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| Nickname(s) | Sam, Sammy | |
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| Date of birth | 30 March 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)) | |
| Weight | 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1999 | |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career prize money | $4,282,810 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record | 265-206 | |
| Career titles | 1 WTA | |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (21 September 2009) | |
| Current ranking | No. 13 (19 October 2009) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4R (2006) | |
| French Open | SF (2009) | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2009) | |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2009) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record | 311-139 | |
| Career titles | 22 WTA, 11 ITF | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (6 February 2006) | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | F (2006) | |
| French Open | W (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | F (2008, |
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| US Open | W (2005) | |
| Major doubles tournaments | ||
| WTA Championships | W (2005, 2006) | |
| Mixed Doubles | ||
| Career record | ||
| Career titles | 2 | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | W (2005) | |
| Wimbledon | W (2008) | |
| Last updated on: November 7, 2009. | ||
Samantha Stosur (born 30 March 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. As of November 7, 2009, Stosur is ranked No. 13 in singles and No. 7 in doubles by the WTA.
Biography
Samantha Stosur is the daughter of Tony and Diane and has two brothers, Dominic and Daniel.[1] At the age of six her house in Gold Coast was destroyed by a flood, causing her family to move to Adelaide.[2] There she started playing tennis, when she was given a racquet for Christmas at the age of eight. While her parents worked long hours at the cafe they had started up, Stosur played at local courts with older brother Daniel, who later encouraged their parents to take her to tennis lessons.[3]
She went away on her first overseas trip at the age of 13, competing in the World Youth Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.
At 14 she joined the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) under Geoff Masters and in 2001, when she was 16, Stosur joined the Australian Institute of Sport tennis program.[1]
Tennis career
Early career
Stosur first played professional tennis in 1999 on the ITF circuit. She debuted on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 2000, losing in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open. In 2001 she won four straight ITF titles. In 2002 she lost in the first round at the Gold Coast event.
In 2003 Stosur won her first WTA singles matches, reaching the third round of the Australian Open. She lost in the third round to No. 7 seed, Daniela Hantuchová. She also qualified for a WTA event in Memphis.
In 2004 Stosur reached the semifinals of the Gold Coast event, before falling to Ai Sugiyama. The next week she reached the second round of the WTA tournament in Hobart, then the second round of the Australian Open. She later qualified for WTA events in Acapulco, Indian Wells, Vienna and Birmingham. Stosur competed at the Athens Olympics, where she lost in the first round. She continued to play WTA qualifying events, qualifying for the Japan Open and Bali in the autumn of 2004. At the end of the 2004 season, Stosur reached the doubles final in Quebéc City, partnered with Els Callens from Belgium.
2005
In 2005 Stosur reached her first WTA tour final at her home event in Gold Coast, losing to Patty Schnyder. She was runner-up at the Sydney event, defeating by walkover the world's No 1 ranked player Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinal and Elena Dementieva in the semifinal before losing to fellow Australian Alicia Molik, and won her first doubles title partnering Australian Bryanne Stewart at the same tournament. Stosur lost to World no. 2 Amélie Mauresmo in the first round of the Australian Open, but won the mixed doubles title with Scott Draper over Liezel Huber and Kevin Ullyett.
In July she teamed up with American Lisa Raymond, winning seven WTA doubles titles until the end of the year, including the U.S. Open, the Kremlin Cup and the WTA Tour Championships. Stosur finished the year ranked #46 in singles and #2 in doubles.
2006
In 2006 Stosur represented Australia alongside Todd Reid at the Hopman Cup, winning all of her singles matches. She then lost in the first round at Sydney, in three sets, to Czech Nicole Vaidišová.
At the Australian Open, Stosur made it to the fourth round in singles, falling to Martina Hingis. She and Lisa Raymond also made it to the Women's Doubles final, being defeated by Chinese duo Yan Zi and Zheng Jie.
In doubles, after losing at the Australian Open, Stosur and Raymond won 18 straight matches, winning titles in Tokyo, Memphis, Indian Wells and Miami. They also won in Charleston, at the French Open and the WTA Tour Championships.
On 28 August, Stosur achieved a career-high ranking of number 30, after reaching the semifinals at New Haven, where she lost to Lindsay Davenport in two tiebreakers. She finished off the year winning the doubles title at the WTA Tour Championships in Madrid, ranked #1 in doubles and a career-high #29 in singles.
2007
Stosur and Lisa Raymond successfully defended their doubles titles in Tokyo, Indian Wells and Miami. The pair also won the German Open in Berlin. In singles, Stosur reached three quarterfinals, at Gold Coast, Tokyo and Memphis. In Rome, she defeated #1 seed Amélie Mauresmo in the second round, saving 2 match points, before losing to Patty Schnyder in the following round.
After the French Open, Stosur started showing symptoms of what would only after months be diagnosed as Lyme disease, an infection transmitted by the bite of ticks. By then her form had slumped. She lost in the second round at Wimbledon, withdrew from many tournaments on the US hardcourt circuit and lost in the first round of the U.S. Open, where she was seeded 29th, to the then ranked #96 Alizé Cornet of France. Stosur did not play any more tournaments in 2007.
2008
Stosur returned playing two ITF tournaments before the 2008 Rome Masters, in May, where she was defeated in the second round by Venus Williams. The tournament also saw the return of the doubles team of Stosur and Lisa Raymond with a second round loss. Less than a month later they were defeated in the third round of the 2008 French Open, where Stosur reached the second round of singles losing to Petra Kvitová.
Stosur showed great promise at Wimbledon; while only making the second round in Singles, losing to Nicole Vaidišová, she made the finals of both the Ladies and Mixed Doubles. She and Lisa Raymond lost the final to Venus and Serena Williams. The Williams sisters had just previously played against each other in the final of the Ladies Singles. With mixed doubles partner Bob Bryan, they defeated Mike Bryan and Katarina Srebotnik to win the title.
At the Beijing Olympics, Stosur was defeated in the second round of the singles tournament by no. 4 seed Serena Williams. In the doubles, Stosur (formerly ranked no. 1) partnered Rennae Stubbs, ranked no. 5 in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Rankings at the time; however, the pair were unseeded as the ITF determined the seedings for the doubles competition based on both singles and doubles rankings standings. The pair lost in the second round to the Spanish team of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, who were then ranked no. 2 in the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships.
At the US Open, Stosur lost in the first round of singles to seventh seed Venus Williams. She and Mahesh Bhupathi were eliminated in the second round of the mixed doubles competition by Rennae Stubbs and Robert Lindstedt. Raymond and Stosur were runners-up at the women's doubles event, losing to the top ranked team of Cara Black and Liezel Huber.
By the end of the year Stosur was ranked #52 on the WTA singles rankings, 110 spots above her ranking in June. In spite of missing the first four and a half months of the tour, Raymond and Stosur finished off the season as the seventh best team at the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships, with Stosur ranked no. 14 in doubles, 156 positions higher than she was when she returned playing on the ITF circuit.
2009
Having upset 9th seed Ai Sugiyama in her first tournament of the year, Stosur fell to Lucie Safarova in the second round of the Brisbane International. At the Medibank International, she was defeated by No. 1 seed Serena Williams 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5. Seeded 4th in doubles, the pair of Stosur and Rennae Stubbs lost to Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-wei in the first round of the tournament. Stosur won her opening two singles matches of the Australian Open, but subsequently fell to world No. 4 Elena Dementieva 7-6(6), 6-4. She also won through to the third round in doubles partnering Stubbs, defeating the Radwańska sisters 6-1, 6-4. However, they then lost to eventual champions Venus and Serena Williams, 6-4, 6-2.
In the Fed Cup Asia/Oceanic Zone competition, Stosur won four matches against various opponents from South Korea, Thailand and Chinese Taipei. The Australian team, which also included Casey Dellacqua and Jelena Dokic, advanced to the World Group II play-offs, winning all of its twelve rubbers.
At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Stosur was defeated in the second round by Zheng Jie. Together with Stubbs, she was ousted in the semifinals of the doubles competition by the world No.1 team of Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4, 6-4.
In Indian Wells, Stosur was eliminated in the second round by Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. In doubles, Stosur lost to Vera Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka in the second round 6-2, 3-6, 10-7. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Stosur defeated defeated No. 2 seed Dinara Safina in the third round 6-1, 6-4. Safina would have reached the No. 1 ranking had she won the match. She lost to Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-0. She reached the same round in doubles, losing to Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Patty Schnyder 6-7(5), 6-2, 10-8. Due to her results, Stosur's singles ranking rose from 43 to 31.
At the MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach Stosur was eliminated in the first round by no.2 seed and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki (6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1). She then played for the Australian Fed Cup team in Mildura, Australia against Switzerland in their World Group II playoff on 25-26 April. Stosur won the opening rubber of the tie in straight sets then sealed the victory for Australia in the third rubber with a tight 3-set victory, improving her 2009 Fed Cup singles record to 6-0. With this result the Australian team advances to the World Group II in 2010.
On to the clay season, Stosur was eliminated in the first round of the Rome Masters by qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, and was also defeated on her first match in doubles. She then competed at the Madrid Masters where she upset no.10 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round, but fell to Anna Chakvetadze in the second round (1-6, 6-2, 7-6(4)). Stosur and Stubbs made it to the semifinals but were defeated by world no.1's Cara Black and Liezel Huber (7-5, 7-6(1)).
At the 2009 French Open, Stosur and Stubbs fell in the third round to 16th seeds Yan Zi and Zheng Jie. In singles, Stosur defeated Francesca Schiavone (6-4, 6-2) in the first round and Yanina Wickmayer (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) in the second. She then beat fourth seed Elena Dementieva in the third round (6-3, 4-6, 6-1) and Virginie Razzano of France (6-1, 6-2) for a place in the quarterfinals, where she defeated Sorana Cirstea (6-1, 6-3) and advanced to her first ever Grand Slam semifinal against no. 7 seed and eventual champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova. After losing the first set 4-6, Stosur fought back a break of serve to win the second set 7-6(5) after trailing 2-5 in the tiebreaker, but lost in the final set 3-6. With this result Stosur cracked the top 20 on the WTA Rankings for the first time in her career.
Stosur started the grass season playing at the AEGON International. She beat Sabine Lisicki (6-2, 6-1) in the first round, but lost in the second to 6th seed and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki (1-6, 7-5, 1-6). Having beaten the world no.1 team of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the semifinals, she was a runner-up in the doubles tournament, losing the final to Ai Sugiyama and Akgul Amanmuradova.
As the 18th seed at Wimbledon, Stosur beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands (6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2) in the first round. She came back from a set and a break down in the final set to defeat Tatjana Malek (4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4) in the second round, but lost in the third to 13th seed Ana Ivanovic (7-5, 6-2). In ladies' doubles, Stosur reached her second consecutive final, this time partnering Rennae Stubbs. The 3rd seeds beat 2nd seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual in three sets (6-7, 6-4, 6-2) in the semifinals, but were defeated in the final by 4th seeds Venus Williams and Serena Williams in straight sets (7-6(4), 6-4). Stosur was also defending the mixed doubles title together with Bob Bryan, but the 2nd seeds were defeated in the quarterfinals by 9th seeds and eventual champions Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Mark Knowles .
Stosur started the US Open Series in Stanford, upsetting 6th seed Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets (6-4, 6-3) in the first round. She also defeated the 1st seed, world no. 2 Serena Williams (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) to make the semifinals, where she lost to 8th seed Marion Bartoli.
Stosur then competed at the LA Women's Tennis Championships as the no.13 seed. She defeated 6th seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round and 14th seed Jie Zheng in the quarterfinals. She beat Sorana Cirstea in the semifinals to make it to her fifth WTA Tour final, where she lost to no.10 seed Flavia Pennetta. Her next tournament was Toronto, where she defeated no.6 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round (6-4, 6-3) before being eliminated by 4th seed and eventual champion Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals (6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3). At the same tournament Stosur and Stubbs defeated world no.1's Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the semifinals (3-6, 6-3, 10-7) but lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez (2-6, 7-5, 11-9) in the final.
With these results Stosur improved her ranking to a career-high no.15 in singles just in time for the US Open, where she was seeded accordingly. She won a very sloppy first round match, making 58 unforced errors, against veteran Ai Sugiyama (6-4, 4-6, 6-4), but eventually lost to American Vania King in the second round (7-5, 6-4). Stosur entered the doubles event with compatriot Rennae Stubbs. Being the 3rd seeds, they cruised through to the semifinals without dropping a set, where they faced no.1 seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber. They won the first set, but lost the next two after a two-day rain interruption (5-7, 6-3, 6-1). As of the twenty-first of September Stosur has achieved a career high singles ranking of thirteenth
At the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open Stosur was crushed by Maria Sharapova in the second round 6-0, 6-1. Seeded 15th at the China Open, Stosur lost a three-setter to Alize Cornet. Stosur then played in Osaka as the third seed. She did not drop a set en route to the semifinals where she upset top seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-0, 4-6, 6-4. Stosur captured her first ever title on the WTA tour by beating Francesca Schiavone in the finals 7-5, 6-1 in just over an hour. This win secures her a spot at the 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions held in Bali. She also qualified at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships in the doubles event partnering compatriot Rennae Stubbs. They lost a hard fought semifinals match against no.1 seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-3, 6-7(3) 8-10.
Stosur was one of only two players on tour who played at both year-end championships. The other one was Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez who was in Stosur's group at Bali for the round robin stage with Agnes Szavay. Stosur won her first match against Szavay in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 but lost her second to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-7(4), 5-7. This loss cause her the semifinals spot as Martinez Sanchez won both her round robin matches.
2010
Alongside Lleyton Hewitt, Stosur will represent Australia at the 2010 Hopman Cup which takes place on January 2-9. She is also set to play at the Medibank International prior to the Australian Open.
Stosur is guaranteed a ranking within the top 16 for the 2010 Australian Open, meaning she will not face any higher ranked opponents till the fourth round. This is the first time that an Australian will be seeded in the top 16 of the women's draw since Alicia Molik was seeded 10th at the 2005 Australian Open.
Playing style
An accomplished doubles player, Stosur has developed a serve-and-volley style of play.[4] Her right-handed forehand groundstrokes, hit with heavy spin, are considered her best,[5][6] as evidenced by her often choosing to hit inside-out forehands. She is also noted for her athleticism.[2][5]
Due to its power, kick and variety, Stosur's serve is widely considered one of the best on the women's tour.[5][6][7] Her first serve, however erratic, reaches more than 118 mph (190 km/h) on regular basis; at the 2009 Rogers Cup in Toronto she recorded an ace at 124 mph (199 km/h), her fastest reported service to date.[8] Her second, a high bouncing kick serve, is usually highly rated by media and players alike.[6][7][9][10]
Her favorite surface is the hard court.[11]
Her first serve set a WTA Tour record in Bali, at 208 kilometres an hour. The serve speed is pending verification, but if it was correct, she will have recorded the fastest serve by a female ever.
Equipment, apparel and endorsements
As of 2009, Stosur's clothing sponsor is Lacoste. Her racquet is Babolat's Pure Storm model, and she endorses Oakley eyewear, especifically the Enduring model.
Grand Slam women's doubles finals (6)
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2005 | US Open |  Lisa Raymond |
 Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2006 | French Open | Lisa Raymond |
 Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (4)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2006 | Australian Open | Lisa Raymond |
 Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3 |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Lisa Raymond |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
2–6, 2–6 |
| 2008 | US Open | Lisa Raymond |
 Cara Black Liezel Huber |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
| 2009 | Rennae Stubbs |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–7(4), 4–6 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (2)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 2005 | Australian Open | Scott Draper |
 Liezel Huber Kevin Ullyett |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(6) |
| 2008 | Wimbledon | Bob Bryan |
 Katarina Srebotnik Mike Bryan |
7–5, 6–4 |
WTA Tour finals (38)
Singles (6)
Wins (1)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 18 October 2009 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Francesca Schiavone |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-ups (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 8 January 2005 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard |  Patty Schnyder |
1-6, 6-3 7-5 |
| 2. | 15 January 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Alicia Molik |
6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5 |
| 3. | 4 May 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Shahar Pe'er |
4-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 4. | 28 September 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Maria Kirilenko |
2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. | 9 August 2009 | Los Angeles, USA | Hard | Flavia Pennetta |
6-4 6-3 |
Doubles (32)
Wins (22)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 15 January 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Bryanne Stewart |
Elena Dementieva Ai Sugiyama |
walkover |
| 2. | 10 April 2005 | Amelia Island, United States | Green Clay | Bryanne Stewart |
 Květa Peschke Patty Schnyder |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | 27 August 2005 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
 Gisela Dulko Maria Kirilenko |
6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 4. | 10 September 2005 | U.S. Open, New York City, USA | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 5. | 2 October 2005 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 6. | 16 October 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 7. | 13 November 2005 | WTA Tour Championships, United States | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 8. | 5 February 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 9. | 25 February 2006 | Memphis, United States | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
 Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 10. | 18 March 2006 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 11. | 1 April 2006 | Miami, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 12. | 16 April 2006 | Charleston, United States | Green Clay | Lisa Raymond |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy |
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 13. | 10 June 2006 | Roland Garros, Paris, France | Red Clay | Lisa Raymond |
Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 14. | 8 October 2006 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 15. | 29 October 2006 | Linz, Austria | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
Corina Morariu Katarina Srebotnik |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 16. | 5 November 2006 | Hasselt, Belgium | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
 Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 17. | 12 November 2006 | WTA Tour Championships, Spain | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 18. | 4 February 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Vania King Rennae Stubbs |
7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 19. | 17 March 2007 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
 Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 20. | 3 April 2007 | Miami, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 3–6, [10-2] |
| 21. | 7 May 2007 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Lisa Raymond |
Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 22. | 23 June 2007 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | Lisa Raymond |
Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs |
6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 7 November 2004 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard Indoors |  Els Callens |
Carly Gullickson Maria Emilia Salerni |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 2. | 6 November 2005 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 3. | 27 January 2006 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3 |
| 4. | 26 August 2006 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. | 5 July 2008 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Lisa Raymond |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 6. | 7 September 2008 | US Open, New York | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
| 7. | 21 September 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lisa Raymond |
Vania King Nadia Petrova |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 8. | 20 June 2009 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Rennae Stubbs |
Ai Sugiyama Akgul Amanmuradova |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 9. | 4 July 2009 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Rennae Stubbs |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
| 10. | 23 August 2009 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Rennae Stubbs |
Nuria Llagostera Vives Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez |
2–6, 7–5, [11-9] |
ITF Titles (15)
Singles (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | Sep. 16, 2001 | ITF/Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Nicole Kriz |
6–0, 6–1 |
| 2. | Sep. 23, 2001 | ITF/Osaka, Japan | Hard | Beti Sekulovski |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 3. | Sep. 30, 2001 | ITF/Kyoto, Japan | Hard Indoors |  Jin-Hee Kim |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 4. | Oct. 21, 2001 | ITF/Cairns, Australia | Hard | Bryanne Stewart |
7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles (11)
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Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career W/L | |||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | A | 3R | 9-7 | |||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 9-6 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 5-7 | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2-6 | |||
| Grand Slam W/L | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 10-4 | 25-26 | |||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held |
1-2 | ||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 6-5 | |||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | QF | 6-4 | |||
| Madrid | Not Held | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Held |
Not Tier I | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 5-5 | |||
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0-0 | ||||||||||||
| Montréal / Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 3-1 | |||
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | 2R | 5-3 | |||
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | ||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | NM5 | 1-3 | |||
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NM5 | 0-1 | |||
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | NM5 | 2-2 | |||
| Doha | Not Held |
Not Tier I | A | Not Held |
0-0 | |||||||||||
| San Diego | Not Tier I | A | 1R | 2R | A | Not Held | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Zürich | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Not Tier I |
Not Held |
1-1 | |||
| Tier I/ Premier W-L | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-6 | 8-8 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 10-6 | 31-28 | |||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Runner-Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |||
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | |||
| Overall W/L1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 36-11 | 24-27 | 20-24 | 41-28 | 23-25 | 33-26 | 17-18 | 27-16 | 31-17 | 259-204 | |||
| Win % | 0% | 25% | 46% | 77% | 47% | 45% | 59% | 48% | 56% | 49% | 64% | 65% | 56% | |||
| Year End Ranking | Unknown | 682 | 271 | 265 | 153 | 65 | 46 | 29 | 46 | 52 | 13 | N/A | ||||
Doubles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career W/L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | SF | A | 2R | 0 / 7 | 13-7 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | W | SF | 3R | 3R | 1 / 6 | 18-5 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | SF | F | F | 0 / 7 | 22-7 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | W | SF | 3R | F | SF | 1 / 7 | 24-6 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 27 | N/A | |
| Grand Slam W/L | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | 13-3 | 17-3 | 14-4 | 12-3 | 13-4 | N/A | 77-25 | |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held |
0 / 2 | 1-2 | ||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | ||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | A | A | 2 / 2 | 4-4 | ||
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | W | A | 2R | 2 / 4 | 11-2 | |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | W | A | QF | 2 / 4 | 13-2 | |
| Madrid | Not Held | SF | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Not Held |
Not Tier I | SF | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5-5 | |
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |||||||||
| Montréal / Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 0 / 1 | 3-1 | |
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | F | 1R | 2 / 4 | 11-2 | |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | ||||||||||||||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | W | 2R | A | Not Tier I |
1 / 3 | 6-2 | |
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | W | A | Not Tier I |
1 / 2 | 5-1 | |
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | 1R | A | A | Not Tier I |
1 / 2 | 4-1 | |
| Doha | Not Held |
Not Tier I | A | Not Held |
0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| San Diego | Not Tier I | A | 2R | SF | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 2-2 | ||||||
| Zürich | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | SF | A | Not Tier I |
Not Held |
0 / 2 | 1-1 | |
| Tier I/ Premier SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 7 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 9 / 30 | N/A | |
| Tier I/ Premier W/L | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9-6 | 22-4 | 18-2 | 4-2 | 10-6 | N/A | 64-21 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | N/A | |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | N/A | |
| Overall W/L1 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 31-5 | 47-21 | 19-22 | 21-20 | 46-18 | 60-13 | 37-7 | 23-12 | 26-13 | N/A | 311-136 | |
| Win % | 0% | 20% | 86% | 69% | 46% | 51% | 72% | 82% | 84% | 66% | 66% | N/A | 70% | |
| Year End Ranking | Unknown | 291 | 131 | 141 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | N/A | N/A | |||
- 1 Includes ITF tournaments.
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career W-L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | W | SF | QF | A | A | 1 / 3 | 16-2 | ||||
| French Open | SF | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 9-2 | ||||
| Wimbledon | QF | QF | 3R | W | QF | 1 / 5 | 19-4 | ||||
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | ||||
| SR | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 11 | N/A | ||||
| Win-Loss | 16-2 | 9-2 | 6-3 | 8-1 | 2-1 | N/A | 41-9 | ||||
References
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- ^ Hawkins, Joanne (2007-01-14). "Court of appeal". http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21043453-5006011,00.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
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- ^ "Stosur bows out to the Swiss Miss". 2006-01-23. http://www.guidomedia.com/aws/tennisarchiveA2006.html. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Samantha Stosur |
- Samantha Stosur Official Website
- Samantha Stosur profile on the WTA Tour's official website
| Preceded by Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual |
WTA Doubles Team of the Year (with Lisa Raymond) 2005, 2006 |
Succeeded by Cara Black & Liezel Huber |
| Preceded by Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual |
ITF Doubles Champions (with Lisa Raymond) 2005, 2006 |
Succeeded by Cara Black & Liezel Huber |
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