Milagros Sequera
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Venezuela At the 2007 Australian Open | |
| Country (sports) | Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Born | 30 September 1980 San Felipe, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $845,115 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 314–211 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 48 (9 July 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2007) |
| US Open | 2R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 207–132 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 18 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (31 January 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2005) |
| French Open | 3R (2003, 2004) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2003, 2005) |
| US Open | 3R (2004, 2006) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 36–11 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Tennis | ||
| Representing Venezuela | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 2003 Santo Domingo | Singles |
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Singles |
Milagros Sequera Huss (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈlaɣɾos seˈkeɾa]; born 30 September 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
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.
