Emina Bektas

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Emina Bektas
Bektas WMQ22 (9) (52191212708).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Indianapolis, United States
Born (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993 (age 32)
Germany
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Michigan
Prize money$1,000,510
Singles
Career record262–192
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (November 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 184 (March 17, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2022, 2024)
French Open 1R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2022, 2024)
US Open Q3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record213–111
Career titles26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 78 (July 11, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 298 (March 17, 2025)
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: March 28, 2025.

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

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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

2016–17: Major doubles debut

Bektas made her Grand Slam tournament 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: Major singles and top 100 debuts, first WTA 125 title

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

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

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.

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


Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 0 / 20–2
French Open A Q1 A 1R 0 / 10–1
Wimbledon A 1R Q1 1R 0 / 20–2
US Open A Q1 Q3 Q1 0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–20–00–30 / 50–5
WTA 1000 tournaments
Canadian Open A Q1 Q2 0 / 00–0
China Open NH Q1 0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments224Career total: 8
Overall win–loss0–20–26–40 / 86–8
Year-end ranking [a] 23936082$583,466

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French Open AAAAA 2R [b] A0 / 11–0
Wimbledon AAAA 1R 1R A0 / 20–2
US Open 1R AAA 1R AA0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–21–10–00 / 51–4
WTA 1000 tournaments
Canadian Open AAANH 2R AA0 / 11–1
Career statistics
Tournaments11011450Career total: 22
Titles0000000Career total: 0
Finals0000010Career total: 1
Overall win–loss0–10–10–00–15–146–40–00 / 2211–21
Year-end ranking [c] 138435209243118102213

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Apr 2022 Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaWTA 250Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
6–4, 4–6, [9–11]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Oct 2023 Abierto Tampico, MexicoHardFlag placeholder.svg Anna Kalinskaya 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (3–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–3)
$10,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Carpet (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2013ITF Evansville, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Austin 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1Jul 2016ITF Evansville, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy Shaffer 4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win2–1Oct 2016ITF Mexico City, Mexico10,000Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez 6–3, 6–1
Win3–1 Sep 2017 Albuquerque Championships, US80,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 6–4, 6–2
Loss3–2Jun 2021ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W25Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Sofía Sánchez 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–7(9)
Win4–2 Oct 2021 Las Vegas Open, USW60Hard Flag of Japan.svg Yuriko Miyazaki 6–1, 6–1
Win5–2Nov 2022ITF Funchal, PortugalW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Lahey 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss5–3Dec 2022ITF Sëlva, ItalyW25Hard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Tauson 3–6, 5–7
Win6–3Mar 2023ITF Pretoria, South AfricaW25Hard Flag of Israel.svg Lina Glushko 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)
Loss6–4Apr 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Flag of Italy.svg Lucrezia Stefanini 3–6, 6–7(5)
Win7–4May 2023 Kurume Cup, JapanW60Carpet Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin 7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Loss7–5Jul 2023ITF Saskatoon, CanadaW60Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko 4–6, 4–6
Loss7–6 May 2024 Fukuoka International, JapanW75Carpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberly Birrell 2–6, 4–6
Win8–6May 2024Kurume Cup, JapanW75Carpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 7–6(1), 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 40 (26 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (6–2)
$25,000 tournaments (14–8)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (18–13)
Clay (6–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2013ITF Evansville, US10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Bolender Flag of the United States.svg Denise Mureșan
Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Wu
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Jan 2016ITF Fort de France, Martinique10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Zoë Gwen Scandalis Flag of Romania.svg Jaqueline Cristian
Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Sanesi
6–7(5), 6–7(5)
Win2–1Jan 2016ITF Saint Martin, Guadeloupe10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Bortles Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Morozova
Flag of Israel.svg Keren Shlomo
6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2Feb 2016ITF Surprise, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Lee Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako
Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Lao
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win3–2May 2016ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Lee Flag of Turkey.svg Ayla Aksu
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Julia Stamatova
6–0, 6–3
Win4–2Sep 2016ITF Lubbock, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ema Burgić Bucko
Flag of Mexico.svg Renata Zarazúa
6–3, 6–4
Win5–2Oct 2016ITF Stillwater, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ronit Yurovsky Flag of Mexico.svg Giuliana Olmos
Flag of Mexico.svg Nazari Urbina
6–4, 6–7(6), [10–6]
Win6–2Oct 2016ITF Mexico City, Mexico10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Wacnik Flag of Mexico.svg Alexia Coutiño Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez
6–3, 6–4
Loss6–3Feb 2017ITF Wirral, UK15,000Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Ronit Yurovsky Flag of Poland.svg Maja Chwalińska
Flag of Japan.svg Miyabi Inoue
4–6, 4–6
Win7–3Mar 2017ITF Orlando, US15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
Flag of Mexico.svg Marcela Zacarías
6–1, 6–3
Loss7–4Mar 2017ITF Tampa, US15,000Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win8–4Apr 2017ITF Pelham, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Carreras
Flag of Croatia.svg Tena Lukas
w/o
Win9–4Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic, US60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera
6–3, 1–6, [10–2]
Win10–4May 2017ITF Charleston Pro, US60,000Clay Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian
Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Win11–4May 2017ITF Naples, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
7–6(1), 6–1
Win12–4May 2017ITF Naples 2, US25,000Clay Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
6–3, 6–1
Win13–4Jul 2017ITF Auburn, US25,000Hard Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss13–5Jan 2019ITF Daytona Beach, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Baptiste Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár
Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss13–6Feb 2019ITF Surprise, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Usue Maitane Arconada Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan
3–6, 6–4, [12–14]
Loss13–7Mar 2019ITF Nishitama, Japan25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Japan.svg Haruna Arakawa
Flag of Japan.svg Minori Yonehara
4–6, 3–6
Loss13–8Mar 2019ITF Kofu, Japan25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Ching-wen
1–6, 3–6
Loss13–9Apr 2019ITF Sunderland, UK25,000Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Poland.svg Maja Chwalińska
Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win14–9Sep 2019ITF Redding, US25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan
6–3, 6–1
Win15–9Oct 2019ITF Florence, US25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Tjandramulia
Flag of Mexico.svg Marcela Zacarías
7–5, 6–4
Win16–9 Jan 2021 Georgia's Rome Open, USW60Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jović
5–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win17–9Feb 2021ITF Orlando, USW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Conny Perrin
Flag of Colombia.svg Camila Osorio
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss17–10Mar 2021ITF Newport Beach, USW25Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of the United States.svg Maegan Manasse
4–6, 2–6
Win18–10Apr 2021 Dubai Tennis Challenge,
United Arab Emirates
W25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Turkey.svg Berfu Cengiz
Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Öz
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss18–11Jun 2021ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of Japan.svg Erina Hayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Kanako Morisaki
7–6(3), 1–6, [7–10]
Win19–11Jun 2021ITF Santo DomingoW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Kelly Williford
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Ana Carmen Zamburek
7–5, 6–4
Win20–11Jun 2021ITF Sumter, USW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
7–5, 6–4
Loss20–12 Oct 2021 Las Vegas Open, USW60Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková
6–7(5), 5–7
Win21–12Jan 2022ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW60+HHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
0–6, 7–6(1), [10–8]
Loss21–13Feb 2022Georgia's Rome Open, USW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Kulikov
3–6, 7–6(2), [7–10]
Win22–13Feb 2023 Guanajuato Open, MexicoW60+HHard Flag of the United States.svg Ingrid Neel Flag of France.svg Elixane Lechemia
Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6]
Win23-13Mar 2023ITF Pretoria, South AfricaW25Hard Flag of Israel.svg Lina Glushko Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Spain.svg Georgina Garcia Perez
6–3, 4–6, [13–11]
Win24-13Apr 2023ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Flag of Hong Kong.svg Eudice ChongFlag placeholder.svg Darya Astakhova
Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Reyngold
6–2, 6–4
Win25–13May 2023 Fukuoka International, JapanW60Carpet Flag of Israel.svg Lina Glushko Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yexin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Parnaby
7–5, 6–3
Win26–13Jun 2024 Surbiton Trophy, UKW100Grass Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
6–1, 6–1
Loss26–14 Apr 2025 Kangaroo Cup, JapanW100Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily Miyazaki Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Kobori
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu
1–6, 2–6

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. Withdrawal during the tournament not counted as loss.
  3. 2013: WTA ranking– 1064, 2014–15: WTA ranking– n/a, 2016: WTA ranking– 296.

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