Samantha Stosur
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 5' 7 3/4" (1.72 m) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,699,412 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 214-177 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (January 8, 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4r (2006) |
| French Open | 3r (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2006, 2007, 2008) |
| US Open | 2r (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 268-116 |
| Career titles | 22 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (February 6, 2006) |
| Last updated on: June 21, 2008. | |
Samantha Stosur (born March 30 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.
Tennis career
Stosur first played professional tennis in 1999 on the ITF circuit. In 2000 she debuted on the Women's Tennis Association tour where she lost in the first qualifying round of Australian Open. In 2001 she won four straight ITF titles. In 2002 she lost at the first round at the Gold Coast event.
Early Career
In 2003 Stosur won her first Women's Tennis Association singles match on home soil where she reached the third round of the Australian Open. She lost in the third round by 6–4 6–2 to No. 7 seed, Daniela Hantuchová. Stosur qualified for a Women's Tennis Association event in Memphis.
In 2004 she reached the semi-final of the Gold Coast event, before falling to Ai Sugiyama, 7–5 3–6 6–3. The next week she reached the second round of the Women's Tennis Association tournament in Hobart and then the second round of the Australian Open, she finally lost. She later successfully qualified for Women's Tennis Association events in Acapulco, Indian Wells, Vienna and Birmingham. She competed at the Athens Olympics where she lost in the first round of the tennis competition. She continued to play Women's Tennis Association qualifying events, successfully qualifying for the Japan Open and Bali in the autumn of 2004. At the end of 2004 season, she reached finals in doubles, with Els Callens, from Belgium.
2005
In 2005 she reached her first Women's Tennis Association tour final at the Gold Coast and Sydney events, and also won the first title in doubles with Australian, Bryanne Stewart in Sydney. She lost by 6–2 6–3 in the first round of the Australian Open, but won the title, with Scott Draper, in mixed doubles. In the summer, she teamed up with American tennis player, Lisa Raymond, and started winning big tournaments in doubles. In 2005 she won seven Women's Tennis Association doubles titles, including U.S. Open title and WTA Tour doubles Championships. Stosur finished the year ranked #96 in singles and #2 in doubles.
2006
In 2006 she represented Australia along with Todd Reid at the Hopman Cup and won all her singles matches. Then she lost in the first round of Sydney in three sets. During the 2006 Australian Open, she made it to the fourth round in singles and finals in doubles. In February, 2006, Stosur reached the quarter finals at the Tier I event in Tokyo, beating 2 players before falling her third game. In doubles, after losing on Australian Open, Stosur and Raymond won 18 straight matches, winning titles in Tokyo, Memphis, Indian Wells and Miami Masters. They also won Charleston, French Open, and WTA Tour doubles Championships. On the 28th of August 2006, and after reaching the semifinals at New Haven, Stosur achieved a career high ranking of number 30. Stosur finished off the year winning the doubles Sony Championships title in Madrid, ended the year ranked #1 in doubles and a career high #29 in singles.
2007
Stosur, together with Lisa Raymond, successfully defended her doubles titles titles in Tokyo, Indian Wells and Miami. The duo also won theGerman Open in Berlin. In singles, she reached three quarter-finals, at tournaments located at: Gold Coast, Tokyo and Memphis. In Rome Masters, she defeated #1 seed, Amélie Mauresmo in second round, before losing to Patty Schnyder, in the third round. After the French Open, Stosur's season was then thrown into chaos, after contracting Viral Meningitis, through being bitten by a tick. She slumped to a 2nd round defeat in Wimbledon, and withdrew from many tournaments on the US hardcourt circuit. Stosur then lost in the 1st round of the U.S. Open to unknown Alize Cornet of France. Stosur did not play any more tournaments in 2008. A media frenzy erupted in Australia, with some tabloids saying that it is ironic that Australian women's players always seem to contract some sort of illness at the peak of their careers. (The tabloids were referring to Alicia Molik, who reached a career high ranking of 8, before contracting the inner ear infection Vestibular Neuronitis, which kept her out for 18 months, and her ranking fell into the 600s.)
2008
Stosur was scheduled to make a comeback at the Gold Coast. However, it was announced on Stosur's website, that she would take an extended break to fully recover from her illness. Stosur stated that she was aiming to make a comeback in March, at Indian Wells. Her comeback was then further delayed, after she injured her shoulder in training. Fox Sports Australia reported that Stosur will now make her comeback at a lower level ITF tournament, before playing the Rome Masters, in May. She has a protected ranking of 46, which she can use for 8 tournaments over 6 months. At the International Eastbourne Tournament, Stosur extended her comeback by playing her way into the semi-finals.
Grand Slam doubles finals (4)
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 |
Final (1)
| 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 |
Mixed doubles wins (1)
| 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) |
WTA Tour titles (22)
Doubles (22)
| Legend |
| Tier I (9) |
| Tier II (7) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (2) |
| WTA Championship (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | January 15, 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Bryanne Stewart
|
Elena Dementieva Ai Sugiyama
|
walkover |
| 2. | April 10, 2005 | Amelia Island, United States | Green Clay | Bryanne Stewart
|
 Květa Peschke  Patty Schnyder
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | August 27, 2005 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
 Gisela Dulko Maria Kirilenko
|
6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 4. | September 10, 2005 | U.S. Open, New York City, USA | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta
|
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 5. | October 2, 2005 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
7–5, 6–1 |
| 6. | October 16, 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| 7. | November 13, 2005 | WTA Tour Championships, United States | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 8. | February 5, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| 9. | February 25, 2006 | Memphis, United States | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
 Victoria Azarenka  Caroline Wozniacki
|
7–6, 6–3 |
| 10. | March 18, 2006 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| 11. | April 1, 2006 | Miami, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| 12. | April 16, 2006 | Charleston, United States | Green Clay | Lisa Raymond
|
Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy
|
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 13. | June 10, 2006 | Roland Garros, Paris, France | Red Clay | Lisa Raymond
|
Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| 14. | October 8, 2006 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| 15. | October 29, 2006 | Linz, Austria | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
Corina Morariu  Katarina Srebotnik
|
6–3, 6–0 |
| 16. | November 5, 2006 | Hasselt, Belgium | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
 Eleni Daniilidou  Jasmin Wöhr
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| 17. | November 12, 2006 | WTA Tour Championships, Spain | Hard Indoors | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 18. | February 4, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
Vania King Rennae Stubbs
|
7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 19. | March 17, 2007 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
 Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| 20. | April 3, 2007 | Miami, United States | Hard | Lisa Raymond
|
Cara Black Liezel Huber
|
6–4, 3–6, 10-2 |
| 21. | May 7, 2007 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Lisa Raymond
|
Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| 22. | June 23, 2007 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | Lisa Raymond
|
Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs
|
6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3 |
WTA Tour runner-ups (7)
Singles (3)
|
Doubles (4)
|
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)
|
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 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career W/L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | A | 7-6 | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4-5 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3-6 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1-4 | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 15-21 | ||||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 265 | 153 | 65 | 46 | 29 | 46 | ||||||||||
Women's Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | SF | A | 0 / 6 |
| French Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | W | SF | 3R | 1 / 5 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | SF | 0 / 5 | |
| U.S. Open | A | 2R | 3R | W | SF | 3R | 1 / 5 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 20 | |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | W | W | A | 2 / 2 | |
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | W | W | A | 2 / 2 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | W | W | A | 2 / 3 |
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | W | W | A | 2 / 3 |
| Charleston | A | A | A | QF | W | 2R | A | 1 / 3 |
| Berlin | A | A | 2R | A | A | W | A | 1 / 2 |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 |
| San Diego | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 2 | |
| Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | |
| Moscow | A | A | A | W | 1R | A | 1 / 2 | |
| Zurich | A | A | A | SF | SF | A | 0 / 2 | |
| Finalist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |