Archive for category: Sam Stosur
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Stosur and Goerges into 2nd round of Australian Open
Sam Stosur, the 9th seed, came on to the Rod Laver Arena to face off against a player who had beaten her in their last match – Kai-Chen Chang of Taiwan, who is ranked at 86. She also lost in the first round of the Australian Open in 2012 and [...] -
Zheng beats Stosur in Sydney, Hantuchova also out
Sam Stosur has an unbelievably bad record of playing on Australian soil ever since winning the US Open in 2011. With a world ranking of 9 and seeded 6 at the Apia International Sydney tournament, Stosur played in the last match on Monday on the Ken Rosewall Arena against Jie [...] -
Sharapova thrashes Stosur to finish top of White Group in Istanbul
Maria Sharapova ended Sam Stosur’s already brief Istanbul campaign with a straight sets rout on Friday evening at the Sinan Erdem Arena. Stosur had entered the tournament as a replacement for the virus-stricken Petra Kvitova, but the Australian could only muster a limited resistance against the second seed, who ends [...] -
Errani beats Stosur to grab her first win at WTA Championships
Seventh-seeded Italian Sara Errani achieved her first victory at WTA Championships in Istanbul by dismissing ninth seed Sam Stosur in a three-setter. The match that was marked by a huge number of break point opportunities, started with two dropped serves, one on each side. The players remained on level terms [...] -
Wozniacki beats Stosur to win Kremlin Cup 2012 title in Moscow
The final of the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow on Sunday was everything the spectators had hoped for – the number 1 seed Sam Stosur against the number 3 Caroline Wozniacki. Stosur was going for her 4th career title, while Wozniacki was gunning for her 20th. This time it was [...] -
Stosur beats Ivanovic, plays Wozniacki in Moscow final
The first semi final match at the Kremlin Cup on Saturday afternoon was between Caroline Wozniacki, the wild carded 3rd seed from Denmark and the unseeded Swede Sofia Arvidsson. Although Wozniacki led the head to head 6 to 2, the Dane had a long three setter in the quarters and [...] -
Ivanovic to play Stosur in Kremlin Cup semifinals in Moscow
The top half of the draw featured the number 4 seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic, who took on her countrywoman Vesna Dolonc, the qualifier who was having a great tournament. Having won three rounds in qualies, including taking out the number 3 and 5 seeds, Dolonc, who is ranked at 160, [...] -
Stosur, Kirilenko and Ivanovic through to Moscow quarterfinals
Second round matches at the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow got underway on Thursday afternoon with the Serbian WTA number 12 and 4th seed Ana Ivanovic, taking on the Russian qualifier Valeria Solovieva, ranked at a career high 216 who mostly plays on the ITF circuit. On paper this looked [...] -
Stosur into QFs in Osaka, Chang and Hampton also through
Virginie Razzano of France, now ranked at 170 on the WTA players’ list (with a career high of 16 in 2009), faced 9th ranked and top seeded Aussie Sam Stosur, in the second round of the HP Open being played this week in Osaka, Japan. The 29 year old Razzano, [...] -
Stosur through to second round in Osaka, Chang beats McHale
For many years, Aussie Sam Stosur was only known as a doubles player – and one at the very top – but she decided to see how good she could also be at singles. This change in her outlook has proven to be a good one, as she now hovers [...] -
Wozniacki through to third round as Stosur exits China Open
Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur both battled through tough three set matches in the second round of the China Open today, but while the Dane managed to emerge triumphant, the Aussie was sent packing. Wozniacki, who had come through a two and three-quarter hour battle in her previous match against [...] -
Petrova Defeats Stosur, plays Agnieszka Radwanska in Tokyo Final
After her courageous upset of 6th seed Sara Errani in the QF, 17th seed Nadia Petrova battled on to stage another upset in the SF over 8th seed Sam Stosur in straight sets, 6-4 6-2. She will play 3rd seed Aga Radwanska in the final, who defeated 5th seed Angelique [...] -
Sam Stosur Feature – Former World No.4 and US Open 2011 Champion
A Christmas present was all it took for eight-year-old Sam Stosur to be placed firmly on the road to future tennis success. Parents Dianne and Tony certainly don’t regret booking Sammy coaching lessons. For it was their foresight together with the wisdom of older brother Daniel, that led to her [...]
