Samantha Stosur - Australia 
| Birth Date:
| 3/3/1984 |
Age:
| 28 |
| Birth Place:
| Brisbane, Australia |
Residence:
| Gold Coast, Australia |
| Height:
| 5' 7 3/4" (1.72 m) |
Weight:
| 143 lbs. (65 kg) |
| Year Turned Pro:
| 1999 (13 years on tour) |
Plays:
| Right-handed |
| Official Website:
| http://samstosur.com/ |
Twitter:
| |
|
Samantha Stosur was born to Tony and Dianne. She has two brothers, Daniel and Dominic. She began playing tennis at the age of eight when she recieved a tennis racquet as a gift at Christmas. Won WTA Doubles Team of the Year in 2005 and 2006 with Lisa Raymond. Her family's business was destroyed by a flood when she was six years old, prompting a cross-country move. It was not until 2009 when Stosur would win her first singles title in Osaka. In 2011, she became the first Australian woman to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973.
| | |
|
