Betina Jozami

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Betina Jozami
Betina Jozami Albuqerque 2008.jpg
Betina at Albuquerque, 2008
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 35)
Paraná, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$155,059
Singles
Career record153–115 (57.1%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (9 February 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2009)
French Open Q3 (2008)
Wimbledon Q1 (2007–2008)
US Open Q1 (2007, 2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record153–82 (65.1%)
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 96 (19 May 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2008)
Medal record
Tennis
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Betina Jozami (born 8 September 1988) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. In her career, she won seven singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Jozami participated at the 2007 Pan American Games where she won the gold medal with Jorgelina Cravero in doubles and the bronze medal in singles. She also represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Betina has a degree on Business Administration.

Career

Betina started playing tennis when she was eight years in Paraná, her hometown, at the Urquiza Tennis Club with her coach Alejandro Rudi. She comes from a sports family of Lebanese descent.

She represented her country in several occasions, the South American Tournament in 2000, the Orange Bowl in 2003, and the Junior Davis Cup in 2004.

Betina obtained the gold medal in doubles with Jorgelina Cravero, and the bronze medal in singles at the 2007 Pan American Games.

In 2008, Betina managed to access the second round of doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Gisela Dulko. Betina also represented her country in Fed Cup competition (win/loss record 2–4).

In addition to her sports career, Betina is business administrator graduated in the University of San Martín.

She represented the University of San Martin and the Argentine National Team of Tennis at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China where she met her current husband Emerson Burla. Two years later, they represented their country at the 2013 Universiade in Kazan, Russia.

Between 2015 and 2017, she lived and worked as a consultant in Mexico City. During this period, Betina held a tennis exhibition with Andy Roddick, Melisa Torres and James Blake.

Currently, she works at Weymouth Club as a High Performance Coach and as a freelance in the field of eCommerce. Since 2018, Betina has resided in Boston, Massachusetts.

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.27 July 2003ITF Puerto Ordaz, VenezuelaHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Černá 0–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.12 September 2004ITF Santiago, ChileClay Flag of Argentina.svg María José Argeri 4–6, 5–7
Winner3.28 May 2006ITF Monterrey, MexicoHard Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 6–3, 6–3
Winner4.4 June 2006ITF León, MexicoHard Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Lepore 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up5.23 July 2006ITF Campos do Jordão, BrazilHard Flag of Argentina.svg María José Argeri6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Winner6.17 September 2006ITF Tampico, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 6–3, 6–0
Winner7.24 September 2006ITF Guadalajara, MexicoClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefania Craciún 6–3, 6–4
Winner8.1 October 2006ITF Juárez, MexicoClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefania Craciún6–1, 0–6, 6–2
Winner9.6 April 2008ITF Civitavecchia, ItalyClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 6–2, 6–2
Winner10.5 October 2008ITF Juárez, MexicoClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero 2–2 ret.

Doubles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner-ups)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner–up20 July 2003ITF Puerto Ordaz, VenezuelaHard Flag of Argentina.svg Virginia Donda Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola
4–6, 4–6
Runner–up3 May 2004ITF Mérida, MexicoHard Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
Flag of Ireland.svg Anne Mall
5–7, 5–7
Winner5 September 2004ITF Asunción, ParaguayClay Flag of Argentina.svg Verónica Spiegel Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Colosio
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
7–5, 6–4
Runner–up15 November 2005ITF Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of Argentina.svg Verónica Spiegel Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović
Flag of Croatia.svg Maria Abramović
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Winner12 February 2006ITF Mérida, MexicoHard Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Lepore Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
6–1, 6–2
Winner28 May 2006ITF Monterrey, MexicoHard Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Lepore Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valérie Tétreault
Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Villalobos Cruz
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner11 June 2006 Jalapa, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola
7–6(8), 3–6, 6–1
Winner16 July 2006 Caracas, VenezuelaHard Flag of Chile.svg Andrea Koch Benvenuto Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
Flag of Argentina.svg Flavia Mignola
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner17 September 2006 Tampico, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
w/o
Winner24 September 2006 Guadalajara, MexicoClay Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru
Flag of Mexico.svg Valeria Pulido
7–5, 6–4
Winner1 October 2006 Ciudad Juárez, MexicoClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefania Craciún Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
6–1, 6–1
Runner–up15 May 2007 Palm Beach Gardens, United StatesClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefania Craciún Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of the United States.svg Aleke Tsoubanos
5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Winner10 June 2007 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva
6–4, 6–4
Winner5 August 2007 Washington, United StatesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner–up8 October 2007 San Francisco, United StatesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Runner–up15 October 2007 San Luis Potosí, MexicoHard Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefania Craciún Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Debbrich Feys
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers
1–6, 4–6
Runner–up14 January 2008 Surprise, United StatesHard Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson
Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry
4–6, 5–7
Winner27 January 2008 Waikoloa Village, United StatesHard Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington
7–5, 6–4
Winner5 April 2008 Civitavecchia, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of Italy.svg Stefania Chieppa
Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Runner–up7 April 2008 Biarritz, FranceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler
6–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Runner–up15 September 2008 Albuquerque, United StatesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson
3–6, 4–6
Winner29 September 2008Ciudad Juárez, MexicoClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero
6–0, 7–6(8)
Winner29 September 2008 Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja Flag of Portugal.svg Frederica Piedade
Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova
6–3, 6–1
Runner–up14 September 2009 Napoli, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
6–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Runner–up28 September 2009ITF Granada, SpainHard Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Russia.svg Arina Rodionova
1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Winner6 June 2011ITF Rosario, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Di Biasi
Flag of Argentina.svg Vanesa Furlanetto
6–2, 7–6(7)
Runner–up13 June 2011ITF Santa Fe, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Lepore Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Di Biasi
Flag of Argentina.svg Vanesa Furlanetto
6–3, 4–6, 4–10

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