Samantha Stosur hires Miles Maclagan as her new coach

Most recently, Samantha Stosur lost to Simona Halep in the finals of the WTA Tournament of Champions. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images) 2011 U.S. Open

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Most recently, Samantha Stosur lost to Simona Halep in the finals of the WTA Tournament of Champions. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images)

2011 U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur has hired Andy Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan as her new coach, according to Australian reports. Stosur, who finished the season out of the top 15 for the first time since 2008, split with her long-time coach David Taylor this summer before the U.S. Open.

Despite a disappointing season in which she struggled with her consistency and performance at the Grand Slams, Stosur finished the year strong. She made the finals of her last three tournaments, walking away with a title at the Japan Open and losing to Simona Halep in the finals of both the Kremlin Cup and the Tournament of Champions.

Published Nov 6, 2013 | Modified Nov 6, 2013

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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