22 ITFWorld // WINTER 2019/20
THE
BIG PICTURE
SAMANTHA STOSUR, AUSTRALIA'S MOST
SUCCESSFUL FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
SINGLES PLAYER, WAS PRESENTED WITH
THE FED CUP AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
BY THE ITF AND THE INTERNATIONAL
TENNIS HALL OF FAME ON THE EVE OF
NOVEMBER'S FED CUP FINAL IN PERTH.
Stosur, 35, is a 16-year veteran of the
Australian Fed Cup team, having played 32
ties since 2003 and amassed a 29-20 win-loss
record in singles and an 8-1 record in doubles.
Only Wendy Turnbull, with 46 combined match
wins, stands ahead of her on the Australian
all-time list.
