Emina Bektas
Bektas at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Indianapolis, United States |
Born | (1993年03月30日) March 30, 1993 (age 31) Germany |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Michigan |
Prize money | 1,020,407ドル |
Singles | |
Career record | 252–177 |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 82 (November 6, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 121 (August 12, 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2024) |
French Open | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2024) |
US Open | Q3 (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 211–110 |
Career titles | 26 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 78 (July 11, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 429 (August 12, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | 1R (2017, 2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2016) |
Last updated on: August 16, 2024. |
Emina Bektas (born March 30, 1993) is an American tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 82 in singles, reached on November 6, 2023, and No. 78 in doubles, achieved on July 11, 2022. Bektas has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with eight titles in singles and 26 in doubles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
[edit ]2016–17: Grand Slam doubles debut
[edit ]Bektas made her Grand Slam debut at the 2016 US Open in the mixed doubles main-draw with Evan King;[1] they fell in the first round.
The following year, she teamed with Amanda Anisimova [2] as a wildcard entry in the women's doubles at the 2017 US Open, again losing in the first round.
To date, she won her biggest singles championship on ITF Circuit at the 2017 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships in Albuquerque.[3]
2022–23: Grand Slam singles and top 100 debuts, first WTA 125 title
[edit ]She qualified into the main draw in her Grand Slam singles debut at the Australian Open, losing in the first round to Liudmila Samsonova.[4]
She reached her first WTA Tour doubles final in April at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas partnering Tara Moore.[5]
She also qualified into the Wimbledon Championships, making her debut at this major but lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu.[6] [7]
In 2023, she won the WTA 125 Abierto Tampico defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final,[8] and reached the top 100, on 6 November. She became the fourth oldest player to reach the milestone.[9] [10]
Personal life
[edit ]Emina is of Bosnian descent. She was married to fellow professional tennis player Tara Moore.
Bektas attended college at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2015.[11]
Performance timelines
[edit ]Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
[edit ]Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
French Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
US Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||
Canadian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
China Open | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 4 | Career total: 8 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6–4 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | |
Year-end ranking[a] | 239 | 360 | 82 | 583,466ドル |
Doubles
[edit ]Current through the 2023 US Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R [b] | A | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
US Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 1–4 | |
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | Career total: 22 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–14 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 22 | 11–21 | |
Year-end ranking[c] | 138 | 435 | 209 | 243 | 118 | 102 | 213 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit ]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Australia Astra Sharma Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi |
6–4, 4–6, [9–11] |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (title)
[edit ]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2023 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Anna Kalinskaya | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3) |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit ]Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2013 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | United States Brooke Austin | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2016 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | United States Kennedy Shaffer | 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Mexico Victoria Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Albuquerque Championships, US | 80,000 | Hard | United States Maria Sanchez | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | W25 | Hard | Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez | 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–7(9) |
Win | 4–2 | Oct 2021 | Las Vegas Open, US | W60 | Hard | Japan Yuriko Miyazaki | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 5–2 | Nov 2022 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W25 | Hard | United States Ashley Lahey | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–3 | Dec 2022 | ITF Sëlva, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) | Denmark Clara Tauson | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W25 | Hard | Israel Lina Glushko | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6) |
Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2023 | Sharm El Sheikh Future, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Italy Lucrezia Stefanini | 3–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 7–4 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | China Ma Yexin | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jul 2023 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W60 | Hard | Canada Victoria Mboko | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | May 2024 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Australia Kimberly Birrell | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–6 | May 2024 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Australia Arina Rodionova | 7–6(1), 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 39 (26 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2013 | ITF Evansville, US | 10,000 | Hard | United States Brooke Bolender | United States Denise Mureșan United States Jacqueline Wu |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | ITF Fort de France, Martinique | 10,000 | Hard | United States Zoë Gwen Scandalis | Romania Jaqueline Cristian Italy Gaia Sanesi |
6–7(5), 6–7(5) |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2016 | ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | 10,000 | Hard | United States Alexa Bortles | United States Alexandra Morozova Israel Keren Shlomo |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | United States Sarah Lee | United States Jacqueline Cako United States Danielle Lao |
2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 3–2 | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | United States Sarah Lee | Turkey Ayla Aksu Bulgaria Julia Stamatova |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Sep 2016 | ITF Lubbock, US | 25,000 | Hard | United States Catherine Harrison | Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko Mexico Renata Zarazúa |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Stillwater, US | 25,000 | Hard | United States Ronit Yurovsky | Mexico Giuliana Olmos Mexico Nazari Urbina |
6–4, 6–7(6), [10–6] |
Win | 6–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | United States Jessica Wacnik | Mexico Alexia Coutiño Castillo Mexico Victoria Rodríguez |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2017 | ITF Wirral, UK | 15,000 | Hard (i) | United States Ronit Yurovsky | Poland Maja Chwalińska Japan Miyabi Inoue |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–3 | Mar 2017 | ITF Orlando, US | 15,000 | Clay | United States Sanaz Marand | United States Chiara Scholl Mexico Marcela Zacarías |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2017 | ITF Tampa, US | 15,000 | Hard (i) | United States Sanaz Marand | Chile Alexa Guarachi Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu |
3–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
Win | 8–4 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pelham, US | 25,000 | Clay | United States Sanaz Marand | United Kingdom Amanda Carreras Croatia Tena Lukas |
w/o |
Win | 9–4 | Apr 2017 | Dothan Pro Classic, US | 60,000 | Clay | United States Sanaz Marand | United States Kristie Ahn Australia Lizette Cabrera |
6–3, 1–6, [10–2] |
Win | 10–4 | May 2017 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | 60,000 | Clay | Chile Alexa Guarachi | United States Kaitlyn Christian United States Sabrina Santamaria |
5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |
Win | 11–4 | May 2017 | ITF Naples, US | 25,000 | Clay | United States Sanaz Marand | United States Danielle Collins United States Taylor Townsend |
7–6(1), 6–1 |
Win | 12–4 | May 2017 | ITF Naples 2, US | 25,000 | Clay | Chile Alexa Guarachi | United States Sophie Chang Norway Ulrikke Eikeri |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 13–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Auburn, US | 25,000 | Hard | Chile Alexa Guarachi | Australia Ellen Perez Brazil Luisa Stefani |
4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Loss | 13–5 | Jan 2019 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay | United States Hailey Baptiste | Hungary Anna Bondár Norway Ulrikke Eikeri |
3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
Loss | 13–6 | Feb 2019 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | United States Usue Maitane Arconada | United States Coco Gauff New Zealand Paige Hourigan |
3–6, 6–4, [12–14] |
Loss | 13–7 | Mar 2019 | ITF Nishitama, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Japan Haruna Arakawa Japan Minori Yonehara |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13–8 | Mar 2019 | ITF Kofu, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13–9 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Poland Maja Chwalińska Norway Ulrikke Eikeri |
4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 14–9 | Sep 2019 | ITF Redding, US | 25,000 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | United States Catherine Harrison New Zealand Paige Hourigan |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 15–9 | Oct 2019 | ITF Florence, US | 25,000 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Australia Olivia Tjandramulia Mexico Marcela Zacarías |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 16–9 | Jan 2021 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W60 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Belarus Olga Govortsova Serbia Jovana Jović |
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 17–9 | Feb 2021 | ITF Orlando, US | W25 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Switzerland Conny Perrin Colombia Camila Osorio |
7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 17–10 | Mar 2021 | ITF Newport Beach, US | W25 | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Tara Moore | United States Vania King United States Maegan Manasse |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18–10 | Apr 2021 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, United Arab Emirates |
W25 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | Turkey Berfu Cengiz Turkey İpek Öz |
7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 18–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W25 | Hard | United States Quinn Gleason | Japan Erina Hayashi Japan Kanako Morisaki |
7–6(3), 1–6, [7–10] |
Win | 19–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo | W25 | Hard | United States Quinn Gleason | Dominican Republic Kelly Williford Dominican Republic Ana Carmen Zamburek |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 20–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Sumter, US | W25 | Hard | United States Catherine Harrison | New Zealand Paige Hourigan Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 20–12 | Oct 2021 | Las Vegas Open, US | W60 | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | United States Quinn Gleason Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková |
6–7(5), 5–7 |
Win | 21–12 | Jan 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W60+H | Hard | United Kingdom Tara Moore | United States Catherine Harrison Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi |
0–6, 7–6(1), [10–8] |
Loss | 21–13 | Feb 2022 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W60 | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Tara Moore | United States Sophie Chang United States Angela Kulikov |
3–6, 7–6(2), [7–10] |
Win | 22–13 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | W60+H | Hard | United States Ingrid Neel | France Elixane Lechemia United States Quinn Gleason |
7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 23-13 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W25 | Hard | Israel Lina Glushko | Hungary Tímea Babos Spain Georgina Garcia Perez |
6–3, 4–6, [13–11] |
Win | 24-13 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Hong Kong Eudice Chong | Darya Astakhova Ekaterina Reyngold |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 25–13 | May 2023 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Israel Lina Glushko | China Ma Yexin Australia Alana Parnaby |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 26–13 | Jun 2024 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | Serbia Aleksandra Krunić | United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey United Kingdom Tara Moore |
6–1, 6–1 |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ 2013: WTA ranking– 799, 2014–15: WTA ranking– n/a, 2016: WTA ranking– 549, 2017: WTA ranking– 258, 2018: WTA ranking– 408, 2019: WTA ranking– 421, 2020: WTA ranking– 417.
- ^ Withdrawal during the tournament not counted as loss.
- ^ 2013: WTA ranking– 1064, 2014–15: WTA ranking– n/a, 2016: WTA ranking– 296.
References
[edit ]- ^ "US Open National Playoff | Bobby Knight College Tennis Today" . Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen; Murrells, Katy (August 31, 2017). "US Open day four: Federer survives epic, Rublev beats Dimitrov and more – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Unseeded Bektas captures Coleman crown – Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Introducing the 2022 Australian Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "WTA Tour – Saturday, April 9, 2022 final results – Open Court". Open Court. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Five Canadians in Action at Wimbledon". Tennis Canada. June 24, 2022.
- ^ "WTA Draw confirmed for 2022 Wimbledon: World No.1 Swiatek to face Fett, Serena Williams returns against Tan and Raducanu faces van Uytvanck". tennisuptodate.com. June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Bektas edges past Kalinskaya to win Tampico 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Photos: The Top 100 breakthroughs of 2023". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "By the numbers: The 2023 year-end rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Emina Bektas – Women's Tennis". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
External links
[edit ]- 1993 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Tennis players from Indianapolis
- Michigan Wolverines women's tennis players
- American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- German emigrants to the United States
- LGBTQ tennis players
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