Emina Bektas
Emina Bektas 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: Major doubles debut
Bektas made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2016 [US Open (tennis)|2016 US Open] in the mixed doubles main draw with Evan King; they fell in the first round.The following year, she teamed with Amanda Anisimova 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.
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.She reached her first WTA Tour doubles final in April at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas partnering Tara Moore.
She also qualified into the Wimbledon Championships, making her debut at this major but lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu.
In 2023, she won the WTA 125 Abierto Tampico defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the final, and reached the top 100, on 6 November. She became the fourth oldest player to reach the milestone.
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.
Performance timelines
''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.''Doubles
''Current through the 2023 US Open.''WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay |  ITF Circuit finalsSingles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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