Steffi Carruthers

Steffi Carruthers
Full name Steffi Faasusivaitele Hearthington Carruthers
Country (sports)  Samoa
Born (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993
Western Samoa (now Samoa)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $6,860
Singles
Career record 25–36
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 662 (13 October 2014)
Current ranking No. 979 (31 August 2015)
Doubles
Career record 11–23
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 556 (16 November 2015)
Current ranking No. 556 (16 November 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 3–1
Last updated on: 12 September 2015.

Steffi Faasusivaitele Hearthington Carruthers (born 24 May 1993 in Western Samoa) is a Samoan tennis player.

Carruthers has a WTA singles career high ranking of 662 achieved on 13 October 2014. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 790 achieved on 24 August 2015. She has won 2 ITF titles in doubles.

Playing for Pacific Oceania in Fed Cup, Carruthers has a W/L record of 3–1.

Carruthers is the first Samoan woman to play professional tennis and the first Pacific Oceanian player to win a professional tournament. [1]

ITF finals (2–1)

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 June 2015 Manzanillo, Mexico Hard Mexico Carolina Betancourt United States Tornado Alicia Black
United States Dasha Ivanova		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 12 September 2015 Bol, Croatia Clay Russia Alina Silich Slovakia Barbara Kotelesova
Slovenia Natalija Sipek		 7–6 (7-3) , 3–6, [10-5]
Runner-up 1. 6 November 2015 Loughborough, United Kingdom Hard Mexico Sabastiani Leon United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Lisa Whybourn		 1–6, 2–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 14 April 2015 Hyderabad, India Indonesia Indonesia Hard (i) Indonesia Deria Nur Haliza L 2-6 0-6
Asia/Oceania Zone 15 April 2015 Hyderabad, India Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Hard (i) Sri Lanka Thisuri Molligoda W 6-2 6-7(5-7) 6-1
Asia/Oceania Zone 17 April 2015 Hyderabad, India Singapore Singapore Hard (i) Singapore Wee Khee-yen W 6-2 6-0
2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 11 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Hong Kong Hong Kong Hard Hong Kong Zhang Ling L 5-7 3-6
Asia/Oceania Zone 12 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Iran Iran Hard Iran Sara Amiri W 6-0 6-1
Asia/Oceania Zone 13 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Philippines Philippines Hard Philippines Katharina Lehnert L 0-6 2-6
Asia/Oceania Zone 16 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Indonesia Indonesia Hard Indonesia Deria Nur Haliza L 3-6 1-6

Doubles

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 15 April 2015 Hyderabad, India Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Hard (i) Brittany Teei Sri Lanka Amreetha Muttiah
Sri Lanka Medhira Samarasinghe		 W 6-3 3-6 6-3
2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 11 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Hong Kong Hong Kong Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Hong Kong Sher Chun-wing
Hong Kong Zhang Ling		 L 3-6 2-6
Asia/Oceania Zone 13 April 2016 Hua Hin, Thailand Philippines Philippines Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah Philippines Khim Iglupas
Philippines Katharina Lehnert		 L 4-6 3-6

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thewhatitdo.com/2014/10/29/exclusive-interview-with-samoan-tennis-player-steffi-carruthers/

External links


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