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Samantha Stosur

AUS Age 42 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2002–2022

Samantha Stosur represented Australia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 459–345 and 9 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

4 (Feb 21, 2011)

Elo peak

2072 (95th percentile)

Singles record

459–345 (57.1%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$20,070,126

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Samantha Stosur's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Harmony Tan #112	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2022*	R32	Strasbourg Open	WTA 250	Clay
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #11	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2022*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Robin Anderson #169	6-7(5) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2022*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Lin Zhu #114	6-7(5) 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 2022*	R32	Melbourne 2	WTA 250	Hard
Anett Kontaveit #28	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2021*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Samantha Stosur's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Maria Sharapova	2	15	17	May 30, 2015	H2H
Lucie Safarova	5	10	15	May 28, 2016	H2H
Caroline Wozniacki	5	8	13	Aug 29, 2018	H2H
Francesca Schiavone	10	3	13	Jul 19, 2018	H2H
Serena Williams	5	8	13	Oct 4, 2014	H2H

Singles Titles (9)

Samantha Stosur singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2009	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Japan Women's Open
2010	26	1	—	—	1	—	—	Charleston Open
2011	27	1	1	—	—	—	—	US Open
2013	29	2	—	—	1	1	—	Japan Women's Open, Carlsbad
2014	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Japan Women's Open
2015	31	2	—	—	—	2	—	Bad Gastein, Strasbourg Open
2017	33	1	—	—	—	1	—	Strasbourg Open
Total		9	1	—	2	6	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (5)

Samantha Stosur Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2004	Athens Olympics	First Round	0	1	Chanda Rubin #22 def. Samantha Stosur #95 6-2 6-7(8) 6-0	H2H	Match data
2008	Beijing Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Serena Williams #4 def. Samantha Stosur #79 6-2 6-0	H2H	Match data
2012	London Olympics	First Round	0	1	Carla Suarez Navarro #44 def. Samantha Stosur #5 3-6 7-5 10-8	H2H	Match data
2016	Rio de Janeiro Olympics	Round of 16	2	1	Angelique Kerber #2 def. Samantha Stosur #17 6-0 7-5	H2H	Match data
2020	Tokyo Olympics	First Round	0	1	Elena Rybakina #20 def. Samantha Stosur #188 6-4 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Samantha Stosur career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2002	18	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	261	245
2003	19	WTA	2	4	6	33.3%	245	163
2004	20	WTA	17	17	34	50.0%	163	65
2005	21	WTA	18	22	40	45.0%	65	46
2006	22	WTA	29	24	53	54.7%	46	29
2007	23	WTA	15	15	30	50.0%	29	46
2008	24	WTA	18	12	30	60.0%	46	52
2009	25	WTA	38	20	58	65.5%	52	13
2010	26	WTA	43	19	62	69.4%	13	6
2011	27	WTA	46	21	67	68.7%	6	6
2012	28	WTA	40	24	64	62.5%	6	9
2013	29	WTA	40	22	62	64.5%	9	18
2014	30	WTA	32	22	54	59.3%	17	22
2015	31	WTA	34	22	56	60.7%	21	27
2016	32	WTA	30	23	53	56.6%	27	21
2017	33	WTA	22	19	41	53.7%	21	41
2018	34	Qualifying Q	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—
2018	34	WTA	17	24	41	41.5%	41	74
2019	35	Qualifying Q	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
2019	35	WTA	15	17	32	46.9%	73	99
2020	36	WTA	1	3	4	25.0%	98	112
2021	37	WTA	1	10	11	9.1%	112	382
2022	38	WTA	1	3	4	25.0%	383	529
Career		—	459	345	804	57.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Samantha Stosur career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	18	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2003	19	WTA	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
2004	20	WTA	12	11	23	52.2%	3	4	7	42.9%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	17	17	34	50.0%
2005	21	WTA	12	13	25	48.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	18	22	40	45.0%
2006	22	WTA	18	15	33	54.5%	6	5	11	54.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	29	24	53	54.7%
2007	23	WTA	6	7	13	46.2%	6	5	11	54.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	15	15	30	50.0%
2008	24	WTA	11	7	18	61.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	18	12	30	60.0%
2009	25	WTA	29	14	43	67.4%	6	4	10	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	38	20	58	65.5%
2010	26	WTA	22	14	36	61.1%	18	3	21	85.7%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	43	19	62	69.4%
2011	27	WTA	31	14	45	68.9%	12	5	17	70.6%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	46	21	67	68.7%
2012	28	WTA	25	16	41	61.0%	14	5	19	73.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	40	24	64	62.5%
2013	29	WTA	31	15	46	67.4%	6	5	11	54.5%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	40	22	62	64.5%
2014	30	WTA	23	14	37	62.2%	8	5	13	61.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	32	22	54	59.3%
2015	31	WTA	16	15	31	51.6%	16	5	21	76.2%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	34	22	56	60.7%
2016	32	WTA	11	15	26	42.3%	18	6	24	75.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	30	23	53	56.6%
2017	33	WTA	10	13	23	43.5%	12	6	18	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	19	41	53.7%
2018	34	Qualifying Q	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	7	71.4%
2018	34	WTA	3	13	16	18.8%	9	7	16	56.3%	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	17	24	41	41.5%
2019	35	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
2019	35	WTA	9	11	20	45.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	15	17	32	46.9%
2020	36	WTA	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
2021	37	WTA	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	10	11	9.1%
2022	38	WTA	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	—	274	224	498	55.0%	143	76	219	65.3%	36	41	77	46.8%	6	4	10	60.0%	459	345	804	57.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Samantha Stosur career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2003	19	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
2004	20	0	5	5	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	6	14	57.1%	7	2	9	77.8%	17	17	34	50.0%
2005	21	2	4	6	33.3%	5	7	12	41.7%	7	7	14	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	18	22	40	45.0%
2006	22	1	7	8	12.5%	7	8	15	46.7%	13	6	19	68.4%	8	3	11	72.7%	29	24	53	54.7%
2007	23	1	3	4	25.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	7	4	11	63.6%	3	1	4	75.0%	15	15	30	50.0%
2008	24	0	3	3	0.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	9	6	15	60.0%	4	0	4	100.0%	18	12	30	60.0%
2009	25	5	7	12	41.7%	10	8	18	55.6%	17	3	20	85.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	37	20	57	64.9%
2010	26	5	6	11	45.5%	11	7	18	61.1%	19	6	25	76.0%	8	0	8	100.0%	43	19	62	69.4%
2011	27	9	6	15	60.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	24	5	29	82.8%	7	2	9	77.8%	46	21	67	68.7%
2012	28	2	6	8	25.0%	10	8	18	55.6%	23	7	30	76.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	39	24	63	61.9%
2013	29	3	4	7	42.9%	14	10	24	58.3%	17	6	23	73.9%	6	2	8	75.0%	40	22	62	64.5%
2014	30	5	7	12	41.7%	2	4	6	33.3%	21	7	28	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	32	22	54	59.3%
2015	31	0	3	3	0.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	25	11	36	69.4%	6	0	6	100.0%	34	22	56	60.7%
2016	32	1	4	5	20.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	14	9	23	60.9%	10	2	12	83.3%	30	23	53	56.6%
2017	33	0	5	5	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	14	8	22	63.6%	3	3	6	50.0%	21	19	40	52.5%
2018	34	0	5	5	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	8	9	17	47.1%	6	3	9	66.7%	17	23	40	42.5%
2019	35	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	6	8	14	42.9%	6	4	10	60.0%	15	17	32	46.9%
2020	36	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
2021	37	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	10	11	9.1%
2022	38	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		34	78	112	30.4%	95	109	204	46.6%	233	115	348	67.0%	94	42	136	69.1%	456	344	800	57.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 800/804 (99.5%) of Samantha Stosur's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Samantha Stosur performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2003	19	1/6	6.0	5.0	49.4%	74.4%	35.0%	33.3%	33.3%	54.4%	38.2%
2004	20	5/34	2.2	2.4	49.6%	64.1%	45.0%	55.6%	30.1%	54.4%	34.4%
2005	21	9/40	4.7	4.4	56.5%	70.7%	48.7%	49.9%	46.1%	61.2%	40.8%
2006	22	36/53	4.1	2.3	61.8%	64.6%	47.1%	51.1%	39.0%	58.2%	38.5%
2007	23	29/30	4.4	2.9	60.9%	66.0%	45.8%	59.0%	45.7%	57.6%	38.6%
2008	24	24/30	5.1	3.5	51.9%	71.1%	51.5%	59.2%	42.5%	61.4%	42.9%
2009	25	52/58	4.8	3.5	58.8%	68.8%	50.7%	61.2%	53.9%	61.1%	43.5%
2010	26	59/62	4.8	3.2	60.0%	70.7%	51.5%	57.8%	49.4%	63.0%	42.8%
2011	27	59/67	3.2	2.1	63.5%	71.2%	53.3%	62.1%	48.8%	64.6%	42.2%
2012	28	57/64	3.8	3.2	64.6%	68.1%	51.2%	59.1%	44.5%	62.1%	43.0%
2013	29	56/62	2.9	3.7	61.8%	68.1%	48.2%	61.2%	50.2%	60.3%	45.1%
2014	30	51/54	4.4	2.8	61.7%	69.1%	51.1%	55.0%	50.9%	62.3%	42.9%
2015	31	43/56	4.7	3.4	60.4%	69.7%	59.1%	58.6%	45.0%	65.5%	41.4%
2016	32	40/53	3.5	4.8	60.5%	64.9%	45.1%	52.4%	46.1%	57.1%	40.0%
2017	33	39/41	3.8	2.9	62.6%	67.3%	48.7%	54.2%	47.9%	60.4%	44.2%
2018	34	40/42	4.1	3.3	60.6%	65.0%	47.7%	50.5%	45.7%	58.2%	37.6%
2019	35	30/32	4.2	4.5	58.8%	65.9%	40.1%	52.8%	41.5%	55.3%	40.2%
2020	36	4/4	2.3	3.8	69.9%	61.3%	34.5%	40.5%	31.5%	53.8%	36.7%
2021	37	10/11	2.8	3.7	64.7%	59.4%	36.6%	53.1%	31.7%	51.3%	32.8%
2022	38	4/4	3.8	4.3	59.3%	59.0%	38.3%	25.7%	34.2%	51.4%	38.4%
Career		648/805	4.0	3.3	60.9%	67.9%	49.4%	56.7%	46.6%	60.6%	41.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 648/805 (80.5%) of Samantha Stosur's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Samantha Stosur advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2002	18	1476	94.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-3.20	0–1	—	—	+0.06
2003	19	1493	117.7	+0.87	+0.74	0.837	46.5%	+24	—	—	35.7%	0.00	1–1	0–5 (0%)	—	-0.19
2004	20	1606	118.2	-0.27	-2.88	0.756	44.8%	+5	-91	-21	51.3%	-0.46	3–5 (38%)	7–2 (78%)	102.6	-1.27
2005	21	1589	131.3	+2.67	-1.67	1.051	50.5%	+30	-61	-33	44.9%	-0.27	5–8 (38%)	6–10 (38%)	95.4	-0.78
2006	22	1748	143.1	+1.45	-3.76	0.920	48.0%	+2	-155	-135	52.2%	+0.09	7–6 (54%)	3–8 (27%)	98.8	-0.70
2007	23	1724	135.6	+1.83	-2.92	0.911	48.6%	-2	-43	-124	50.7%	+0.19	5–4 (56%)	2–6 (25%)	98.6	-2.25
2008	24	1755	134.8	+4.41	+0.22	1.111	52.1%	-11	-77	-81	58.1%	+0.69	2–4 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	96.0	-0.47
2009	25	1888	154.7	+5.39	+0.57	1.119	52.5%	-7	-129	-180	63.0%	+0.94	10–11 (48%)	10–5 (67%)	104.0	-1.65
2010	26	1932	159.5	+7.09	+0.23	1.156	52.9%	-40	+78	-207	63.9%	+1.12	14–6 (70%)	10–9 (53%)	107.5	-1.75
2011	27	1968	158.2	+8.42	-0.10	1.193	53.4%	-20	+28	-223	64.2%	+1.11	12–7 (63%)	8–6 (57%)	102.1	-0.95
2012	28	1873	150.5	+5.95	+0.23	1.134	52.5%	+7	+160	-197	58.8%	+0.71	13–11 (54%)	8–14 (36%)	93.9	+1.71
2013	29	1904	152.1	+4.49	+1.51	1.138	52.7%	+14	+46	-214	63.6%	+1.01	11–9 (55%)	6–4 (60%)	99.3	+1.39
2014	30	1860	149.0	+5.95	+0.29	1.140	52.5%	+6	+80	-205	59.0%	+0.65	6–12 (33%)	7–6 (54%)	90.0	-1.01
2015	31	1783	141.4	+5.95	+0.02	1.201	53.3%	-26	+170	-121	55.7%	+0.79	10–6 (63%)	3–8 (27%)	96.9	-0.45
2016	32	1702	133.6	+1.07	-2.01	0.933	48.8%	-49	+307	-57	50.9%	-0.12	12–4 (75%)	7–8 (47%)	102.9	-0.09
2017	33	1732	137.4	+3.91	+0.24	1.115	52.4%	-86	+251	—	55.6%	+0.41	6–11 (35%)	6–0 (100%)	99.3	+0.51
2018	34	1655	126.0	+1.35	-4.20	0.900	48.1%	-67	+228	+30	40.0%	-0.64	3–4 (43%)	2–7 (22%)	93.2	-0.94
2019	35	1631	116.9	-0.46	-2.06	0.900	47.9%	-38	+150	+51	46.7%	-0.59	6–5 (55%)	6–0 (100%)	106.9	+0.48
2020	36	1607	111.3	-1.57	-0.87	0.795	45.4%	-26	—	—	25.0%	-2.25	—	2–0	—	-0.08
2021	37	1518	99.9	-2.40	-3.51	0.673	42.9%	-10	—	+80	20.0%	-2.40	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+0.44
2022	38	1506	100.9	-2.15	-2.55	0.791	45.1%	+8	—	—	22.2%	-1.55	1–0	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.30
Career		2072	148.5	+4.28	-0.68	1.059	51.2%	-13	+101	-98	55.2%	+0.39	127–118 (52%)	95–103 (48%)	95.8	-0.97

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Samantha Stosur Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2002	18	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	19	R32	—	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
2004	20	R64	R128	R128	R64	2–4 (33%)
2005	21	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2006	22	R16	R128	R64	R128	4–4 (50%)
2007	23	R64	R32	R64	R128	4–4 (50%)
2008	24	—	R64	R64	R128	2–3 (40%)
2009	25	R32	SF	R32	R64	10–4 (71%)
2010	26	R16	F	R128	QF	13–4 (76%)
2011	27	R32	R32	R128	W	11–3 (79%)
2012	28	R128	SF	R64	QF	10–4 (71%)
2013	29	R64	R32	R32	R128	5–4 (56%)
2014	30	R32	R16	R128	R64	6–4 (60%)
2015	31	R64	R32	R32	R16	8–4 (67%)
2016	32	R128	SF	R64	R64	7–4 (64%)
2017	33	R128	R16	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2018	34	R128	R32	R64	R128	3–4 (43%)
2019	35	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2020	36	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	37	R64	—	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
2022	38	R64	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		20–20 (50%)	40–16 (71%)	12–17 (41%)	22–15 (59%)	94–68 (58%)

WTA 1000

Samantha Stosur WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	SDG	PAN	BER	CAN	CHA	MOS	WUH	ZUR	W-L Win %
2004	20	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2005	21	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R128	R32	R64	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	4–6 (40%)
2006	22	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	R32	R32	QF	—	—	R64	R16	—	R16	8–8 (50%)
2007	23	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	QF	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2009	25	R64	—	—	R32	R64	R32	QF	R64	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	11–8 (58%)
2010	26	R64	—	—	R64	SF	QF	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–6 (62%)
2011	27	R32	QF	—	QF	R32	R16	R16	F	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	20–9 (69%)
2012	28	R32	QF	F	—	R32	QF	R16	R16	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	17–9 (65%)
2013	29	R64	R16	QF	—	QF	R64	—	QF	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	14–8 (64%)
2014	30	SF	R32	R32	—	R32	R16	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	13–9 (59%)
2015	31	R32	R64	—	R32	R32	R16	R32	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	6–9 (40%)
2016	32	R64	R32	—	—	R16	SF	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	8–8 (50%)
2017	33	R32	—	—	R32	R64	R16	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	6–7 (46%)
2018	34	R64	Q1	R32	—	R64	R32	R128	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	3–8 (27%)
2019	35	Q1	—	—	—	R128	Q1	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	2–5 (29%)
2021	37	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		7–11 (39%)	8–8 (50%)	8–4 (67%)	5–5 (50%)	20–15 (57%)	20–11 (65%)	19–13 (59%)	16–13 (55%)	1–2 (33%)	10–7 (59%)	0–1 (0%)	13–7 (65%)	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	0–6 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	131–109 (55%)

WTA 500

Samantha Stosur WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DOH	DUB	EAS	MEL	POR	PAN	AME	BAN	BIR	CAR	CHA	LIN	LOS	LUX	MER	MOS	NEW	PHI	STA	SYD	W-L Win %
2005	21	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	F	5–7 (42%)
2006	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	R16	—	—	SF	—	QF	R32	11–8 (58%)
2007	23	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	3–4 (43%)
2008	24	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	7–4 (64%)
2009	25	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	10–5 (67%)
2010	26	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	R32	16–6 (73%)
2011	27	—	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	8–5 (62%)
2012	28	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R32	10–6 (62%)
2013	29	—	R32	—	QF	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	R32	13–8 (62%)
2014	30	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	5–6 (45%)
2015	31	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	3–6 (33%)
2016	32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	5–4 (56%)
2017	33	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	3–5 (38%)
2018	34	—	R32	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	6–7 (46%)
2019	35	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	4–5 (44%)
2020	36	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2021	37	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	3–8 (27%)	4–5 (44%)	6–4 (60%)	12–12 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	9–6 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	1–1 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	15–8 (65%)	2–2 (50%)	10–4 (71%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	7–2 (78%)	10–7 (59%)	0–1 (0%)	4–6 (40%)	11–13 (46%)	110–90 (55%)

WTA 250

Samantha Stosur WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	BAD	BRI	GST	HER	HKG	MAL	MEL	KOR	JAP	VIE	WAS	BAD	BAL	BIR	BRO	BUD	GOL	GUA	HAS	HOB	JAP	JIA	LAU	MEM	NOT	OEI	JAP	PON	PRA	QUE	STR	TAI	TIA	W-L Win %
2002	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2004	20	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	13–11 (54%)
2005	21	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	8–5 (62%)
2006	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	6–4 (60%)
2007	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
2009	25	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	6–2 (75%)
2010	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2011	27	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
2012	28	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2013	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
2014	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–3 (73%)
2015	31	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	17–3 (85%)
2016	32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	8–4 (67%)
2017	33	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	QF	—	10–5 (67%)
2018	34	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	R32	—	10–7 (59%)
2019	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	10–7 (59%)
2020	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2022	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	6–2 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	6–5 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	7–4 (64%)	4–3 (57%)	3–2 (60%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	24–3 (89%)	0–1 (0%)	11–5 (69%)	0–1 (0%)	15–5 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	120–68 (64%)

WTA Finals

Samantha Stosur WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	ZHU	TOU	WTA	WTA	W-L Win %
2009	25	—	RR	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2010	26	—	—	—	SF	2–2 (50%)
2011	27	—	—	SF	—	2–2 (50%)
2012	28	—	—	RR	—	0–2 (0%)
2013	29	—	F	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2016	32	RR	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	2–4 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	8–11 (42%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 21, 2011

First Top 100

Apr 12, 2004

First Top 50

Jan 17, 2005

First Top 20

Jun 8, 2009

First Top 10

Mar 22, 2010

Ranking History Matrix

Samantha Stosur ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1999	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1057	—	926
2000	16	826	823	799	810	815	828	837	858	870	886	769	—
2001	17	—	—	551	—	—	—	—	—	456	278	279	261
2002	18	257	254	264	264	268	243	242	241	248	313	253	245
2003	19	171	166	157	151	141	147	140	142	134	138	156	163
2004	20	114	130	101	103	98	86	95	94	81	66	65	65
2005	21	45	44	54	51	53	51	52	49	60	48	46	46
2006	22	72	54	58	57	43	50	39	30	30	30	29	29
2007	23	27	29	27	28	30	28	29	35	36	46	46	46
2008	24	63	102	121	151	149	98	78	72	61	49	52	52
2009	25	48	42	42	31	32	19	20	15	15	13	13	13
2010	26	13	12	10	10	7	6	5	6	7	7	6	6
2011	27	5	4	5	6	6	10	10	10	7	6	6	6
2012	28	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	7	9	9	9	9
2013	29	9	9	10	9	9	13	13	11	20	19	18	18
2014	30	17	17	19	19	18	17	19	21	21	21	22	22
2015	31	21	25	26	24	22	23	21	22	21	25	27	27
2016	32	27	28	27	25	24	16	18	17	19	20	21	21
2017	33	23	18	19	18	22	36	43	44	44	41	41	—
2018	34	39	46	45	57	90	86	64	64	67	72	72	74
2019	35	75	78	83	76	96	132	133	136	91	92	99	99
2020	36	99	96	97	—	—	—	—	98	105	109	112	112
2021	37	112	107	114	125	133	166	188	186	324	369	380	382
2022	38	484	491	487	483	492	493	521	524	545	541	536	529
2023	39	531	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Samantha Stosur's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Dominika Cibulkova	SVK	#4	1,964	633	368	265	58.1%	$13,725,520	8	0	0	2006–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Kiki Bertens	NED	#4	2,004	388	216	172	55.7%	$11,653,189	11	0	2	2011–2021	Rivalries	Match log
Francesca Schiavone	ITA	#4	1,965	815	445	370	54.6%	$11,324,245	8	1	0	1999–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Johanna Konta	GBR	#4	2,019	301	179	122	59.5%	$10,008,175	4	0	1	2011–2021	Rivalries	Match log
Caroline Garcia (active player)	FRA	#4	2,002	605	337	268	55.7%	$18,778,616	11	0	3	2011–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Kimiko Date	JPN	#4	2,092	435	245	190	56.3%	$3,988,378	8	0	1	1989–2017	Rivalries	Match log
Jelena Dokic	AUS	#4	2,033	389	212	177	54.5%	$4,481,044	6	0	2	1998–2012	Rivalries	Match log
Lucie Safarova	CZE	#5	1,930	627	354	273	56.5%	$12,656,891	7	0	0	2005–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Belinda Bencic (active player)	SUI	#4	2,035	502	310	192	61.8%	$17,371,250	10	0	2	2012–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Anna Chakvetadze	RUS	#5	2,066	318	183	135	57.5%	$3,909,793	8	0	1	2004–2012	Rivalries	Match log
Sara Errani (active player)	ITA	#5	2,005	691	387	304	56.0%	$18,263,851	9	0	0	2006–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Daniela Hantuchova	SVK	#5	1,968	826	461	365	55.8%	$10,436,407	7	0	2	1999–2017	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Samantha Stosur?: Samantha Stosur is 42 years old, born on March 30, 1984.
Which country does Samantha Stosur represent?: Samantha Stosur represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Samantha Stosur?: Samantha Stosur is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Samantha Stosur use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Samantha Stosur uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Samantha Stosur left-handed or right-handed?: Samantha Stosur plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Samantha Stosur won?: Samantha Stosur has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was US Open in 2011.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Samantha Stosur won?: TennisDB does not group any of Samantha Stosur's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Samantha Stosur won?: Samantha Stosur has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Strasbourg in 2017.
What is Samantha Stosur's highest WTA ranking?: Samantha Stosur's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on February 21, 2011.
What is Samantha Stosur's career win-loss record?: Samantha Stosur has a career WTA singles record of 459 wins and 345 losses (57.1%).
How much career prize money has Samantha Stosur earned?: Samantha Stosur has earned at least $20,070,126 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Samantha Stosur's career appear in TennisDB?: Samantha Stosur appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2002 through 2022.
On which surface does Samantha Stosur have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Samantha Stosur's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 65.3% (143–76).
Who has Samantha Stosur faced most often?: Samantha Stosur's most frequent opponent is Maria Sharapova, with a head-to-head record of 2–15 across 17 meetings.