Milagros Sequera

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

Milagros Sequera
Country (sports)	Venezuela
Residence	Orlando, Florida, 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.

Milagros Sequera (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈlaɣɾos seˈkeɾa]; 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 finals

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.	3 November 1996	Tamaulipas, Mexico	Hard	Aurora Gima	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	9 November 1997	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Aliénor Tricerri	6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	17 May 1999	Jackson, United States	Clay	Daniela Hantuchová	1–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	27 June 1999	Easton, United States	Hard	Maricris Fernandez	7–5, 6–2
Winner	4.	4 July 1999	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Kristina Triska	7–6, 7–6
Winner	5.	23 April 2000	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Catalina Castaño	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	23 October 2000	Dallas, United States	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	2–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	28 October 2001	Dallas, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	5–7, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	4 November 2001	Hayward, United States	Hard	Irina Selyutina	5-7 4-6
Winner	7.	28 April 2002	Dothan, United States	Clay	Liezel Huber	7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	22 April 2003	Dothan, United States	Clay	Akiko Morigami	3-6, 4-6
Runner-up	5.	22 September 2003	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Hard	Kristina Brandi	2-6, 2-6
Winner	8.	24 April 2005	Dothan, United States	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	9.	27 February 2006	St. Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Claudine Schaul	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	25 April 2006	Lafayette, United States	Clay	Yuliana Fedak	7-5, 2-6, 4-6
Winner	10.	8 October 2006	Troy, United States	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	7–5 6–0
Winner	11.	7 July 2008	Allentown, United States	Hard	Amanda Fink	6-2 6-0

Doubles Finals: 27 (18-9)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 June 1997	Klosters-Serneus, Switzerland	Clay	Elena Juricich	Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens	7–6^(10–8), 4–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	18 August 1997	Margarita, Venezuela	Clay	Elena Juricich	Mariana López Palacios Jorgelina Torti	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
Runner-up	3.	9 November 1997	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	Ciudad 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	Lafayette, United States	Clay	Hana Šromová	Yuliana Fedak Eva Hrdinová	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	26.	24 September 2006	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Christina Fusano Aleke Tsoubanos	6–1, 6–4
Winner	27.	1 October 2006	Ashland, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Ashley Harkleroad Ágnes Szávay	6–3, 5–7, 6–2

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