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Stephen Huss

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

Stephen Huss was born on December 10, 1975 in Bendigo, Australia, and is a professional male tennis player from Melbourne, Australia. His Height is 5 feet 11 inches and weight is 177 pounds and plays right-handed. He played collegiately from 1996 till 2000 at Auburn University in Alabama where he earned a degree in exercise science with a minor in psychology. He earned All-American honors in doubles in 1998 and in singles in 2000, while playing in NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, tournament in both of those years. He captured 1999 National Clay Court doubles title and his 93 career doubles victories are a school record.

This Australian had a career year, winning the Wimbledon doubles title as a qualifier to earn a spot in Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai. He and Moodie became the first team to win Wimbledon title after qualifying into tournament. They defeated five seeds en route to title Bhupathi-Woodbridge, Cermak-Friedl and Knowles-Llodra in straight sets to reach semifinals. He came from one set down to defeat Bjorkman-Mirnyi in semifinals then defeated Bryan-Bryan in finals. He injured his right knee in final match against Llodra-Santoro and retired. He teamed with Moodie for first time to open the season and claimed New Caledonia Challenger title. He reached the second round at Australian Open.

He is a player known for his mental toughness, and because of that, many of his most famous matches went the distance. He was a unique and skilled tennis player who in his career drew many fans. Being one of the all-time revolutionary players, he was always applauded for his stunning effort contributing to the game. During his career till now he has won several titles and has always been in the process of improving his play.

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