Josipa Bek

Josipa Bek
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceOsijek, Croatia
Born (1988-01-27) 27 January 1988 (age 36)
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro2003
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeClemson Tigers
Prize money$16,055
Singles
Career record67–43
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 549 (17 July 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2005)
Doubles
Career record52–24
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 277 (9 July 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2005)

Josipa Bek (born 27 January 1988) is a Croatian former tennis player[1] and tennis coach[2] who specialises in doubles. She won one singles title and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

College

Bek played on the Clemson University with their tennis team between 2008 and 2011.[3] She reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in singles and No. 1 in doubles, partnering Keri Wong. Bek won her 100th career match against Florida State University, and her 106th doubles match in 2012, setting a new school record.[4] Has 29 three-set match wins, which is the most three-set wins in school history. Three-times All-American champion in singles and three times All-American in doubles. Runner-up of the NCAA Doubles Championship in 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships.[5]

Career

In July 2005, she won her first professional singles title at the $10k event in Garching beating compatriot Korina Perkovic in the final.

In September 2006, partnering Serbian Karolina Jovanović, she won the $25k Royal Cup in Podgorica, Montenegro. In the final, they defeated Ukrainian twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok.[6]

In May 2007, at a $25k tournament in Warsaw, Poland, she and Bosnian Sandra Martinović beat Polish Karolina Kosińska and Russian Arina Rodionova in the final.[7]

At the end of 2007, Bek ended her career having won over $16,000 prizemoney.[8]


References

  1. ^ "Josipa Bek". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ "The Global Professional Tennis Coach Association (GPTCA)". gptcatennis.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. ^ "Josipa Bek". www.clemsontigers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson women's tennis: Bek sets doubles record". The State. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Hilary Barte, Mallory Burdette Claim NCAA Doubles Title". GoStanford.com. May 30, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "2006 Podgorica Draws". www.itftennis.com.
  7. ^ "2007 Warsaw Draws". www.itftennis.com.
  8. ^ "Josipa Bek". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2018-06-19.