Kirk Stevens
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| Kirk Stevens | |
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| Personal Information | |
| Date of birth | August 17, 1958 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Career | |
| Professional | 1978 - present |
| Best World Ranking | 4 (1984/85) |
| World Championship Best | semi-final (1980, 1984) |
| Highest Break | 147 (1984) |
Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadian professional snooker player.
Stevens started playing young, achieving his first century break aged just 12. He turned professional aged 20, and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship aged 21. In 1984, he achieved a televised maximum 147 break in a match against Jimmy White in the Benson & Hedges Masters.
His career ran into problems in 1985, when he admitted to an addiction to cocaine. Although he underwent treatment, his career never really recovered.
Stevens continues to play professional snooker.