American tennis player
Emina Bektas (born March 30, 1993) is an American tennis player.
She has a career-high WTA rankings of World No. 188 in singles and World No. 80 in doubles, achieved on 6 June 2022. Bektas has won four singles titles and twenty one doubles titles on the ITF Circuit .
Professional career
2016-17: Grand Slam doubles debut
Bektas made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the mixed doubles with Evan King ; they fell in the first round.
The following year, she also had her debut at the 2017 US Open , where she partnered with Amanda Anisimova in women's doubles as a wildcard pair; they also fell in the first round.
Her biggest singles ITF win to date came at the 2017 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships in Albuquerque.
2022: Grand Slam singles debut
She qualified into the main draw in her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2022 Australian Open .[ 1]
She reached her first WTA doubles final in April at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas partnering Tara Moore .
She also qualified at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this Major where she drew Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the first round.[ 2] [ 3]
College career
Bektas attended college at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2015.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
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Doubles
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
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, U.S.
10,000
Hard
Brooke Austin
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Jul 2016
ITF Evansville, U.S.
10,000
Hard
Kennedy Shaffer
4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win
2–1
Oct 2016
ITF Mexico City, Mexico
10,000
Hard
Victoria Rodriguez
6–3, 6–1
Win
3–1
Sep 2017
ITF Albuquerque , U.S.
80,000
Hard
Maria Sanchez
6–4, 6–2
Loss
3–2
Jun 2021
ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
25,000
Hard
Ana Sofía Sánchez
6–3, 6–7(3) , 6–7(9)
Win
4–2
Oct 2021
ITF Las Vegas , U.S.
60,000
Hard
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki
6–1, 6–1
Doubles: 34 (21 titles, 13 runners-up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (4–1)
$25,000 tournaments (12–8)
$15,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10,000 tournaments (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–12)
Clay (6–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2013
ITF Evansville, USA
10,000
Hard
Brooke Bolender
Denise Muresan Jacqueline Wu
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Jan 2016
ITF Fort de France, Martinique
10,000
Hard
Zoë Gwen Scandalis
Jaqueline Cristian Gaia Sanesi
6–7(5) , 6–7(5)
Win
2–1
Jan 2016
ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe
10,000
Hard
Alexa Bortles
Alexandra Morozova Keren Shlomo
6–4, 6–2
Loss
2–2
Feb 2016
ITF Surprise, USA
25,000
Hard
Sarah Lee
Jacqueline Cako Danielle Lao
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win
3–2
May 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Hard
Sarah Lee
Ayla Aksu Julia Stamatova
6–0, 6–3
Win
4–2
Sep 2016
ITF Lubbock, USA
25,000
Hard
Catherine Harrison
Ema Burgić Bucko Renata Zarazúa
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–2
Oct 2016
ITF Stillwater, USA
25,000
Hard
Ronit Yurovsky
Giuliana Olmos Nazari Urbina
6–4, 6–7(6) , [10–6]
Win
6–2
Oct 2016
ITF Mexico City
10,000
Hard
Jessica Wacnik
Alexia Coutiño Castillo Victoria Rodriguez
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6–3
Feb 2017
ITF Wirral, UK
15,000
Hard (i)
Ronit Yurovsky
Maja Chwalińska Miyabi Inoue
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–3
Mar 2017
ITF Orlando, USA
15,000
Clay
Sanaz Marand
Chiara Scholl Marcela Zacarías
6–1, 6–3
Loss
7–4
Mar 2017
ITF Tampa, USA
15,000
Hard (i)
Sanaz Marand
Alexa Guarachi Hsu Chieh-yu
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win
8–4
Apr 2017
ITF Pelham, USA
25,000
Clay
Sanaz Marand
Amanda Carreras Tena Lukas
w/o
Win
9–4
Apr 2017
ITF Dothan, USA
60,000
Clay
Sanaz Marand
Kristie Ahn Lizette Cabrera
6–3, 1–6, [10–2]
Win
10–4
May 2017
ITF Charleston, USA
60,000
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Win
11–4
May 2017
ITF Naples, U.S.
25,000
Clay
Sanaz Marand
Danielle Collins Taylor Townsend
7–6(1) , 6–1
Win
12–4
May 2017
ITF Naples, USA
25,000
Clay
Alexa Guarachi
Sophie Chang Ulrikke Eikeri
6–3, 6–1
Win
13–4
Jul 2017
ITF Auburn, USA
25,000
Hard
Alexa Guarachi
Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss
13–5
Jan 2019
ITF Daytona Beach, USA
25,000
Clay
Hailey Baptiste
Anna Bondár Ulrikke Eikeri
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss
13–6
Feb 2019
ITF Surprise, USA
25,000
Hard
Usue Maitane Arconada
Coco Gauff Paige Hourigan
3–6, 6–4, [12–14]
Loss
13–7
Mar 2019
ITF Nishitama, Japan
25,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Haruna Arakawa Minori Yonehara
4–6, 3–6
Loss
13–8
Mar 2019
ITF Kofu, Japan
25,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Chang Kai-chen Hsu Ching-wen
1–6, 3–6
Loss
13–9
Apr 2019
ITF Sunderland, UK
25,000
Hard (i)
Tara Moore
Maja Chwalińska Ulrikke Eikeri
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win
14–9
Sep 2019
ITF Redding, USA
25,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Catherine Harrison Paige Hourigan
6–3, 6–1
Win
15–9
Oct 2019
ITF Florence, USA
25,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Olivia Tjandramulia Marcela Zacarias
7–5, 6–4
Win
16–9
Jan 2021
ITF Rome , USA
60,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Olga Govortsova Jovana Jović
5–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win
17–9
Feb 2021
ITF Orlando, USA
25,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Conny Perrin Camila Osorio
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss
17–10
Mar 2021
ITF Newport Beach, USA
25,000
Hard (i)
Tara Moore
Vania King Maegan Manasse
4–6, 2–6
Win
18–10
Mar 2021
ITF Dubai, UAE
25,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Berfu Cengiz İpek Öz
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss
18–11
Jun 2021
ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
25,000
Hard
Quinn Gleason
Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki
7–6(3) , 1–6, [7–10]
Win
19–11
Jun 2021
ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
25,000
Hard
Quinn Gleason
Kelly Williford Ana Carmen Zamburek
7–5, 6–4
Win
20–11
Jun 2021
ITF Sumter, USA
25,000
Hard
Catherine Harrison
Paige Hourigan Aldila Sutjiadi
7–5, 6–4
Loss
20–12
Oct 2021
ITF Las Vegas , U.S.
60,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Quinn Gleason Tereza Mihalíková
6–7(5) , 5–7
Win
21–12
Jan 2022
ITF Traralgon, Australia
60,000
Hard
Tara Moore
Catherine Harrison Aldila Sutjiadi
0-6, 7-6(1) , [10-8]
Loss
21–13
Feb 2022
ITF Rome, U.S.
60,000
Hard (i)
Tara Moore
Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , [7–10]
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