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Emina Bektaš
Bektas at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceIndianapolis, United States
Born (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993 (age 31)
Germany
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Michigan (2011–2015)
Prize money$97,157
Singles
Career record121–93
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 234 (September 25, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 401 (February 17, 2020)
Doubles
Career record129–68
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (August 21, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 218 (February 17, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2016)
Last updated on: February 17, 2020.

Emina Bektas (born March 30, 1993) is an American tennis player of Bosnian descent.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 234 in singles, achieved on 25 September 2017, and 125 in doubles, achieved on 21 August 2017. Bektas has won three singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her biggest singles win to date came at the 2017 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships in Albuquerque.

Bektas had her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the mixed doubles with Evan King, where they fell in the first round. The following year she partnered with Amanda Anisimova in doubles, where they also fell in the first round.

Bektas attended college at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2015.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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 Rodriguez 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–1 Sep 2017 ITF Albuquerque, United States $80,000 Hard United States Maria Sanchez 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runners-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (8–6)
$15,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10,000 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–8)
Clay (5–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 July 2013 $10,000 Evansville, United States Hard United States Brooke Bolender United States Denise Muresan
United States Jacqueline Wu
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 15 January 2016 $10,000 Fort de France, France (Martinique) Hard United States Zoë Gwen Scandalis Romania Jaqueline Cristian
Italy Gaia Sanesi
6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Winner 2. 29 January 2016 $10,000 Saint Martin, France (Guadeloupe) Hard United States Alexa Bortles United States Alexandra Morozova
Israel Keren Shlomo
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 21 February 2016 $25,000 Surprise, United States Hard United States Sarah Lee United States Jacqueline Cako
United States Danielle Lao
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 3. 7 May 2016 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Hard United States Sarah Lee Turkey Ayla Aksu
Bulgaria Julia Stamatova
6–0, 6–3
Winner 4. 17 September 2016 $25,000 Lubbock, United States Hard United States Catherine Harrison Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko
Mexico Renata Zarazúa
6–3, 6–4
Winner 5. 1 October 2016 $25,000 Stillwater, United States Hard United States Ronit Yurovsky Mexico Giuliana Olmos
Mexico Nazari Urbina
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–6]
Winner 6. 8 October 2016 $10,000 Mexico City, Mexico Hard United States Jessica Wacnik Mexico Alexia Coutiño Castillo
Mexico Victoria Rodriguez
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 17 February 2017 $15,000 Wirral, England Hard (i) United States Ronit Yurovsky Poland Maja Chwalińska
Japan Miyabi Inoue
4–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 11 March 2017 $15,000 Orlando, United States Hard United States Sanaz Marand United States Chiara Scholl
Mexico Marcela Zacarías
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 18 March 2017 $15,000 Tampa, United States Hard (i) United States Sanaz Marand Chile Alexa Guarachi
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Winner 8. 14 April 2017 $25,000 Pelham, United States Clay United States Sanaz Marand United Kingdom Amanda Carreras
Croatia Tena Lukas
w/o
Winner 9. 23 April 2017 $60,000 Dothan, United States Clay United States Sanaz Marand United States Kristie Ahn
Australia Lizette Cabrera
6–3, 1–6, [10–2]
Winner 10. 7 May 2017 $60,000 Charleston, United States Clay Chile Alexa Guarachi United States Kaitlyn Christian
United States Sabrina Santamaria
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Winner 11. 13 May 2017 $25,000 Naples, United States Clay United States Sanaz Marand United States Danielle Collins
United States Taylor Townsend
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Winner 12. 20 May 2017 $25,000 Naples, United States Clay Chile Alexa Guarachi United States Sophie Chang
Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
6–3, 6–1
Winner 13. 1 July 2017 $25,000 Auburn, United States Hard Chile Alexa Guarachi Australia Ellen Perez
Brazil Luisa Stefani
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Runner-up 5. 19 January 2019 $25,000 Daytona Beach, United States Clay United States Hailey Baptiste Hungary Anna Bondar
Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Runner-up 6. 16 February 2019 $25,000 Surprise, United States Hard United States Usue Maitane Arconada United States Coco Gauff
New Zealand Paige Hourigan
3–6, 6–4, [12–14]
Runner-up 7. 16 March 2019 $25,000 Nishitama, Japan Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore Japan Haruna Arakawa
Japan Minori Yonehara
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 23 March 2019 $25,000 Kofu, Japan Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 13 April 2019 $25,000 Sunderland, England Hard (i) United Kingdom Tara Moore Poland Maja Chwalińska
Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Winner 14. 14 September 2019 $25,000 Redding, United States Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore United States Catherine Harrison
New Zealand Paige Hourigan
6–3, 6–1
Winner 15. 19 October 2019 $25,000 Florence, United States Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore Australia Olivia Tjandramulia
Mexico Marcela Zacarias
7-5, 6–4