Emina Bektas (born March 30, 1993) is an American tennis player.
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: Grand Slam doubles debut
Bektas made her Grand Slam 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: Grand Slam 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
| 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.
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
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||
| Canadian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| China Open | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 4 | Career total: 8 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6–4 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | ||
| Year-end ranking[a] | 239 | 360 | 82 | $583,466 | |||
Doubles
Current through the 2023 US Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R[b] | A | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 1–4 | |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | Career total: 22 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–14 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 22 | 11–21 | |
| Year-end ranking[c] | 138 | 435 | 209 | 243 | 118 | 102 | 213 | |||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay |  Tara Moore
|
 Astra Sharma  Aldila Sutjiadi
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6–4, 4–6, [9–11] |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2023 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | Hard |  Anna Kalinskaya
|
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(3) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2013 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard |  Brooke Austin
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2016 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Kennedy Shaffer
|
4–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Albuquerque Championships, US | 80,000 | Hard | Maria Sanchez
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | W25 | Hard | Ana Sofía Sánchez
|
6–3, 6–7(3), 6–7(9) |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2021 | Las Vegas Open, US | W60 | Hard |  Yuriko Miyazaki
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2022 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Ashley Lahey
|
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Dec 2022 | ITF Sëlva, Italy | W25 | Hard (i) |  Clara Tauson
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W25 | Hard |  Lina Glushko
|
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6) |
| Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2023 | Sharm El Sheikh Future, Egypt | W25 | Hard |  Lucrezia Stefanini
|
3–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 7–4 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet |  Ma Yexin
|
7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Jul 2023 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W60 | Hard |  Victoria Mboko
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2024 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Kimberly Birrell
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | May 2024 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Arina Rodionova
|
7–6(1), 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 39 (26 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2013 | ITF Evansville, US | 10,000 | Hard | Brooke Bolender
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Denise Mureșan 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
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Alexandra Morozova Keren Shlomo
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | Sarah Lee
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Jacqueline Cako Danielle Lao
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2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Sarah Lee
|
 Ayla Aksu  Julia Stamatova
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6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2016 | ITF Lubbock, US | 25,000 | Hard | Catherine Harrison
|
 Ema Burgić Bucko Renata Zarazúa
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Stillwater, US | 25,000 | Hard | Ronit Yurovsky
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Giuliana Olmos Nazari Urbina
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6–4, 6–7(6), [10–6] |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Jessica Wacnik
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Alexia Coutiño Castillo Victoria Rodríguez
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2017 | ITF Wirral, UK | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Ronit Yurovsky
|
 Maja Chwalińska Miyabi Inoue
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Mar 2017 | ITF Orlando, US | 15,000 | Clay | Sanaz Marand
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Chiara Scholl Marcela Zacarías
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2017 | ITF Tampa, US | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Sanaz Marand
|
 Alexa Guarachi  Hsu Chieh-yu
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3–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pelham, US | 25,000 | Clay | Sanaz Marand
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Amanda Carreras  Tena Lukas
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w/o |
| Win | 9–4 | Apr 2017 | Dothan Pro Classic, US | 60,000 | Clay | Sanaz Marand
|
Kristie Ahn Lizette Cabrera
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6–3, 1–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 10–4 | May 2017 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | 60,000 | Clay | Alexa Guarachi
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Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
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5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 11–4 | May 2017 | ITF Naples, US | 25,000 | Clay | Sanaz Marand
|
Danielle Collins Taylor Townsend
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7–6(1), 6–1 |
| Win | 12–4 | May 2017 | ITF Naples 2, US | 25,000 | Clay | Alexa Guarachi
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Sophie Chang  Ulrikke Eikeri
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Auburn, US | 25,000 | Hard | Alexa Guarachi
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Ellen Perez  Luisa Stefani
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4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 13–5 | Jan 2019 | ITF Daytona Beach, US | 25,000 | Clay | Hailey Baptiste
|
 Anna Bondár Ulrikke Eikeri
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3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Loss | 13–6 | Feb 2019 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | Usue Maitane Arconada
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Coco Gauff  Paige Hourigan
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3–6, 6–4, [12–14] |
| Loss | 13–7 | Mar 2019 | ITF Nishitama, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Tara Moore
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Haruna Arakawa Minori Yonehara
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Mar 2019 | ITF Kofu, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Tara Moore
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Chang Kai-chen Hsu Ching-wen
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–9 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Tara Moore
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Maja Chwalińska Ulrikke Eikeri
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4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 14–9 | Sep 2019 | ITF Redding, US | 25,000 | Hard | Tara Moore
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Catherine Harrison Paige Hourigan
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–9 | Oct 2019 | ITF Florence, US | 25,000 | Hard | Tara Moore
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Olivia Tjandramulia Marcela Zacarías
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–9 | Jan 2021 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W60 | Hard | Tara Moore
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 Olga Govortsova  Jovana Jović
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5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 17–9 | Feb 2021 | ITF Orlando, US | W25 | Hard | Tara Moore
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 Conny Perrin  Camila Osorio
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7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 17–10 | Mar 2021 | ITF Newport Beach, US | W25 | Hard (i) | Tara Moore
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Vania King Maegan Manasse
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–10 | Apr 2021 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, United Arab Emirates |
W25 | Hard | Tara Moore
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Berfu Cengiz İpek Öz
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7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 18–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W25 | Hard | Quinn Gleason
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Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki
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7–6(3), 1–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 19–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo | W25 | Hard | Quinn Gleason
|
 Kelly Williford Ana Carmen Zamburek
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–11 | Jun 2021 | ITF Sumter, US | W25 | Hard | Catherine Harrison
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Paige Hourigan Aldila Sutjiadi
|
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–12 | Oct 2021 | Las Vegas Open, US | W60 | Hard | Tara Moore
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Quinn Gleason  Tereza Mihalíková
|
6–7(5), 5–7 |
| Win | 21–12 | Jan 2022 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W60+H | Hard | Tara Moore
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Catherine Harrison Aldila Sutjiadi
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0–6, 7–6(1), [10–8] |
| Loss | 21–13 | Feb 2022 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W60 | Hard (i) | Tara Moore
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Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov
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3–6, 7–6(2), [7–10] |
| Win | 22–13 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | W60+H | Hard | Ingrid Neel
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 Elixane Lechemia Quinn Gleason
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7–6(4), 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 23-13 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W25 | Hard | Lina Glushko
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Tímea Babos  Georgina Garcia Perez
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6–3, 4–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 24-13 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard |  Eudice Chong
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Darya Astakhova Ekaterina Reyngold
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 25–13 | May 2023 | Fukuoka International, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Lina Glushko
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Ma Yexin Alana Parnaby
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 26–13 | Jun 2024 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | Aleksandra Krunić
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Sarah Beth Grey Tara Moore
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6–1, 6–1 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Withdrawal during the tournament not counted as loss.
- ^ 2013: WTA ranking– 1064, 2014–15: WTA ranking– n/a, 2016: WTA ranking– 296.
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