- Stephen Huss (tennis)
Infobox Tennis biography
playername = Stephen Huss
nickname =
country = AUS
residence =Melbourne, Australia
datebirth = birth date and age|1975|12|10
placebirth =Bendigo ,Australia
height = height|m=1.80
weight = convert|80|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 2000
retired =
plays = Right-handed
careerprizemoney = $664,467
singlesrecord = 0–0
singlestitles = 0
highestsinglesranking = 807 (March 19 ,2001 )
AustralianOpenresult = -
FrenchOpenresult = -
Wimbledonresult = -
USOpenresult = -
doublesrecord = 73 - 115
doublestitles = 3
highestdoublesranking = 21 (June 26 ,2006 )
grandslamsdoublesresults = yes
AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2nd Round (2005, 2007)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3rd Round (2008)
WimbledonDoublesresult = W (2005)
USOpenDoublesresult = 1st Round (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008)
updated = September 29, 2008Stephen Huss (born
December 10 ,1975 inBendigo, Victoria , to Åke Karl Huss and Birgit Huss), is a professionaltennis player fromAustralia . He is also citizen ofSweden .He, along with partner
Wesley Moodie , 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 atCasablanca withMyles Wakefield .Huss played tennis collegiately at
Auburn University in theUnited States from 1996 to 2000, where he was anAll-America 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.His grand slam success saw him soar from 101st to 32nd place in the ATP Doubles ranking. He reached a career high 22nd place in October 2005.
He currently resides in
Frankston, Victoria ,Australia .Grand Slam doubles wins (1)
Doubles runners-up (4)
External links
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