An Australian professional tennis player is best known as the women who won the 2011 US Open. She ranked 4th in the world in singles and 1st in doubles. Her present coach is Nick Watkins. She has won a combined total of 38 titles on the WTA Tour: nine in singles, 26 in doubles and three in mixed doubles, as well as amassing over $17 million in prize money. She has won the 2011 US Open, defeating Serena Williams in the final and becoming the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament. She is a very talented tennis player.
Sam Stosur tastes Australian Open doubles success again after 14 years
In her 17th Australian Open, after years of heartbreak in front of her home fans, the 34-year-old won a big title at Melbourne Park on Friday as she and Zhang Shuai of China beat defending champions Kristina Mladenovic of France and Timea Babos of Hungary 6-3, 6-4 to win the women’s doubles. On a court that has brought her more disappointment than any other, Stosur served out for victory to win her seventh grand slam title, adding to her US Open singles title, French Open and US Open women’s doubles titles and three mixed doubles crowns. As Babos’s final backhand went long, Stosur put her hands on her head, dropping her racket behind her, joy and relief spreading across her face. “Today was excitement and happiness at the end,” said Stosur, whose win comes 13 years after she and Lisa Raymond missed two match points before losing the final. “Obviously, you never know if you’re going to be in a grand slam final ever again. When you’re in it, you want to do everything you can possible in that moment to make the right decisions and play how you want to play, enjoy it. That’s really what we did. Now 13 years later, to be holding this one instead of the runner-up is a really good feeling.”
Early Life, Family, Birthday, Education, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Wikipedia, Bio of Samantha Stosur
Samantha was born on 30th March 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland with the birth name of Samantha Jane Stosur. Her nationality is Australian and ethnicity is mixed (Polish and English). Her father’s name is Tony Stosur and her mother’s name is Dianne Stosur. Talking about her siblings, she has two brothers named Dominic and Daniel. She is of Polish descent through her grandmother. Her other early life background such as childhood details, religion and more will be updated soon.
Concerning her education, she did her schooling at Helensvale State High School on the Gold Coast and Gaven State School. She attended Queensland Academy of Sports under Geoff Masters when she was 14 and joined the Australian Institute of Sports tennis program when she was 16.
Height, Weight and Other Body Measurement
Samantha is a very sexy tennis player with an attractive personality. Her body build is Athletic. She has a good height of 5 feet 8 inches. Her body weight 68 Kg. She has golden brown hair color and her eye color is blue. Her shoe size is 8 (US) and her dress size is 4 (US). Her other body measurement will be updated soon.
How Samantha Began Her Career In Tennis?
- At the age of 16, Samantha went on a trip competing in the World Youth Club in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- She first played professional tennis in 1999 on the ITF Women's Circuit.
- She debuted her tennis career at the Australian Open losing in the first qualifying round in the year 2000.
- In the year 2002, she lost in the first round at the Gold Coast event.
- She won her first WTA singles matches, reaching the third round of the Australian Open in the year 2003.
- Samantha reached the semifinals of the Gold Coast event in the year 2004.
- She was runner-up at the Sydney event, defeating by walkover the world No. 1 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 in the year 2005.
- She finished the year ranked No. 46 in singles and No. 2 in doubles in the year 2005.
- She represented Australia alongside Todd Reid at the Hopman Cup, winning all of her singles matches in the year 2006.
- Samantha and Raymond successfully defended their doubles titles in Tokyo, Indian Wells, and Miami. The pair also won the German Open in Berlin.
- After the French Open, she started showing symptoms of what was months later diagnosed as Lyme disease, an infection transmitted by the bite of ticks.
- Later, at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Stosur defeated Sofia Arvidsson and Sybille Bammer before having the biggest win of her career against world No. 2, Dinara Safina, in the third round. Safina would have reached the No. 1 ranking had she won the match in the year 2009.
- She has won 8 WTA titles and 4 ITF titles.
- She has also won the US Open grand slam title in 2011.
- She has won two major grand-slam title Australian Open and Wimbledon title (2 times).
- She competed with Zhang Shuai at the Australian Open in the year 2019.
- They defeated eighth seed Hsieh Su-Wei and Abigail Spears, and in the quarterfinals, they beat top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the second round.
- They together advanced to the final, where they defeated second seeds and defending champions Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos to win the championship.
Marital Status, Affairs, Children's, Sexual Orientation
Samantha Stosur is not married yet and she is still to get married. She is believed to be single as of today. There isn’t any record of her being in any relationship. She has given all to her career so she hasn’t much time to be in any kind of relationship. She is believed to be lesbian. Rumors were that she was dating Lisa Raymond, who is also a lesbian. Her sexual orientation is believed to be Lesbian.
Who is Lisa Raymond?
Lisa Raymond is a former American tennis player.
Net Worth, Salary and Source of Income
The net worth of this famous tennis player, Samantha is estimated to have $18 Million as of 2019. She is making an impressive net worth from her career. Her exact salary has not been revealed yet and will be updated soon. Her major source of income is from her tennis career.
