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Milagros Sequera

Milagros Sequera
At the 2007 Australian Open
Country (sports) Venezuela
ResidenceSan Diego, California, U.S.
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)
San Felipe, Venezuela
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$845,115
Singles
Career record314–211
Career titles1 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 48 (9 July 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open2R (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon3R (2007)
US Open2R (2003)
Doubles
Career record207–132
Career titles3 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 29 (31 January 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open4R (2005)
French Open3R (2003, 2004)
Wimbledon4R (2003, 2005)
US Open3R (2004, 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup36–11
Milagros Sequera
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Milagros Sequera Huss (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈlaɣɾos seˈkeɾa]; born 30 September 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Career

She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked world No. 48 in July 2007. Her coach was Larry Willens. She was introduced to the game at the age of seven. Her favorite surface was hardcourt.

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

Sequera won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, winning the final against Sarah Taylor, and again in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning the final against Mariana Duque Marino.

Sequera retired from professional tennis in 2009.

Personal

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

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–1)
Tier IV & V (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Nov 2003 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Russia Maria Sharapova 2–6, ret.
Win 1. May 2007 Morocco Open Clay Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Mar 2004 Acapulco,
Mexico
Clay Australia Lisa McShea Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 2. May 2004 Strasbourg,
France
Clay Australia Lisa McShea Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–1
Loss 1. June 2004 Birmingham,
England
Grass Australia Lisa McShea Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Maria Sharapova
2–6, 1–6
Win 3. June 2004 Rosmalen Open,
Netherlands
Grass Australia Lisa McShea Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Luxembourg Claudine Schaul
7–6(7–3), 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 17 (11–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 3 November 1996 ITF Tamaulipas, Mexico Hard United States Aurora Gima 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 9 November 1997 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Clay Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Runner-up 1. 17 May 1999 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 27 June 1999 ITF Easton, United States Hard Philippines Maricris Fernandez 7–5, 6–2
Winner 4. 4 July 1999 ITF Montreal, Canada Hard Sweden Kristina Triska 7–6, 7–6
Winner 5. 23 April 2000 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Colombia Catalina Castaño 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 23 October 2000 ITF Dallas, United States Hard United States Jennifer Hopkins 2–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 28 October 2001 ITF Dallas, United States Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 3. 4 November 2001 ITF Hayward, United States Hard Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 5–7, 4–6
Winner 7. 28 April 2002 Dothan Pro Classic, United States Clay United States Liezel Huber 7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 22 April 2003 Dothan Pro Classic, United States Clay Japan Akiko Morigami 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 22 September 2003 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi 2–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 24 April 2005 Dothan Pro Classic, United States Clay United States Varvara Lepchenko 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 9. 27 February 2006 ITF St. Paul, United States Hard (i) Luxembourg Claudine Schaul 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 25 April 2006 ITF Lafayette, United States Clay Ukraine Yuliana Fedak 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 8 October 2006 ITF Troy, United States Hard United States Ahsha Rolle 7–5, 6–0
Winner 11. 7 July 2008 ITF Allentown, United States Hard United States Amanda Fink 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 27 (18–9)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 June 1997 ITF Klosters, Switzerland Clay Uruguay Elena Juricich Netherlands Kim Kilsdonk
Netherlands Jolanda Mens
7–6(8), 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 18 August 1997 ITF Margarita, Venezuela Clay Uruguay Elena Juricich Argentina Mariana López Palacios
Argentina Jorgelina Torti
7–6(4), 7–5
Runner-up 3. 9 November 1997 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Clay United States Jacquelyn Rosen United States Erica Adams
United States Rebecca Jensen
3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 30 August 1999 ITF Querétaro, Mexico Clay Slovakia Gabriela Voleková Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Carla Tiene
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 5. 1 May 2000 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Slovakia Gabriela Voleková Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Miriam D'Agostini
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 6. 5 June 2000 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard Slovakia Gabriela Voleková United States Wendy Fix
India Manisha Malhotra
4–6, 6–7(3)
Runner-up 7. 30 October 2000 ITF Hayward, United States Hard Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan Japan Nana Smith
India Nirupama Sanjeev
2–4, 2–4
Winner 8. 2 April 2001 ITF Juárez, Mexico Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Argentina Erica Krauth
Argentina Vanesa Krauth
6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 5 August 2001 ITF Lexington, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty Australia Lisa McShea
Japan Nana Miyagi
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 6 April 2002 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Argentina Gisela Dulko Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Christina Wheeler
2–6, 4–6
Winner 11. 13 May 2002 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Canada Vanessa Webb Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová
6–7(5), 7–5, 6–3
Winner 12. 24 September 2002 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard Italy Francesca Lubiani Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Australia Christina Wheeler
1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Winner 13. 13 October 2002 ITF Hallandale Beach, United States Hard Argentina Gisela Dulko Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 14. 15 October 2002 ITF Sedona, United States Hard Australia Christina Wheeler United States Jennifer Russell
United States Mashona Washington
6–7(3), 5–7
Runner-up 15. 10 November 2002 ITF Pittsburgh, United States Hard Japan Nana Smith United States Amy Frazier
United States Jennifer Russell
4–6, 2–6
Winner 16. 17 November 2002 ITF Eugene, United States Hard Japan Nana Smith Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 17. 22 April 2003 Dothan Pro Classic, United States Clay Australia Christina Wheeler United States Julie Ditty
United States Varvara Lepchenko
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 18. 28 September 2003 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard United States Samantha Reeves United States Amanda Augustus
Canada Mélanie Marois
6–3, 6–2
Winner 19. 25 April 2004 Dothan Pro Classic, United States Clay Australia Lisa McShea China Peng Shuai
China Xie Yanze
6–7(6), 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 20. 12 April 2005 ITF Jackson, United States Clay United States Ahsha Rolle Australia Anastasia Rodionova
United States Kristen Schlukebir
1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 21. 26 September 2005 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty Indonesia Romana Tedjakusuma
Thailand Napaporn Tongsalee
6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(2)
Winner 22. 9 October 2005 ITF Troy, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty Georgia (country) Salome Devidze
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
6–2, 6–2
Winner 23. 12 February 2006 Midland Classic, United States Hard United States Meilen Tu Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 24. 24 February 2006 ITF St. Paul, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
Winner 25. 25 April 2006 ITF Lafayette, United States Clay Czech Republic Hana Šromová Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 26. 24 September 2006 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty United States Christina Fusano
United States Aleke Tsoubanos
6–1, 6–4
Winner 27. 1 October 2006 ITF Ashland, United States Hard United States Julie Ditty United States Ashley Harkleroad
Hungary Ágnes Szávay
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
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