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Samantha Stosur- Female Tennis Player

Samantha Stosur- Female Tennis Player (In a Nutshell)

Samantha Stosur was born in Australia on March 30^th, 1984.
Her highest ranking Singles ranking is No.4 on February 21^st, 2011.
“I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle early on in my career makes all the more worthwhile now.”- Samantha Stosur

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Martina Navratilova- Former Female Tennis Player

Martina Navratilova- Former Female Tennis Player (In a Nutshell)

Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia on October 18^th, 1956.
She won 18 Grand Slam Singles titles.
The number of Singles titles Navratilova won was 167.
Remarkably she was ranked as the world No. 1 in singles for an aggregate of 332 weeks. That record is the second longest period that a woman has been world No. 1.
She retired in 2006.
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.”- Martina Navratilova

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Sue Barker- Former Female Tennis Player

Sue Barker- Former Female Tennis Player (In a Nutshell)

Sue Barker was born in England on April 19^th, 1956.
Her highest ranking was World No. 3 on March 20^th, 1977.
She made the decision to retire from tennis in 1984.
“For me, I still wish every day that I could play tennis again. It’s such an incredible, wonderful job to have.”- Sue Barker
“It doesn’t worry me how I’m remembered.”- Sue Barker

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