Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis.

Stosur then suffered two first-round defeats at the hands of Francesca Schiavone at the Apia International Sydney 2–6 4–6 and then by Romanian Sorana Cîrstea 6–7(2) 3–6 at the Australian Open. Both players even had match points against each other but lost the match in the end. At the MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach Stosur was eliminated in the first round by no.

1 in doubles. Stosur has won a total of five Grand Slam titles to date; one in singles at the 2011 U.