Australian tennis player
Stephen Huss Country (sports) AustraliaResidence San Diego , California , USABorn (1975-12-10 ) 10 December 1975 (age 48) Bendigo , AustraliaHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 2000 Retired 2011 Plays Right-handed (unknown backhand) College Auburn Tigers Prize money $1,010,831 Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 0 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 807 (19 March 2001) Career record 126–171 Career titles 4 18 Challenger , 8 Futures Highest ranking No. 21 (26 June 2006) Australian Open 2R (2005 , 2007 , 2009 ) French Open 3R (2008 , 2010 , 2011 ) Wimbledon W (2005 )US Open 1R (2002 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ) Australian Open 2R (2007 , 2009 ) French Open 1R (2006 , 2009 ) Wimbledon SF (2009 ) US Open 2R (2005 , 2009 ) Last updated on: 10 December 2022.
Stephen Huss (; born 10 December 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
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[ 1] and in singles in 2000.[ 2]
Huss played in the NCAA Tournament in both of those years for the Tigers.[ 3] [ 4] 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.
Along with partner Wesley Moodie , he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005,[ 5] [ 6] 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 .
His Grand Slam success saw him soar from 101st to 32nd place in the ATP doubles rankings. He reached a career high 21st place in June 2006.[ 7]
Huss retired from professional tennis after the 2011 US Open .[ 8]
Coaching
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] [ 10] He coached several junior and college tennis players.[citation needed ]
He is currently a United States Tennis Association National team coach, working with up-and-coming female players. He has also coached top players Sofia Kenin , Jennifer Brady and Caroline Dolehide .[ 11] [ 12]
Personal life
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.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
ATP Career Finals
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–3)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–4)
Indoor (2–4)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2002
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
World Series
Clay
Myles Wakefield
Martín García Luis Lobo
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–0
Jul 2005
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass
Wesley Moodie
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4) , 6–3, 6–7(2–7) , 6–3
Loss
2–1
Oct 2005
Basel , Switzerland
World Series
Carpet
Wesley Moodie
Agustín Calleri Fernando González
5–7, 5–7
Loss
2–2
Feb 2007
Delray Beach , United States
International Series
Hard
James Auckland
Hugo Armando Xavier Malisse
3–6, 7–6(7–4) , [5–10]
Loss
2–3
Oct 2007
Tokyo , Japan
Championship Series
Hard
Frank Dancevic
Jordan Kerr Robert Lindstedt
4–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
Sep 2008
Beijing , China
International Series
Hard
Ross Hutchins
Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds
7–5, 6–4
Loss
3–4
Oct 2008
Moscow , Russia
International Series
Carpet
Ross Hutchins
Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace
6–7(4–7) , 6–2, [6–10]
Loss
3–5
Oct 2008
Lyon , France
International Series
Carpet
Ross Hutchins
Michaël Llodra Andy Ram
3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss
3–6
Mar 2009
Miami Open , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Ashley Fisher
Max Mirnyi Andy Ram
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, [6–10]
Loss
3–7
Apr 2010
Houston , United States
250 Series
Clay
Wesley Moodie
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 5–7
Win
4–7
Oct 2010
Montpellier , France
250 Series
Hard
Ross Hutchins
Marc López Eduardo Schwank
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss
4–8
Jan 2011
Auckland , New Zealand
250 Series
Hard
Johan Brunström
Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 39 (26–13)
Legend
ATP Challenger (18–9)
ITF Futures (8–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–4)
Clay (11–6)
Grass (0–3)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 1999
Germany F8, Zell
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Vitali Shvets Sandro Della Piana
7–5, 6–1
Win
2–0
Aug 1999
Germany F9, Leun
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Patrick Sommer Erik Truempler
7–5, 6–1
Loss
2–1
Aug 1999
Belgium F1, Jupille-sur-Meuse
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Henrik Andersson Johan Settergren
4–6, 5–7
Win
3–1
Jun 2000
Greece F1, Chalcis
Futures
Hard
Anastasios Vasiliadis
Jean-Claude Scherrer Kobi Ziv
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win
4–1
Jul 2000
Greece F3, Syros
Futures
Hard
James Smith
Dustin Mauck Keith Pollak
6–2, 6–4
Win
5–1
Jul 2000
Germany F8, Leun
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Cedric Kauffmann Alexander Waske
6–4, 6–4
Win
6–1
Jul 2000
Germany F9, Zell
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans
6–4, 6–4
Win
7–1
Aug 2000
Germany F10, Berlin
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans
6–3, 6–4
Loss
7–2
Nov 2000
Australia F2, Frankston
Futures
Hard
Lee Pearson
Paul Baccanello Josh Tuckfield
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 1–6
Loss
7–3
Nov 2000
Australia F3, Berri
Futures
Grass
Lee Pearson
Paul Baccanello Dejan Petrovic
3–6, 4–6
Loss
7–4
Dec 2000
Australia F4, Barmera
Futures
Grass
Lee Pearson
Tim Crichton Todd Perry
6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 6–7(11–13)
Win
8–4
Mar 2001
Perth , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Lee Pearson
Jordan Kerr Grant Silcock
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)
Win
9–4
Jul 2001
Germany F7, Zell
Futures
Clay
Lee Pearson
Carlos Cuadrado Gorka Fraile
6–3, 6–1
Win
10–4
Jul 2001
Tampere , Finland
Challenger
Clay
Lee Pearson
Tuomas Ketola Jarkko Nieminen
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
Loss
10–5
Aug 2001
San Benedetto , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Lee Pearson
Leonardo Azzaro Stefano Galvani
6–3, 6–7(7–9) , 4–6
Loss
10–6
Aug 2001
Bressanone , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Lee Pearson
Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi
5–7, 3–6
Loss
10–7
Sep 2001
Florianópolis , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Lee Pearson
Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez
2–6, 1–6
Win
11–7
Nov 2001
Tyler , United States
Challenger
Hard
Paul Rosner
Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison
6–4, 6–2
Win
12–7
Feb 2002
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard
Ben Ellwood
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
6–1, 6–4
Win
13–7
Feb 2002
Wrocław , Poland
Challenger
Hard
Ben Ellwood
Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg
6–7(3–7) , 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win
14–7
Nov 2002
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard
Ashley Fisher
Scott Humphries Mark Merklein
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
14–8
Feb 2003
Andrézieux , France
Challenger
Hard
Jeff Tarango
Lovro Zovko David Škoch
6–7(4–7) , 6–0, 3–6
Win
15–8
May 2003
Aix-en-Provence , France
Challenger
Clay
Myles Wakefield
Todd Perry Thomas Shimada
6–1, 7–5
Win
16–8
May 2003
Košice , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Myles Wakefield
Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter
6–4, 6–3
Loss
16–9
Aug 2003
Binghamton , United States
Challenger
Hard
Myles Wakefield
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
4–6, 3–6
Win
17–9
Nov 2003
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Robert Lindstedt
Lars Burgsmüller Andreas Tattermusch
walkover
Win
18–9
Jan 2004
Nouméa , New Caledonia
Challenger
Hard
Ashley Fisher
Luke Bourgeois Vince Mellino
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
18–10
Apr 2004
Canberra , Australia
Challenger
Clay
Peter Luczak
Łukasz Kubot Zbynek Mlynarik
6–7(3–7) , 2–6
Loss
18–11
Apr 2004
Bermuda , Bermuda
Challenger
Clay
Ashley Fisher
Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win
19–11
Jan 2005
Nouméa , New Caledonia
Challenger
Hard
Wesley Moodie
Jérôme Golmard Harel Levy
6–3, 6–0
Win
20–11
May 2005
Budapest , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Johan Landsberg
Amir Hadad Harel Levy
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
Win
21–11
Oct 2005
Kolding , Denmark
Challenger
Hard
Johan Landsberg
Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby
1–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–8]
Loss
21–12
Jun 2007
Surbiton , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
James Auckland
Alex Kuznetsov Mischa Zverev
6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss
21–13
Nov 2007
Nashville , United States
Challenger
Hard
Ashley Fisher
Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, [10–12]
Win
22–13
Nov 2007
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Challenger
Hard
Wesley Moodie
Rohan Bopanna Aisam Qureshi
7–6(12–10) , 6–3
Win
23–13
Sep 2008
Tulsa , United States
Challenger
Hard
Ashley Fisher
Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Win
24–13
Apr 2010
Baton Rouge , United States
Challenger
Hard
Joseph Sirianni
Chris Guccione Frank Moser
1–6, 6–2, [13–11]
Win
25–13
Apr 2010
Tallahassee , United States
Challenger
Hard
Joseph Sirianni
Robert Kendrick Bobby Reynolds
6–2, 6–4
Win
26–13
May 2011
Sarasota , United States
Challenger
Clay
Ashley Fisher
Alex Bogomolov Jr. Alex Kuznetsov
6–3, 6–4
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
Mixed doubles
References
^ 1999 All-America Awards [permanent dead link ] , itatennis.com . Date accessed: 8 December 2015
^ 2000 All-America Awards Archived 10 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine , itatennis.com . Date accessed: 8 December 2015
^ SEC Men’s Tennis Record Book , assets.espn.go.com . Date accessed: 8 December 2015
^ Auburn Men's Tennis Outlasts California 4–3 In NCAA First Round At Stanford , gostanford.com . Date accessed: 8 December 2015
^ Qualifiers win men's doubles , espn.com . Date accessed: 8 December 2015.
^ Moodie is revived by Wimbledon win , cnn.com . Date accessed: 7 December 2015
^ ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - HUSS, Stephen (AUS) , itftennis.com . Date accessed: 8 December 2015
^ A Look Back at the 2011 Grand Slam Champions , longislandtennismagazine.com . Date accessed: 7 December 2015
^ Huss named men's tennis assistant coach , hokiesports.com . Date accessed: 7 December 2015
^ How Joao Monteiro Became the Biggest Improver in College Tennis
^ "Caroline Dolehide's confidence grows after first pro circuit win" . Chicago Tribune . 1 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ Be Brave To Steal Some Extra Points . Retrieved 20 June 2024
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