# Stephen Huss (tennis)

Stephen Huss (/hʌs/; 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 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, 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.
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.

## 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)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 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 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 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### 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 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 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 | Prize Money: $1,010,831 | 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% |