With her 6-2, 6-2 victory over France’s Kristina Mladenovic, 31-year-old Sam Stosur joined the WTA’s 500 club. She’s one of only 15 active players to have achieved the feat.
In other words, Stosur had her cake and ate it, too.
According to the AP, Stosur is the seventh active woman with at least 500 match wins — including ITF, WTA and Grand Slam matches (both main draw and qualifying) — and at least one Grand Slam singles title.
“Guess it proves how old I am,” Stosur said after the match, in classic humble form.
Via WTATennis.com, here are the other players to have reached the 500-win mark:
Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Patty Schnyder, Stéphanie Foretz, Martina Hingis, Lourdes Domínguez Lino, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Daniela Hantuchova and Roberta Vinci.
Stosur will face American Irina Falconi at the Citi Open. The Aussie improves to 23-14 with the victory.