Steffi Carruthers
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Samoa 
Pacific Oceania (Fed Cup)Apia, Samoa
| 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 |
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]
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]
Doubles (2–1)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 6 June 2015 | ITF Manzanillo, Mexico | Hard |  Carolina Betancourt |
 Tornado Alicia Black Dasha Ivanova |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 12 September 2015 | ITF Bol, Croatia | Clay |  Alina Silich |
 Barbara Kotelesova  Natalija Sipek |
7–6(3), 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1. | 6 November 2015 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom | Hard | Sabastiani Leon |
 Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn |
1–6, 2–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (0–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 2 October 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Anaève Pain |
1–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (5–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 27 June 2008 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Anaève Pain |
 Abigail Tere-Apisah  Harriet Sheahan |
6–7(6), 6–0, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 5 July 2008 | Lautoka, Fiji | Hard | Anaève Pain |
 Celina Goetti  Athena Nathalia |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 3. | 31 January 2009 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Hard | Anaève Pain |
 Leela Beattie Gabrielle Grady |
5–7, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Loss | 4. | 19 July 2009 | Darwin, Australia | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah |
 Miyu Kato Risa Ozaki |
3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 5. | 26 June 2010 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Emily Burns |
Kaede Amano Asuka Sakamoto |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 4 July 2010 | Lautoka, Fiji | Hard | Anaève Pain |
Emily Fanning Heidi Stewart |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7. | 25 September 2010 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Hard | Anaève Pain |
Paige Hourigan Claudia Williams |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 2 October 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Anaève Pain |
Carli Davis Danielle Feneridis |
6–2, 6–4 |
