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 19981999 All-America Awards, itatennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015 and in singles in 2000.2000 All-America Awards , itatennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
Huss played in the NCAA Tournament in both of those years for the Tigers.SEC Men’s Tennis Record Book, assets.espn.go.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015Auburn Men's Tennis Outlasts California 4–3 In NCAA First Round At Stanford , gostanford.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015 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,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 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.ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - HUSS, Stephen (AUS), itftennis.com. Date accessed: 8 December 2015
Huss retired from professional tennis after the 2011 US Open.A Look Back at the 2011 Grand Slam Champions, longislandtennismagazine.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015
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.Huss named men's tennis assistant coach, hokiesports.com. Date accessed: 7 December 2015How Joao Monteiro Became the Biggest Improver in College Tennis He coached several junior and college tennis players.
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.Be Brave To Steal Some Extra Points. Retrieved 20 June 2024
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.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 title
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2005 Wimbledon Grass Wesley Moodie Bob Bryan 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 surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (1–1)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–3)Finals by settingOutdoor (2–4)Indoor (2–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Myles Wakefield Martín García Luis Lobo6–4, 6–2Win2–0Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Wesley Moodie Bob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3Loss2–1Basel, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesCarpet Wesley Moodie Agustín Calleri Fernando González5–7, 5–7Loss2–2Delray Beach, United StatesInternational SeriesHard James Auckland Hugo Armando Xavier Malisse3–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10]Loss2–3Tokyo, JapanChampionship SeriesHard Frank Dancevic Jordan Kerr Robert Lindstedt4–6, 4–6Win3–3Beijing, ChinaInternational SeriesHard Ross Hutchins Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds7–5, 6–4Loss3–4Moscow, RussiaInternational SeriesCarpet Ross Hutchins Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace6–7(4–7), 6–2, [6–10]Loss3–5Lyon, FranceInternational SeriesCarpet Ross Hutchins Michaël Llodra Andy Ram3–6, 7–5, [8–10]Loss3–6Miami Open, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Ashley Fisher Max Mirnyi Andy Ram7–6(7–4), 2–6, [6–10]Loss3–7Houston, United States250 SeriesClay Wesley Moodie Bob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 5–7Win4–7Montpellier, France250 SeriesHard Ross Hutchins Marc López Eduardo Schwank6–2, 4–6, [10–8]Loss4–8Auckland, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Johan Brunström Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo4–6, 6–7(6–8)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 39 (26–13) LegendATP Challenger (18–9)ITF Futures (8–4)Finals by surfaceHard (14–4)Clay (11–6)Grass (0–3)Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Germany F8, ZellFuturesClay Lee Pearson Vitali Shvets Sandro Della Piana7–5, 6–1Win2–0Germany F9, LeunFuturesClay Lee Pearson Patrick Sommer Erik Truempler7–5, 6–1Loss2–1Belgium F1, Jupille-sur-MeuseFuturesClay Lee Pearson Henrik Andersson Johan Settergren4–6, 5–7Win3–1Greece F1, ChalcisFuturesHard Anastasios Vasiliadis Jean-Claude Scherrer Kobi Ziv6–2, 3–6, 6–3Win4–1Greece F3, SyrosFuturesHard James Smith Dustin Mauck Keith Pollak6–2, 6–4Win5–1Germany F8, LeunFuturesClay Lee Pearson Cedric Kauffmann Alexander Waske6–4, 6–4Win6–1Germany F9, ZellFuturesClay Lee Pearson Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans6–4, 6–4Win7–1Germany F10, BerlinFuturesClay Lee Pearson Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans6–3, 6–4Loss7–2Australia F2, FrankstonFuturesHard Lee Pearson Paul Baccanello Josh Tuckfield6–7(4–7), 6–4, 1–6Loss7–3Australia F3, BerriFuturesGrass Lee Pearson Paul Baccanello Dejan Petrovic3–6, 4–6Loss7–4Australia F4, BarmeraFuturesGrass Lee Pearson Tim Crichton Todd Perry6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(11–13)Win8–4Perth, AustraliaChallengerHard Lee Pearson Jordan Kerr Grant Silcock6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)Win9–4Germany F7, ZellFuturesClay Lee Pearson Carlos Cuadrado Gorka Fraile6–3, 6–1Win10–4Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Lee Pearson Tuomas Ketola Jarkko Nieminen7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–4Loss10–5San Benedetto, ItalyChallengerClay Lee Pearson Leonardo Azzaro Stefano Galvani6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6Loss10–6Bressanone, ItalyChallengerClay Lee Pearson Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi5–7, 3–6Loss10–7Florianópolis, BrazilChallengerClay Lee Pearson Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez2–6, 1–6Win11–7Tyler, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Rosner Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison6–4, 6–2Win12–7Brest, FranceChallengerHard Ben Ellwood Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram6–1, 6–4Win13–7Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard Ben Ellwood Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6)Win14–7Nottingham, United KingdomChallengerHard Ashley Fisher Scott Humphries Mark Merklein6–3, 7–6(7–5)Loss14–8Andrézieux, FranceChallengerHard Jeff Tarango Lovro Zovko David Škoch6–7(4–7), 6–0, 3–6Win15–8Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Myles Wakefield Todd Perry Thomas Shimada6–1, 7–5Win16–8Košice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Myles Wakefield Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter6–4, 6–3Loss16–9Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Myles Wakefield Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram4–6, 3–6Win17–9Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Robert Lindstedt Lars Burgsmüller Andreas TattermuschwalkoverWin18–9Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Ashley Fisher Luke Bourgeois Vince Mellino3–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss18–10Canberra, AustraliaChallengerClay Peter Luczak Łukasz Kubot Zbynek Mlynarik6–7(3–7), 2–6Loss18–11Bermuda, BermudaChallengerClay Ashley Fisher Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)Win19–11Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Wesley Moodie Jérôme Golmard Harel Levy6–3, 6–0Win20–11Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Johan Landsberg Amir Hadad Harel Levy7–6(7–4), 6–1Win21–11Kolding, DenmarkChallengerHard Johan Landsberg Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby1–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]Loss21–12Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass James Auckland Alex Kuznetsov Mischa Zverev6–2, 3–6, [6–10]Loss21–13Nashville, United StatesChallengerHard Ashley Fisher Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–12]Win22–13Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaChallengerHard Wesley Moodie Rohan Bopanna Aisam Qureshi7–6(12–10), 6–3Win23–13Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Ashley Fisher Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds7–6(7–4), 6–3Win24–13Baton Rouge, United StatesChallengerHard Joseph Sirianni Chris Guccione Frank Moser1–6, 6–2, [13–11]Win25–13Tallahassee, United StatesChallengerHard Joseph Sirianni Robert Kendrick Bobby Reynolds6–2, 6–4Win26–13Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClay Ashley Fisher Alex Bogomolov Jr. Alex Kuznetsov6–3, 6–4
Performance timelines
Doubles Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open1R1R1R1R2R1R2R1R2R2R1R0 / 114–11French OpenA2R1R1RA2R1R3R1R3R3R0 / 98–9WimbledonQ21R1R2RW3R2R2R1R1R3R1 / 1013–9US OpenQ11RAA1R1RA1R1R1R1R0 / 70–7Win–loss0–11–40–30–37–23–42–33–41–43–44–41 / 3725–36ATP Tour Masters 1000Indian WellsAAAAA2RAAA1RA0 / 21–2Miami OpenA2RAAA1RAAF1RA0 / 45–4Monte CarloAAAAA2RAAAAA0 / 10–1RomeAAAAA1RAA1RAA0 / 20–2MadridAAAAAAAAQFAA0 / 12–1Canada MastersAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1CincinnatiAAAAQFAAA1RAA0 / 22–2ShanghaiNot Held1RAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–01–10–00–02–21–40–00–06–50–20–00 / 1410–14Year End Ranking126721131072255705645600Prize Money: $1,010,831
Mixed doubles Tournament2002200320042005200620072008200920102011SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAA1R2R1R2R1RA0 / 52–5French OpenAAAA1RAA1RAA0 / 20–2Wimbledon1R3RAA2RAASFA2R0 / 57–5US OpenAAA2RAAA2RAA0 / 22–2Win–loss0–12–10–01–11–31–10–15–40–11–10 / 1414–14
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