Sam Stosur is widely regarded as one of Australia’s greatest female tennis players, achieving huge success in both doubles and singles throughout her career.
Career Highlights:
US Open Singles Championship Winner 2011
Former World No.4 Singles
Former World No.1 Doubles (held for 61 weeks)
Singles – 1 Grand Slam Title, 9 WTA Titles, 4 ITF Titles
Doubles – 3 Grand Slam Titles, 26 WTA Titles, 11 ITF Titles
4 x Olympian 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016
Australia’s No.1 ranked player between October 2008 – June 2017
Australia’s most successful Fed Cup singles player
19th – All Time Female Career Prize Money earner
Off the Court
3 x John Newcombe Medal Winner as outstanding Australian Tennis Player 2010, 2011, 2012
US Open Sportsmanship Award for Excellence in Sportsmanship 2012
WTA Diamond ACES Award for promoting tennis to fans, media and community 2010
Spirit of Tennis Award 2019
Fed Cup Award for Excellence 2019
Diagnosed with Lymes Disease in 2007 and recovered to become Australia’s first singles Grand Slam Winner since Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s Wimbledon win in 1980
Capabilities:
Ambassador, PR Campaign, Social Media, Appearances, Keynote, Q&A, In Conversation Speaker
Topics include international tennis, high performance, setting and achieving goals, team work, overcoming adversity, Lymes Disease
