Milagros Sequera

Milagros Sequera
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing Venezuela
Pan American Games

Milagros Sequera
	At the 2007 Australian Open
Country (sports)	Venezuela
Residence	Orlando, Florida, 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 (59.8%)
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 (61.1%)
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 (76.6%)

Milagros Sequera (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈlaɣɾos seˈkeɾa]; born September 30, 1980) is a former professional female tennis player from Venezuela.

Career

Sequera 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 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.

Sequera retired from professional tennis 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
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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	Québec City, Canada	Carpet	Maria Sharapova	2–6, ret.
Win	1.	May 2007	Fes, Morocco	Clay	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	Lisa McShea	Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Win	2.	May 2004	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Lisa McShea	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1.	June 2004	Birmingham, Great Britain	Grass	Lisa McShea	Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova	2–6, 1–6
Win	3.	June 2004	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	Lisa McShea	Jelena Kostanić 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	Aurora Gima	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	9 November 1997	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Aliénor Tricerri	6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	17 May 1999	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Daniela Hantuchová	1–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	27 June 1999	ITF Easton, United States	Hard	Maricris Fernandez	7–5, 6–2
Winner	4.	4 July 1999	ITF Montreal, Canada	Hard	Kristina Triska	7–6, 7–6
Winner	5.	23 April 2000	ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Catalina Castaño	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	23 October 2000	ITF Dallas, United States	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	2–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	28 October 2001	ITF Dallas, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	5–7, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	4 November 2001	ITF Hayward, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	5–7, 4–6
Winner	7.	28 April 2002	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	Clay	Liezel Huber	7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	22 April 2003	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	Clay	Akiko Morigami	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	22 September 2003	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Kristina Brandi	2–6, 2–6
Winner	8.	24 April 2005	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	9.	27 February 2006	ITF St. Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Claudine Schaul	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	25 April 2006	ITF Lafayette, United States	Clay	Yuliana Fedak	7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Winner	10.	8 October 2006	ITF Troy, United States	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	7–5, 6–0
Winner	11.	7 July 2008	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	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	Elena Juricich	Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens	7–6^(10–8), 4–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	18 August 1997	ITF Margarita, Venezuela	Clay	Elena Juricich	Mariana López Palacios Jorgelina Torti	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
Runner-up	3.	9 November 1997	ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Jacquelyn Rosen	Erica Adams Rebecca Jensen	3–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	30 August 1999	Querétaro, Mexico	Clay	Gabriela Voleková	Joana Cortez Carla Tiene	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	1 May 2000	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Gabriela Voleková	Joana Cortez Miriam D'Agostini	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	6.	5 June 2000	Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Gabriela Voleková	Wendy Fix Manisha Malhotra	4–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Runner-up	7.	30 October 2000	Hayward, United States	Hard	Kelly Liggan	Nana Smith Nirupama Sanjeev	2–4, 2–4
Winner	8.	2 April 2001	Juárez, Mexico	Clay	Alicia Ortuño	Erica Krauth Vanesa Krauth	6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up	9.	5 August 2001	Lexington, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Lisa McShea Nana Miyagi	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	10.	6 April 2002	Jackson, United States	Clay	Gisela Dulko	Lisa McShea Christina Wheeler	2–6, 4–6
Winner	11.	13 May 2002	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Vanessa Webb	Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová	6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 6–3
Winner	12.	24 September 2002	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	Tatiana Perebiynis Christina Wheeler	1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Winner	13.	13 October 2002	Hallandale Beach, United States	Hard	Gisela Dulko	Petra Cetkovská Barbora Strýcová	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	14.	15 October 2002	Sedona, United States	Hard	Christina Wheeler	Jennifer Russell Mashona Washington	6–7^(3–7), 5–7
Runner-up	15.	10 November 2002	Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Amy Frazier Jennifer Russell	4–6, 2–6
Winner	16.	17 November 2002	Eugene, United States	Hard	Nana Smith	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Elena Tatarkova	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	17.	22 April 2003	Dothan, United States	Clay	Christina Wheeler	Julie Ditty Varvara Lepchenko	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Winner	18.	28 September 2003	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Samantha Reeves	Amanda Augustus Mélanie Marois	6–3, 6–2
Winner	19.	25 April 2004	Dothan, United States	Clay	Lisa McShea	Peng Shuai Xie Yanze	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	20.	12 April 2005	Jackson, United States	Clay	Ahsha Rolle	Anastasia Rodionova Kristen Schlukebir	1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner	21.	26 September 2005	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Romana Tedjakusuma Napaporn Tongsalee	6–3, 6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–2)
Winner	22.	9 October 2005	Troy, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Salome Devidze Mandy Minella	6–2, 6–2
Winner	23.	12 February 2006	Midland, United States	Hard	Meilen Tu	María José Argeri Letícia Sobral	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	24.	24 February 2006	St. Paul, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Eva Hrdinová Michaela Paštiková	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Winner	25.	25 April 2006	ITF Lafayette, United States	Clay	Hana Šromová	Yuliana Fedak Eva Hrdinová	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	26.	24 September 2006	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	6–1, 6–4
Winner	27.	1 October 2006	ITF Ashland, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Ashley Harkleroad Ágnes Szávay	6–3, 5–7, 6–2

External links

Milagros Sequera at the Women's Tennis Association
Milagros Sequera at the International Tennis Federation
Milagros Sequera at the Billie Jean King Cup
Profile on CBSSports

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