Tennis People from Queensland

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Patrick Rafter, Samantha Stosur, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Hana Mandl kov, Bernard Tomic, Wendy Turnbull, Lisa McShea, Mark Kratzmann, Karen Krantzcke, Nicole Pratt, Margaret Molesworth, Ross Case, Jason Kubler, Geoff Masters, Malcolm Anderson, John Millman, Robert Smeets, Scott Draper, Shannon Golds, Robyn Ebbern, David Carter, Ken Fletcher, Emily Hood Westacott, Andrew Kratzmann, Joshua Eagle, Isabella Holland, Tiffany Welford, Edgar Moon, Peter Tramacchi, Michael Fancutt, Neil Borwick, Rod Frawley, Paul Kronk. Excerpt: Samantha Jane Stosur (English pronunciation: -z?r, born 30 March 1984) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on the WTA Tour in doubles with Lisa Raymond from the United States. In singles, Stosur has wins against former No. 1s Ana Ivanovi?, Jelena Jankovi?, Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Lindsay Davenport, Am lie Mauresmo, Justine Henin and Caroline Wozniacki. She is currently ranked World No. 11 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. Stosur was runner-up in singles at the 2010 French Open. Stosur was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of Tony and Diane, and has two brothers, Dominic and Daniel. She is of Polish descent by way of a grandfather. 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. There she started playing tennis, when she was given a racket for Christmas at the age of eight. While her parents worked long hours at the cafe they had started, Stosur played at local courts with older brother Daniel, who later encouraged their parents to take her to tennis lessons. Stosur attended Helensvale State High School on the Northern Gold Coast. She went away on her first overseas trip at the age of 13, competing in the World Youth Cu...