Steffi Faasusivaitele Hearthington Carruthers (born 24 May 1993) is a Samoan former tennis player. She is the first Samoan woman to play professional tennis and the first Pacific Oceanian player to win a professional tournament.[1][2]
| Full name | Steffi Faasusivaitele Hethrington Carruthers |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Samoa  Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup) |
| Born | 24 May 1993 Apia, Samoa |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $20,223 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 88–105 |
| Highest ranking | No. 662 (13 October 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 42–67 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 556 (16 November 2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 11–11 |
Carruthers is from the village of Vailima, and was educated at Vaiala Beach School and Samoa College.[3] and has played tennis since the age of 5, and competed in her first international tournament at the age of 10.[4] She is named after German tennis player Steffi Graf.[3][4]
Carruthers has career-high WTA rankings of 662 in singles and 556 in doubles. In her career, she won two ITF titles in doubles.
Playing for Pacific Oceania in Fed Cup, Carruthers has a win-loss record of 11–11.
Carruthers began training to become a professional in 2012,[5][6] and played her first professional season in 2014.[7] She later competed in the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu, winning gold in the doubles,[8] gold in the singles,[9] silver in the mixed doubles, and bronze in the women's team events. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won silver in the women's team event.
In 2016 she was nominated as Sports Woman of the Year in the annual SASNOC sports awards.[4][10]
ITF finals edit
Doubles (2–1) edit
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 6 June 2015 | ITF Manzanillo, Mexico | Hard |  Carolina Betancourt
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 Tornado Alicia Black Dasha Ivanova
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 12 September 2015 | ITF Bol, Croatia | Clay |  Alina Silich
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 Barbara Kotelesova  Natalija Sipek
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7–6(3), 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1. | 6 November 2015 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom | Hard | Sabastiani Leon
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 Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn
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1–6, 2–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit finals edit
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (0–1) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 2 October 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Anaève Pain
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1–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (5–3) edit
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 27 June 2008 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Anaève Pain
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 Abigail Tere-Apisah  Harriet Sheahan
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6–7(6), 6–0, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 5 July 2008 | Lautoka, Fiji | Hard | Anaève Pain
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 Celina Goetti  Athena Nathalia
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6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 3. | 31 January 2009 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Hard | Anaève Pain
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 Leela Beattie Gabrielle Grady
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5–7, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Loss | 4. | 19 July 2009 | Darwin, Australia | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah
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 Miyu Kato Risa Ozaki
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 5. | 26 June 2010 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Emily Burns
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Kaede Amano Asuka Sakamoto
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 4 July 2010 | Lautoka, Fiji | Hard | Anaève Pain
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Emily Fanning Heidi Stewart
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1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7. | 25 September 2010 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Hard | Anaève Pain
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Paige Hourigan Claudia Williams
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 2 October 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Anaève Pain
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Carli Davis Danielle Feneridis
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6–2, 6–4 |
Fed Cup participation edit
Singles (4–5) edit
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
R/R | 14 April 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Indonesia
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Hard (i) | Deria Nur Haliza
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L | 2–6, 0–6 |
| 15 April 2015 |  Sri Lanka
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Thisuri Molligoda
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W | 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1 | ||||
| P/O | 17 April 2015 | Singapore
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Wee Khee-yen
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W | 6–2, 6–0 | |||
| 2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
R/R | 11 April 2016 | Hua Hin, Thailand |  Hong Kong
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Hard | Zhang Ling
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L | 5–7, 3–6 |
| 12 April 2016 |  Iran
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Sara Amiri
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W | 6–0, 6–1 | ||||
| 13 April 2016 |  Philippines
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Katharina Lehnert
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L | 0–6, 2–6 | ||||
| P/O | 16 April 2016 | Indonesia
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Deria Nur Haliza
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L | 3–6, 1–6 | |||
| 2017 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
R/R | 19 July 2017 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Iran
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Hard | Yasmin Mansouri
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W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 20 July 2017 | Hong Kong
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Eudice Chong
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L | 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles (1–2) edit
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
R/R | 15 April 2015 | Hyderabad, India | Sri Lanka
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Hard (i) | Brittany Teei
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Amreetha Muttiah Medhira Samarasinghe
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W | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
R/R | 11 April 2016 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Hong Kong
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Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah
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Sher Chun-wing Zhang Ling
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L | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 13 April 2016 | Philippines
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Abigail Tere-Apisah
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Khim Iglupas Katharina Lehnert
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L | 4–6, 3–6 |
References edit
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Samoan Tennis Player Steffi Carruthers". The What I Do. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Sport: Samoa's Steffie Carruthers wins pro event". RNZ. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Steffi keen to shine". Fiji Times. 8 July 2008. p. 25 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ a b c Vatapuia Maiava (23 April 2016). "Samoa's very own tennis star". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Sport: Samoa's Carruthers ready for hard slog in professional ranks". RNZ. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Moomia se fesoasoani mo Steffi Carruthers" (in Samoan). Samoa Times. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Sport: Tennis a learning game for Samoa's Carruthers". RNZ. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Tennis pair secures Samoa another gold". Samoa Observer. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Ulimasao Fata (16 December 2017). "Carruthers wins one more gold for Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Sports Awards: The finalists named". Samoa Observer. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External links edit
- Steffi Carruthers at the Women's Tennis Association
- Steffi Carruthers at the International Tennis Federation
- Steffi Carruthers at the Billie Jean King Cup
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