Samantha Stosur Quotes


Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis.


Citations

Stosur, Samantha. "Stosur Wins Third Straight Newcombe Medal." Tennis Australia, 3 Dec. 2012.

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Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
  • Born: March 30, 1984
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Athlete

Samantha Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first received 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. 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. She has won a combined total of 38 titles on the WTA Tour (9 in singles, 26 in doubles, and 3 in mixed doubles), and has amassed over $19 million in prize money.