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.
Personal life
Emina is married to fellow professional tennis player Tara Moore.
Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament 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] |
Notes
- ↑ Withdraw during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
References
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External links
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