Samantha Stosur
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Gold Coast, Australia | |
| Date of birth | March 30, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Height | 5' 7 3/4" (1.72 m) | |
| Weight | 143 lbs. (65 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2000 | |
| Retired | Active | |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career Prize Money | $1,801,467 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 178-147 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 29 (November 13, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4r (2006) | |
| French Open | 2r (2005) | |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2006) | |
| U.S. Open | 2 (2004) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 211-101 | |
| Career titles: | 13 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 1 (February 6, 2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on: September 16, 2006. |
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Samantha Stosur (born March 30, 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia.
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[edit] Career
Samantha 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 round of Australian Open qualifying to Louise Latimer. In 2001 she won four straight ITF titles (three in Japan and one in Australia). In 2002 she lost to Anastasia Myskina at the first round at the Gold Coast event; she was also given a Wildcard into the Australian Open where she lost in three sets to Greta Arn. For the rest of the 2002 season, Samantha played on the ITF Circuit.
In 2003 Samantha won her first WTA singles match on home soil where she reached the third round of the Australian Open, beating Conchita Martinez and Vanessa Webb in the first and second round respectively. She lost in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová with a scoreline of 6-4 6-2. Samantha qualified for a WTA event in Memphis. She played more ITF events and failed to qualify for Roland Garros losing in the first qualifying round to Wynne Prakusya. She was given a Wildcard into Wimbledon, meeting Lindsay Davenport in the first round where she lost 7-6 7-5.
In 2004 she reached the semi-final of the Gold Coast event, beating Meghann Shaughnessy, Karolina Šprem and Magui Serna along the way, before falling to Ai Sugiyama, who would go on to win the tournament. The next week she reached the second round of the WTA tournament in Hobart and then the second round of the Australian Open, losing to Aniko Kapros. She later successfully qualified for WTA events in Acapulco, Indian Wells, Vienna and Birmingham. She lost in the first round of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. She competed at the Athens Olympics where she lost in the first round of the tennis competition to Chanda Rubin. She continued to play WTA qualifying events, successfully qualifying for the Japan Open and Bali in the autumn of 2004.
In 2005 she reached her first WTA tour final at the Gold Coast event, losing to Patty Schnyder; the next week she made her second final at Sydney losing to Alicia Molik. She met Amélie Mauresmo in the first round of the Australian Open, losing 6-2 6-3. However, she won the mixed doubles title with fellow Australian Scott Draper. In 2005 she won seven WTA doubles titles with her partners Bryanne Stewart (Sydney and Amelia Island) and Lisa Raymond (New Haven, US Open, Luxembourg, Moscow, Year Ending Championships).
Samantha finished the year ranked #96 in singles and #2 in doubles.
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 to Nicole Vaidišová in three sets.
During the 2006 Australian Open, she made it to the fourth round, the highest round she has made it to ever in a Grand Slam event. She beat Sybille Bammer in the third round of Austria in three sets 7-5 4-6 6-3, then went on to lose to Martina Hingis 6-1 7-6 (8) in the round of sixteen. She previously had beaten Severine Beltrame and Ana Ivanovic in the first and second rounds.
In February, 2006, Samantha reached the quarter finals at the Tier I event in Tokyo, beating Aiko Nakamura and Daniela Hantuchova before falling to Maria Sharapova.
Seeded fifth in the WTA event in Memphis, USA, Samantha lost in the first round to American Ashley Harkleroad.
In Indian Wells in March, 2006, she reached the second round, beating Yulina Fedak in round one, before falling to Russia's Dinara Safina. In Miami, Samantha beat Dutch star Brenda Schaltz-McCarthy, before losing again to Amélie Mauresmo.
In April 2006, Stosur crashed out in round one of Charleston to rising Czech teenager Lucie Safarova.
In May 2006, Stosur who was the 5th seed, made the final in Prague but lost to 3rd seed Shahar Peer 6-4 2-6 1-6. In the matches before the final she beat 4th seed Emile Loit and 7th seed Shuai Peng both in straight sets. This was her 3rd WTA final.
At the Los Angeles Open in August 2006, Stosur has defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 on the second round for the first time in their 4 meetings career. On the 28th of August 2006, and after reaching the semifinals at New Haven, Stosur achieved a career high ranking of number 30.
At the Zürich Open in October 2006, Stosur pushed Amélie Mauresmo to a first set tiebreak, but lost 6-7 (4) 3-6 in the 2nd round.
Stosur finished off the year winning the doubles Sony Championships title in Madrid with Lisa Raymond, ended the year ranked number 1 in doubles and a career high 29 in singles.
[edit] Titles (21)
[edit] Singles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (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 |
[edit] Finalist (3)
2005 - Gold Coast (lost to Patty Schnyder)
2005 - Sydney (lost to Alicia Molik)
2006 - Prague (lost to Shahar Peer)
[edit] Doubles (17)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Tier I (5) |
| Tier II (6) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (2) |
| WTA Tour Championship (2) |
[edit] Doubles Finalist (4)
2004 - Québec City (with Els Callens)
2005 - Philadelphia (with Lisa Raymond)
2006 - New Haven (with Lisa Raymond)
2006 - Australian Open (with Lisa Raymond)
[edit] External links
- Samantha Stosur Official Website
- WTA Tour profile for Samantha Stosur
