Milagros Sequera

Milagros Sequera
Milagros Sequera
Country  Venezuela
Residence Valencia, Venezuela
Born September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 31)
San Felipe, Venezuela
Height 5' 8 1/4 (1,73 cm)
Turned pro January 1, 1999
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money $783,106
Singles
Career record 308–205
Career titles 1 (10 ITF)
Highest ranking No. 48 (July 9, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2nd (2007)
French Open 2nd (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon 3rd (2007)
US Open 2nd (2003)
Doubles
Career record 206–131
Career titles 3 (18 ITF)
Highest ranking No. 29 (January 31, 2005)
Last updated on: May 29, 2008.
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Competitor for  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Singles
Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Milagros Sequera (born September 30, 1980 in San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela) is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No. 48 on July 9, 2007.

Contents

Career

She won her first title in Fes, Morocco, on May 20, 2007, defeating Aleksandra Wozniak in the final.

Milagros' coach is Larry Willens. She was introduced to the game at the age of seven. Her favorite surface is hardcourt. She enjoys listening to music, reading, and writing during her spare time.[citation needed]

She won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, winning the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 against Sarah Taylor, and again in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning the final 3–6, 7–6, 6–1 against Mariana Duque Marino.

Titles

Singles (11)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (0)
Tier I Event (0)
Tier II Event (0)
Tier III Event (0)
Tier IV Event (1)
ITF Circuit (10)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. Nov. 3, 1996 Mexico Tamaulipas Hard United States Aurora Gima 4–6 6–3 6–4
2. Nov. 9, 1997 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Clay Switzerland Alienor Tricerri 6–2 4–6 6–0
3. Jun. 27, 1999 United States Easton Hard Philippines Maricris Fernandez 7–5 6–2
4. Jul. 4, 1999 Canada Montreal Hard Sweden Kristina Triska 7–6 7–6
5. Apr. 23, 2000 Mexico San Luis Potosi Clay Colombia Catalina Castaño 6–4 3–6 7–5
6. Oct. 28, 2001 United States Dallas Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 5–7 6–2 6–0
7. Apr. 28, 2002 United States Dothan Clay South Africa Liezel Huber 7–6 4–6 6–1
8. Apr. 24, 2005 United States Dothan Clay Uzbekistan Varvara Lepchenko 2–6 6–2 6–4
9. Feb. 27, 2006 United States St. Paul Hard (I) Luxembourg Claudine Schaul 6–1 6–2
10. Oct. 8, 2006 United States Troy Hard United States Ahsha Rolle 7–5 6–0
11. May 20, 2007 Morocco Fes Clay Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1 6–3

Milagros’ racquet is the Head Microgel Extreme. She wears Lacoste clothing and Fila shoes.

Personal

Milagros currently resides in San Diego, USA, with her husband, Stephen Huss, whom she married in the Dandenong Ranges, near Melbourne Australia, on December 29, 2009.

She was born on the same day as Martina Hingis. She also played team competition for the German tennis club TC RW Dinslaken for several years in the 1990s.

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Milagros Sequera — Milagros Sequera …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Milagros Sequera — Nationalität …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Milagros Sequera — País  Venezuela …   Wikipedia Español

  • Milagros, Burgos — Milagros, Spain Municipality Burgos Government    Mayor Jesús Melero García (PP) Area    Total 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)    Land …   Wikipedia

  • Grand Prix du Maroc 2007 — Nom de l édition GP Princesse Lalla Meryem Date Du 14 au 20 mai&# …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Internationaux de Strasbourg 2004 — Nom de l édition Internationaux de Strasbourg Date Du 17 au 23 mai  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Challenge Bell 2003 — Nom de l édition Challenge Bell Date Du 27 octobre au 2 novembre  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Grand Prix Du Maroc 2007 — Nom de l édition GP Princesse Lalla Meryem …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Grand prix du maroc 2007 — Nom de l édition GP Princesse Lalla Meryem …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Open du Mexique 2004 (WTA) — Nom de l édition Abierto Mexicano MoviStar Date Du 1er au …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”