Hellas ter Riet


Hellas ter Riet is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

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.
She made the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open in 1988. 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.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at Guarujá in 1989.

Personal life

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.29 July 1985Neumünster, West GermanyClay