Emina Bektas

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.

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; 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: 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.

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.

College career
Bektas attended college at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2015.

Personal life
Emina was married to fellow professional tennis player Tara Moore. Bektas is of Bosnian descent.

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.

Singles
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.

Doubles
Current through the 2023 US Open.