Stephen Huss (tennis)
Stephen Huss, 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, 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 and in singles in 2000. Huss played in the NCAA Tournament in both of those years for the Tigers. 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.
Huss retired from professional tennis after the 2011 US Open.
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
He now is a United States Tennis Association National team coach where he is working with top American female players
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
; WinsYear | Championship | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2005 | Wimbledon | Wesley Moodie | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 12 (4–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 14 April 2002 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Myles Wakefield | Martín García Luis Lobo | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 3 July 2005 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Wesley Moodie | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 October 2005 | Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Wesley Moodie | Agustín Calleri Fernando González | 5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 February 2007 | Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | James Auckland | Hugo Armando Xavier Malisse | 3–6, 7–6, |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 October 2007 | Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Frank Dancevic | Jordan Kerr Robert Lindstedt | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3 | 28 September 2008 | China Open, Beijing, China | Hard | Ross Hutchins | Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 6 October 2008 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Ross Hutchins | Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace | 6–7, 6–2, |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 October 2008 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Lyon, France | Carpet | Ross Hutchins | Michaël Llodra Andy Ram | 3–6, 7–5, |
Runner-up | 6. | 25 March 2009 | Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, United States | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram | 7–6, 2–6, |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 April 2010 | ATP Houston, Houston, United States | Clay | Wesley Moodie | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 4. | 31 October 2010 | Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France | Hard | Ross Hutchins | Marc López Eduardo Schwank | 6–2, 4–6, |
Runner-up | 8. | 15 January 2011 | Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Johan Brunström | Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo | 4–6, 6–7 |