Hellas ter Riet

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Hellas ter Riet
Full nameHellas ter Riet
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1968-06-21) 21 June 1968 (age 55)
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Turned proApril 1985
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$100,675
Singles
Career record131–106
Highest rankingNo. 110 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1988)
French Open 2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record50–73
Highest rankingNo. 98 (13 May 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988)
French Open 1R (1987, 1990, 1991)
Wimbledon 1R (1990, 1991)
US Open 1R (1990)

Hellas ter Riet (born 21 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Contents

Biography

Tennis career

In 1986, ter Riet made her Federation Cup debut, appearing in four ties for the Netherlands. In her first match, against Canada, she won her singles rubber over Helen Kelesi, but lost the deciding doubles rubber to surrender the tie. She won all her singles matches in the consolation rounds, including over the USSR's Natalia Zvereva. [1]

She made the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open in 1988. [2] At the Australian Open she lost to fifth seed Hana Mandlíková, then at the French Open had to retire hurt with illness in the second set against Martina Navratilova. [3]

Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at Guarujá in 1989. [4]

Personal life

She married former world number one doubles player Jacco Eltingh in 1997 and the following year gave birth to her first child. [5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.29 July 1985 Neumünster, West GermanyClay Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò 3–6, 6–0, 5–7
Winner2.16 September 1985 Llorca, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Tiezzi 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner3.12 May 1986 Lee-on-the-Solent, United KingdomClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard-Lai 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up4.3 July 1989 Cava de' Tirreni, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Veronika Martinek 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (2-4)

OutcomeNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Runner-up1.12 May 1986 Lee-on-the-Solent, United KingdomClay Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Muns-Jagerman 		6–7, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up2.11 April 1988 Caserta, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Olga Votavová Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund 		6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner3.18 April 1988 Reggio Emilia, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Fuchs Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michèle Strebel
Flag of Brazil.svg Luciana Tella 		6–0, 6–4
Runner-up4.11 February 1991 Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rene Simpson Flag of the United States.svg Penny Barg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith 		5–7, 2–6
Winner5.21 October 1991 Freeport, BahamasHard Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aafje Evers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yvonne Klompenhouver		3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up6.1 June 1992 Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of Peru.svg Gianfranca Devercelli Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jillian Alexander-Brower
Flag of the United States.svg Niurka Sodupe 		2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Hellas ter Riet wil nu hogerop". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 26 September 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1989). 1989 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 274.
  3. ↑ "Paris". United Press International . 25 May 1988. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 11 December - 17 December 1989". ITF . Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Eltingh vliegt halsoverkop naar huis voor geboorte zoon". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 September 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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