(1984-03-30) 30 March 1984 (age 40) Brisbane, Queensland
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro
1999
Retired
May 2022 (singles) January 2023 (doubles)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$20,069,776[1]
24th in all-time rankings
Official website
samstosur.com
Singles
Career record
607–457 (57.0%)
Career titles
9
Highest ranking
No. 4 (21 February 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
4R (2006, 2010)
French Open
F (2010)
Wimbledon
3R (2009, 2013, 2015)
US Open
W (2011)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals
SF (2010, 2011)
Olympic Games
3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record
450–258 (63.6%)
Career titles
28
Highest ranking
No. 1 (6 February 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
W (2019)
French Open
W (2006)
Wimbledon
F (2008, 2009, 2011)
US Open
W (2005, 2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals
W (2005, 2006)
Olympic Games
QF (2021)
Mixed doubles
Career titles
3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open
W (2005)
French Open
SF (2005)
Wimbledon
W (2008, 2014)
US Open
SF (2019)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games
QF (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup
F (2019, 2022) Record: 39–21 (65.0%)
Hopman Cup
RR (2006, 2010, 2014)
Samantha Jane Stosur (born 30 March 1984) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and held for 61 consecutive weeks. Also a former top ten singles player, Stosur reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on 21 February 2011 and spent a total of 165 weeks ranked inside the top ten, between March 2010 and June 2013.[2] Stosur was also the top-ranked Australian singles player for 452 consecutive weeks, from October 2008 to June 2017, and was ranked inside the top 25 for a period of nine straight years.[3] She won a combined total of 40 career titles (9 in singles, 28 in doubles, and 3 in mixed doubles), including 8 major titles, and amassed more than $20 million in prize money.
Stosur won a Grand Slam singles title at the 2011 US Open, where she beat Serena Williams in the final and became the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament.[4] She had previously reached another Grand Slam singles final at the 2010 French Open, along the way defeating former world No. 1 and four-time champion Justine Henin in the fourth round, ending the Belgian's 24-match winning streak at the tournament, and then-world No. 1 Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, before losing to Francesca Schiavone. Her other major singles achievements include two semifinal finishes at the WTA Finals in 2010 and 2011, as well as reaching three WTA 1000 finals (the Italian Open and Canadian Open in 2011, and the Qatar Open in 2012) and the final of the WTA Elite Trophy in 2013. She also reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2009, 2012 and 2016, and the US Open quarterfinals in 2010 and 2012.
Stosur is a four-time Grand Slam champion in women's doubles, winning the 2005 US Open and 2006 French Open with Lisa Raymond, and the 2019 Australian Open and 2021 US Open with Zhang Shuai, and reaching an additional five Grand Slam finals (three with Raymond, one with compatriot Rennae Stubbs, and one with Sabine Lisicki). She won back-to-back WTA Tour Championships doubles titles with Raymond in 2005 and 2006, and was the co-year end world No. 1 with Raymond in 2006. Stosur has also won three mixed-doubles Grand Slam titles, at the 2005 Australian Open with Scott Draper, the 2008 Wimbledon Championships with Bob Bryan, and the 2014 Wimbledon Championships with Nenad Zimonjić.
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Samantha Jane Stosur (born 30 March 1984) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she...
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title.[citation needed] At the French Open, Williams was bested by SamanthaStosur in the quarterfinals. She and Venus won the doubles event, achieving...
her second consecutive quarterfinal, where she lost in three sets to SamanthaStosur. Williams was granted wildcards to participate in Madrid and Rome....
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Slam semifinal without dropping a set and in the finals, they lost to Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai. Seeded 18th at the Australian Open, Gauff lost in the first...
defeated top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals and sixth seed SamanthaStosur in the final to take home the title, marking her biggest clay-court...
to prominence at age 16 when she defeated former US Open champion SamanthaStosur in her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Stanford Classic. Two years later...
Bethanie Mattek, including a win over number two seeds Lisa Raymond and SamanthaStosur. She won four doubles titles in 2007. Mirza reached the quarterfinals...
Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals. A week later, she lost to SamanthaStosur in the second round of the Australian Open. Ivanovic made it to the...
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2008: Serena Williams 2009: Kim Clijsters 2010: Kim Clijsters 2011: SamanthaStosur 2012: Serena Williams 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Serena Williams 2015:...
overcame the reigning US Open champion and 2010 French Open finalist SamanthaStosur to reach her first Grand Slam singles final opposite Maria Sharapova...
latter in three sets) before losing to SamanthaStosur in straight sets in the championship match. The loss to Stosur marked her first loss against her, after...
champion at Indian Wells, Zvonareva lost her fourth-round match against SamanthaStosur. With this loss, she fell out of the top 20. At the Miami Open, Zvonareva...
French Open, losing her opening round match in straight sets to No. 7 SamanthaStosur after reaching the main draw through qualifying. After losing in qualifying...
partners are Lindsay Davenport, Martina Navratilova, Rennae Stubbs, SamanthaStosur, Květa Peschke, Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Raymond is also an Olympic...
gymnast Samantha Smith (born 1971), English former professional tennis player Samantha Spiro, (born 1968), English actress and singer SamanthaStosur (born...
Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 6–2 Win 2019 Miami Open Hard Elise Mertens SamanthaStosur Zhang Shuai 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Loss 2019 Wuhan Open Hard Elise Mertens Duan...
to Victoria Azarenka. In Miami, Safina lost in the third round to SamanthaStosur. On April 20, Safina became the 19th player, and second Russian after...
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