Samantha Stosur

Insights

Peak Slam breakthrough came in a three-year window

Her best results cluster tightly between 2009 and 2012: semifinalist at the 2009 French Open, finalist at the 2010 French Open, champion at the 2011 US Open, and semifinalist again at the 2012 French Open. That is four deep runs in four consecutive seasons.

French Open was her most productive major

Across the results table, the French Open produced her only final, two semifinal appearances, and additional fourth-round and third-round finishes. No other Slam shows that concentration of top-end results.

Late-career consistency held better than the raw results suggest

From 2013 through 2022, she reached at least the round of 64 in 13 of 16 Slam appearances, including a semifinal in 2016 and a round-of-16 in 2017. Even in her final four listed Slams, she still reached the round of 64 or better twice.

Her career spanned 69 Slams and 162 matches

The summary line shows 69 tournaments, 162 total matches, and a 94-68 record, which works out to 58% wins. That volume places her at #46 among 1,956 women in the Open Era and #32 among 687 with overlapping careers.

She was already a Slam-level presence as a teenager

Her first recorded Slam result is the 2002 Australian Open at age 17, and by age 18 she had already reached the round of 32 at the 2003 Australian Open. The early results show a quick move from first-round exits to consistent main-draw progress.