World No.1 Steph Gilmore wants to end drought at Margaret River Pro

SHE’S won six world crowns and claimed 27 world tour wins so there aren’t a lot of waves left for Stephanie Gilmore to conquer. But there is one right here at home.

Surfer Stephanie Gilmore hoping to end dry spell at Margaret River Pro.

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SHE’S won six world crowns and claimed 27 world tour wins so there aren’t a lot of waves left for Stephanie Gilmore to conquer.

But the fact she has never performed at her best at Margaret River is the type of motivating statistic Gilmore now searches for after a decade on the women’s world tour.

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Gilmore enters the third round of the world title race “still buzzing’’ from her win at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach last week which saw her snare the world No. 1 ranking.

Runner-up Tatiana Weston-Webb and Stephanie Gilmore after the Bells Beach final.

She also enters it determined to rectify an omission on one of world’s surfing most impressive CV’s.

“At Bell’s and Snapper (site of the Roxy Pro) it’s a no-brainer but out here you have to be ready to adapt to anything,’’ Gilmore said of Margaret River.

“It is just one of those breaks where there is enormous energy in the ocean. It feel really raw.

“One moment it can be completely glassie and the next the wind comes and it’s lumpy and bumpy

“Out here, everyone struggles with this wave a bit.’’

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While she has made three semi-final appearances at the event, Gilmore has never managed a win and in 2015 suffered a world title wipe-out when she injured her knee free surfing at the competition site.

Stephanie Gilmore goes into the latest world tour event with confidence.

But her lack of success in Western Australia has Gilmore ready to fire.

“I feel confident but it’s in my mind I haven't won here,’’ she said.

“But that’s a challenge. It makes things interesting.’’

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The events most successful surfer on the world tour is Hawaiian Carissa Moore with two wins. World champion Tyler Wright is also a former winner with experience surfing in four finals and fellow Australian Sally Fitzgibbons is the defending champion.

When competition begins, Gilmore will take on fellow Australians Keely Andrew and Mikaela Greene.