Stephen_Huss_(tennis)

Stephen Huss (tennis)

Stephen Huss (tennis)

Australian tennis player


Stephen Huss (/hʌs/; born 10 December 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

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Along with partner Wesley Moodie, he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005,[1][2] beating the 6th, 9th, 3rd, 1st & 2nd seeds in the process. His Wimbledon title was only his second doubles title on the ATP tour after his 2002 success at Casablanca with Myles Wakefield.

Huss played tennis collegiately at Auburn University in the United States from 1996 to 2000, where he was an All-American in doubles in 1998[3] and in singles in 2000.[4] Huss played in the NCAA Tournament in both of those years for the Tigers.[5][6] An All-SEC selection in 1998, he was the 1999 National Clay Court Champion along with partner Tiago Ruffoni. His 93 career doubles victories is an Auburn record.

His grand slam success saw him soar from 101st to 32nd place in the ATP Doubles ranking. He reached a career high 21st place in June 2006.[7]

Huss retired from professional tennis after the 2011 US Open.[8]

He currently resides in Atlanta, USA, with his wife, former professional tennis player Milagros Sequera, whom he married in Australia on 29 December 2009. They have two kids Noah and Kensi. He currently coaches several junior and college tennis players.

In June 2012, Huss accepted an assistant coaching position with Virginia Tech Men's Tennis under head coach Jim Thompson. Under Thompson, Huss and the Hokies experienced great success including a school high ranking of 14 and developing Joao Monteiro who reached top 250 in the world.[9]

He now is a United States Tennis Association National team coach where he is working with top female players.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 39 (26–13)

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Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

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Mixed doubles

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References

  1. Qualifiers win men's doubles, espn.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015.
  2. Moodie is revived by Wimbledon win, cnn.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015
  3. 1999 All-America Awards[permanent dead link], itatennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
  4. 2000 All-America Awards Archived 10 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, itatennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
  5. SEC Men’s Tennis Record Book, assets.espn.go.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
  6. ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - HUSS, Stephen (AUS), itftennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
  7. A Look Back at the 2011 Grand Slam Champions, longislandtennismagazine.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015
  8. Huss named men's tennis assistant coach, hokiesports.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015

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