Milagros Sequera
| Country (sports) |
 Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Diego, United States |
| 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 | US$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) |
| Last updated on: 12 October 2013. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Tennis | ||
| Representing Venezuela
| ||
| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2003 Santo Domingo | Singles |
| | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Singles |
Milagros Sequera (born September 30, 1980) is a former 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.
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.
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.
Sponsor & Racquet
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.
Sequera retired 2009.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (1\1) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 November 2003 | Québec City, Canada | Carpet |  Maria Sharapova |
2-6 RET |
| Winner | 1. | May 20, 2007 | Fes, Morocco | Clay |  Aleksandra Wozniak |
6–1 6–3 |
Doubles (4) (3-1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1 March 2004 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay |  Lisa McShea |
 Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 17 May 2004 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Lisa McShea |
 Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 June 2004 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Lisa McShea |
Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 14 June 2004 | Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Lisa McShea |
 Jelena Kostanić  Claudine Schaul |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
ITF Circuit singles finals: 17 (11–6)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | Nov. 3, 1996 | Tamaulipas | Hard |  Aurora Gima |
4–6 6–3 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | Nov. 9, 1997 | Santo Domingo | Clay |  Aliénor Tricerri |
6–2 4–6 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17-May-1999 | Jackson, Alabama, United States | Clay |  Daniela Hantuchová |
1–6 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | Jun. 27, 1999 | Easton | Hard |  Maricris Fernandez |
7–5 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | Jul. 4, 1999 | Montreal | Hard |  Kristina Triska |
7–6 7–6 |
| Winner | 5. | Apr. 23, 2000 | San Luis Potosí | Clay |  Catalina Castaño |
6–4 3–6 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23-Oct-2000 | Dallas, United States | Hard | Jennifer Hopkins |
2–6 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | Oct. 28, 2001 | Dallas | Hard |  Irina Selyutina |
5–7 6–2 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 29-Oct-2001 | Hayward, California | Hard | Irina Selyutina |
5-7 4-6 |
| Winner | 7. | Apr. 28, 2002 | Dothan | Clay | Liezel Huber |
7–6 4–6 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 22-Apr-2003 | Dothan | Clay |  Akiko Morigami |
3-6 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 22-Sep-2003 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Hard |  Kristina Brandi |
2-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 8. | Apr. 24, 2005 | Dothan | Clay | Varvara Lepchenko |
2–6 6–2 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | Feb. 27, 2006 | St. Paul | Hard (I) | Claudine Schaul |
6–1 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25-Apr-2006 | Lafayette, United States | Clay |  Yuliana Fedak |
7-5, 2-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 10. | Oct. 8, 2006 | Troy | Hard | Ahsha Rolle |
7–5 6–0 |
| Winner | 11. | 7-Jul-2008 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Hard | Amanda Fink |
6-2 6-0 |