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Sam was born
Stosur was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of Tony and Diane, and has two brothers called Dominic and Daniel -
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When she was 6 her house flooded
When she was six the family house and business on the Gold Coast was destroyed by a flood, and the family decided to move to Adelaide.[2] -
Sam got her first racket at eight
For christmas she got her first tennis racket -
Sam went to school
Stosur attended Helensvale State High School on the Northern Gold Coast -
She went over seas for the first time
She went away on her first overseas trip at the age of 13, competing in the World Youth Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. -
Stosur played first professional game
Stosur first played professional tennis in 1999 on the ITF circuit. -
Sam joined an academy of sport.
At 14 she joined the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) under Geoff Masters -
Sam wa s in the third round of Australian Open
In 2003 Stosur won her first WTA singles matches, reaching the third round of the Australian Open. She lost in the third round to No. 7 seed, Daniela Hantuchová. She also qualified for a WTA event in Memphis. -
Stosur's first WTA tour final
In 2005 Stosur reached her first WTA tour final at her home event in Gold Coast, losing to Patty Schnyder. -
She went to the Hopman Cup
In 2006 Stosur represented Australia alongside Todd Reid at the Hopman Cup winning all of her singles matches. -
Sam won her doubles
Stosur and Lisa Raymond successfully defended their doubles titles in Tokyo, Indian Wells and Miami. -
bejing Olympics
At the Beijing Olympics, Stosur was defeated in the second round of the singles tournament by no. 4 seed Serena Williams. In the doubles, Stosur (formerly ranked no. 1) -
Medibank International
At the Medibank International, she was defeated by No. 1 seed Serena Williams 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–5 before previously having 3 match points to take the match. -
She decided to focus on singles
After her success in 2009, Stosur decided to focus on singles and take part in doubles less.
