Stephen Huss (; born 10 December 1975) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Australia.
Huss played tennis collegiately at
Auburn University
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in the United States from 1996 to 2000, where he was an
All-America
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n 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.
Along with partner
Wesley Moodie
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Career Early life and college career
He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Ju ...
, he became the first qualifier to win the
Wimbledon
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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
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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.
Huss retired from professional tennis after the
2011 US Open.
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. 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.
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Personal life
He currently resides in Atlanta
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, 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 (1–0)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 39 (26–13)
Performance timelines
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Auburn Tigers men's tennis players
Australian expatriate tennis players in the United States
Auburn Tigers men's tennis coaches
Australian male tennis players
Australian people of Swedish descent
Sportspeople from Bendigo
Swedish people of Australian descent
Wimbledon champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
Tennis players from Victoria (state)
Australian tennis coaches
21st-century Australian sportsmen
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)