversation with Neil Robertson at WT's Sports Bar in Cambridge, he shared that his highest break is 149 (which is also Robertson's highest break) during practice with Alfie Burden.

The moment he matched Ray Reardon and Steve Davis's six World titles, he decided he had to overtake that record.

Is an avid golfer, and holds a single-figure handicap.

Has stated his preference for cues made from maple (the other commonly used is ash).

Enjoys cooking, and enjoys Chinese and Indian food.

Credits Steve Davis as the benchmark upon which he based his practice and match preparation on, including demeanor of not overly socializing with other players and to focus solely on the tournaments. His hero was Jimmy White, but modeled his approach on Davis as he was the most dominant figure in tournaments.

Set the record for the most centuries made by a player in a single match during a professional tournament, at seven, during the final of the 1994 UK Championship. During this match, Hendry compiled six centuries in a span of eight frames. This record has since been shared by Ding Junhui and Judd Trump.

At 14, Hendry entered the under-16 snooker tournament at Pontins in Prestatyn, and won, which was the first tournament he entered. He received £100 cash and £100 Pontins vouchers (which he never used).

At an interview with the Daily Record (Scotland) after turning professional at 16, stated that he was going to win the World Championship by the time he was 21,.

Won the Scottish Amateur senior title aged 14 and 15, and decided to turn pro at 16, instead of trying to win the World Amateur Snooker Championship (which he failed to do previously). He was eligible as he had already won one of these titles (world and/or national title), which was one of the criteria to become a professional.

At the start of his professional career, Hendry participated in a six night tour in Scotland with Steve Davis and lost every night. From this experience learned how far he still had to go to win.

When he first started practicing, he would pack produce into prepackaged bags for his father's fruit & vegetable business, to earn money to pay for the practice at the Classic Snooker Centre, in Dunfermline.

The first place Hendry played in was Malocos Snooker Hall, in Dunfermline High Street, which had no bar or restaurant. It was also the first time he played on a full-sized table.

Left school aged 15, turning up for two of his four O-level exams and failing his other two.

Won the 1987 Australian Masters against Mike Hallett in the final, with whom he was sharing a hotel room with at the time.

Stated he won his first match against Steve Davis after having lost in their previous 16 meetings (which may have included exhibitions and other formats).

Hendry stated that while his father was not particularly skilled at snooker, his grandfather (who had died before Hendry was born) was purportedly very good, and able to play at a professional standard.

Hendry set a record of sixteen century breaks at the 2002 World Championship, which remains a televised, Crucible and venue record. Mark Williams tied Hendry's record twenty years later at the 2022 World Championship. Ding Junhui holds the record for the most century breaks in a ranking event, at eighteen, during the 2016 World Championship, compiling three during qualifying and a further fifteen at the Crucible Theatre during the main event.

Hendry was the first of two players to have made a maximum break (plus winning the high break prize) and won the World Snooker Championship in the same year (1995), for a record £353,000 for a single tournament (as of May 2024). Ronnie O'Sullivan also achieved this feat in 2008, although he had to share the high break and maximum break prizes with Ali Carter, who also made a maximum in the same tournament that year, for a combined payday of £328,500. Both had made the most centuries (12) in the tournament (a record in 1995) and won their titles with a session to spare.

Won the 1993 World Snooker Championship by 18-5 against Jimmy White with his opponents having won a combined 25 frames. As of 2024, only Steve Davis has won by a larger margin, at 18-3 at the 1989 World Snooker Championship against John Parrott with his opponents having won a total of 23 frames.

Hendry's 12 centuries in the 1995 World Snooker Championship surpassed the previous record of 10 set by Joe Davis in 1946. He also matched his own record for a ranking event, set at the 1994 UK Championship. For context, the format in 1946 included a final which was out of 145 frames (where Davis made the majority of the centuries); the current format includes a final out of 35 frames.

Stated he made his first century break of 102, aged 13. It would take him several months before he would make his second century.

Was the first person to make a maximum break in the final frame decider of a match, in the 1997 Charity Challenge, against Ronnie O'Sullivan. This would also be the first of two that were made in the decider of a tournament, with the other by O'Sullivan, in the 2014 Welsh Open against Ding Junhui (as of November 2024).

Is the second person to win consecutive titles at the World Snooker Championship in the Crucible Theatre, defending his title in 1993, after having won the previous year. The first to achieve this was Steve Davis.

Is one of two people to have won the World Snooker Championship early, without requiring the final fourth session, facing Jimmy White in 1993, with an 18-5 scoreline. The only other person to have achieved this feat is Steve Davis, having done so on two occasions in 1983 and 1989, with an 18-6 and 18-3 scoreline respectively.

The second of three people to win all three triple crown snooker tournaments in the same season (comprising the Masters, the UK Championship, and the World Championship). He is the the only person to accomplish this on two occasions, in the 1989/90 and 1995/96 seasons. Steve Davis is the first to win all three, during the 1987/88 season, with Mark Williams holding all three titles in the 2002/03 season.