Stephen Huss (tennis)

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Stephen Huss
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Born (1975-12-10) 10 December 1975 (age 45)
Bendigo, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeAuburn Tigers
Prize money$1,010,831
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 807 (19 March 2001)
Doubles
Career record126–171
Career titles4
18 Challenger, 8 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 21 (26 June 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005, 2007, 2009)
French Open3R (2008, 2010, 2011)
WimbledonW (2005)
US Open1R (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2007, 2009)
French Open1R (2006, 2009)
WimbledonSF (2009)
US Open2R (2005, 2009)
Last updated on: 28 June 2021.


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

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 Lake Nona, Florida 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.

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 is now currently top 250 in the world[9]

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

Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1–0)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass South Africa Wesley Moodie United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3

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 South Africa Myles Wakefield Argentina Martín García
Argentina Luis Lobo 		6–4, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2005 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass South Africa Wesley Moodie United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan 		7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Loss 2–1 Oct 2005 Basel, Switzerland World Series Carpet South Africa Wesley Moodie Argentina Agustín Calleri
Chile Fernando González 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 2–2 Feb 2007 Delray Beach, United States International Series Hard United Kingdom James Auckland United States Hugo Armando
Belgium Xavier Malisse 		3–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10]
Loss 2–3 Oct 2007 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Canada Frank Dancevic Australia Jordan Kerr
Sweden Robert Lindstedt 		4–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2008 Beijing, China International Series Hard United Kingdom Ross Hutchins Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Bobby Reynolds 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Oct 2008 Moscow, Russia International Series Carpet United Kingdom Ross Hutchins Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Italy Potito Starace 		6–7(4–7), 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 3–5 Oct 2008 Lyon, France International Series Carpet United Kingdom Ross Hutchins France Michaël Llodra
Israel Andy Ram 		3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 3–6 Mar 2009 Miami Open, United States Masters Series Hard Australia Ashley Fisher Belarus Max Mirnyi
Israel Andy Ram 		7–6(7–4), 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 3–7 Apr 2010 Houston, United States 250 Series Clay South Africa Wesley Moodie United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan 		3–6, 5–7
Win 4–7 Oct 2010 Montpellier, France 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Ross Hutchins Spain Marc López
Argentina Eduardo Schwank 		6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 4–8 Jan 2011 Auckland, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Sweden Johan Brunström Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain 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 Australia Lee Pearson Belarus Vitali Shvets
Switzerland Sandro Della Piana 		7–5, 6–1
Win 2–0 Aug 1999 Germany F9, Leun Futures Clay Australia Lee Pearson Germany Patrick Sommer
Germany Erik Truempler 		7–5, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Aug 1999 Belgium F1, Jupille-sur-Meuse Futures Clay Australia Lee Pearson Sweden Henrik Andersson
Sweden Johan Settergren 		4–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 Jun 2000 Greece F1, Chalcis Futures Hard Greece Anastasios Vasiliadis Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
Israel Kobi Ziv 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jul 2000 Greece F3, Syros Futures Hard United Kingdom James Smith United States Dustin Mauck
United States Keith Pollak 		6–2, 6–4
Win 5–1 Jul 2000 Germany F8, Leun Futures Clay Australia Lee Pearson France Cedric Kauffmann
Germany Alexander Waske 		6–4, 6–4
Win 6–1 Jul 2000 Germany F9, Zell Futures Clay Australia Lee Pearson Belgium Wim Neefs
Netherlands Djalmar Sistermans 		6–4, 6–4
Win 7–1 Aug 2000 Germany F10, Berlin Futures Clay Australia Lee Pearson Belgium Wim Neefs
Netherlands Djalmar Sistermans 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–2 Nov 2000 Australia F2, Frankston Futures Hard Australia Lee Pearson Australia Paul Baccanello
Australia Josh Tuckfield 		6–7(4–7), 6–4, 1–6
Loss 7–3 Nov 2000 Australia F3, Berri Futures Grass Australia Lee Pearson Australia Paul Baccanello
Australia Dejan Petrovic 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–4 Dec 2000 Australia F4, Barmera Futures Grass Australia Lee Pearson Australia Tim Crichton
Australia Todd Perry 		6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(11–13)
Win 8–4 Mar 2001 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Lee Pearson Australia Jordan Kerr
Australia Grant Silcock 		6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)
Win 9–4 Jul 2001 Germany F7, Zell Futures Clay Australia Lee Pearson Spain Carlos Cuadrado
Spain Gorka Fraile 		6–3, 6–1
Win 10–4 Jul 2001 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Australia Lee Pearson Finland Tuomas Ketola
Finland Jarkko Nieminen 		7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 10–5 Aug 2001 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Australia Lee Pearson Italy Leonardo Azzaro
Italy Stefano Galvani 		6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss 10–6 Aug 2001 Bressanone, Italy Challenger Clay Australia Lee Pearson Italy Massimo Bertolini
Italy Cristian Brandi 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 10–7 Sep 2001 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay Australia Lee Pearson Argentina Gaston Etlis
Argentina Martin Rodriguez 		2–6, 1–6
Win 11–7 Nov 2001 Tyler, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Paul Rosner United States Mardy Fish
United States Jeff Morrison 		6–4, 6–2
Win 12–7 Feb 2002 Brest, France Challenger Hard Australia Ben Ellwood Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram 		6–1, 6–4
Win 13–7 Feb 2002 Wroclaw, Poland Challenger Hard Australia Ben Ellwood North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Sweden Johan Landsberg 		6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win 14–7 Nov 2002 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Hard Australia Ashley Fisher United States Scott Humphries
The Bahamas Mark Merklein 		6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 14–8 Feb 2003 Andrézieux, France Challenger Hard United States Jeff Tarango Croatia Lovro Zovko
Czech Republic David Skoch 		6–7(4–7), 6–0, 3–6
Win 15–8 May 2003 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay South Africa Myles Wakefield Australia Todd Perry
Japan Thomas Shimada 		6–1, 7–5
Win 16–8 May 2003 Kosice, Slovakia Challenger Clay South Africa Myles Wakefield Spain Alex Lopez-Moron
Argentina Andres Schneiter 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–9 Aug 2003 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Myles Wakefield Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram 		4–6, 3–6
Win 17–9 Nov 2003 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet Sweden Robert Lindstedt Germany Lars Burgsmuller
Germany Andreas Tattermusch 		walkover
Win 18–9 Jan 2004 Noumea, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Australia Ashley Fisher Australia Luke Bourgeois
Australia Vince Mellino 		3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 18–10 Apr 2004 Canberra, Australia Challenger Clay Australia Peter Luczak Poland Lukasz Kubot
Austria Zbynek Mlynarik 		6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 18–11 Apr 2004 Bermuda, Bermuda Challenger Clay Australia Ashley Fisher Australia Jordan Kerr
Belgium Tom Vanhoudt 		6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 19–11 Jan 2005 Noumea, New Caledonia Challenger Hard South Africa Wesley Moodie France Jérôme Golmard
Israel Harel Levy 		6–3, 6–0
Win 20–11 May 2005 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Sweden Johan Landsberg Israel Amir Hadad
Israel Harel Levy 		7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 21–11 Oct 2005 Kolding, Denmark Challenger Hard Sweden Johan Landsberg Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Denmark Rasmus Norby 		1–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
Loss 21–12 Jun 2007 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom James Auckland United States Alex Kuznetsov
Germany Mischa Zverev 		6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 21–13 Nov 2007 Nashville, United States Challenger Hard Australia Ashley Fisher United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds 		7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–12]
Win 22–13 Nov 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard South Africa Wesley Moodie India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam Qureshi 		7–6(12–10), 6–3
Win 23–13 Sep 2008 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard Australia Ashley Fisher United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds 		7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 24–13 Apr 2010 Baton Rouge, United States Challenger Hard Australia Joseph Sirianni Australia Chris Guccione
Germany Frank Moser 		1–6, 6–2, [13–11]
Win 25–13 Apr 2010 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard Australia Joseph Sirianni United States Robert Kendrick
United States Bobby Reynolds 		6–2, 6–4
Win 26–13 May 2011 Sarasota, United States Challenger Clay Australia Ashley Fisher United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
United States Alex Kuznetsov 		6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (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)
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[]

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 11 4–11 27%
French Open A 2R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Wimbledon Q2 1R 1R 2R W 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 1 / 10 13–9 47%
US Open Q1 1R A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 7 0–7 0%
Win–Loss 0–1 1–4 0–3 0–3 7–2 3–4 2–3 3–4 1–4 3–4 4–4 1 / 37 25–36 41%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A 2R A A A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open A 2R A A A 1R A A F 1R A 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Monte Carlo A A A A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A A A 1R A A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid A A A A A A A A QF A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Canada Masters A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A QF A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Shanghai Not Held 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–0 0–0 6–5 0–2 0–0 0 / 14 10–14 42%
Year End Ranking 126 72 113 107 22 55 70 56 45 60 0 Prize Money: $1,010,831

Mixed doubles[]

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A A A A 1R A A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon 1R 3R A A 2R A A SF A 2R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
US Open A A A 2R A A A 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–Loss 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 5–4 0–1 1–1 0 / 14 14–14 50%

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. ^ Auburn Men's Tennis Outlasts California 4–3 In NCAA First Round At Stanford, gostanford.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
  7. ^ ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - HUSS, Stephen (AUS), itftennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
  8. ^ A Look Back at the 2011 Grand Slam Champions, longislandtennismagazine.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015
  9. ^ Huss named men's tennis assistant coach, hokiesports.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015

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