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Beti Sekulovski

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Beti Sekulovski
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1983-05-17) 17 May 1983 (age 41)
Melbourne
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$60,970
Singles
Career record103–86
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 273 (5 August 2002)
Doubles
Career record89–78
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (17 October 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)

Beti Sekulovski (born 17 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography

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Sekulovski was born in Melbourne, to parents who emigrated from Macedonia.[1]

On the professional tour, she had a highest singles ranking of 273 and was ranked 120 in the world for doubles.[2]

She made two main-draw appearances in the women's doubles at the Australian Open, both times as a wildcard pairing with Cindy Watson.

Since retiring, she has worked as a tennis coach and is currently coaching Jaimee Fourlis.[3]

In addition, Sekulovski appeared in the movie, Wimbledon, starring Kirsten Dunst.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 25 March 2001 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Australia Kristen van Elden 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 23 September 2001 ITF Osaka, Japan Hard Australia Samantha Stosur 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner 2. 24 March 2002 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Australia Lisa McShea 7–6(4), 1–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 29 August 2005 ITF Saitama, Japan Hard Japan Mari Tanaka 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 7 September 2005 ITF Kyoto, Japan Carpet China Huang Lei 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Runner-up 2. 2 October 2005 ITF Rockhampton, Australia Hard Australia Casey Dellacqua 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 16 October 2005 ITF Lyneham, Australia Clay Australia Lauren Breadmore 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 19 March 2001 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Australia Nicole Sewell Australia Sarah Stone
Australia Kristen van Elden
6–3, 6–7(4), 4–6
Runner-up 2. 1 April 2001 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass Australia Nicole Sewell Netherlands Debby Haak
Netherlands Jolanda Mens
4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 24 June 2001 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay Australia Kristen van Elden Netherlands Natasha Galouza
Netherlands Lotty Seelen
1–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Winner 2. 16 July 2001 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Australia Sarah Stone Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle
Republic of Ireland Karen Nugent
7–6(5), 6–4
Runner-up 3. 16 September 2001 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Australia Sarah Stone Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Melissa Dowse
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 23 September 2001 ITF Osaka, Japan Hard Australia Sarah Stone Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Melissa Dowse
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 28 October 2001 ITF Home Hill, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Sewell Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Trudi Musgrave
5–7, 4–6
Winner 3. 21 March 2004 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Australia Cindy Watson Australia Emily Hewson
Australia Nicole Kriz
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 5 February 2005 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Sweden Aleksandra Srndovic South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
Japan Maki Arai
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 13 February 2005 ITF Blenheim, New Zealand Hard Sweden Aleksandra Srndovic South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
Japan Maki Arai
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 8. 26 February 2005 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Cindy Watson Australia Casey Dellacqua
Australia Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 1 May 2005 ITF Lafayette, United States Clay Australia Cindy Watson Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 27 September 2005 ITF Rockhampton, Australia Hard Sweden Aleksandra Srndovic Australia Casey Dellacqua
Australia Daniella Jeflea
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 26 February 2006 ITF Gosford, Australia Hard Australia Cindy Watson Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
2–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Melbourne duo into final". The Age. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Ex-professional wins singles title as after-thought". The Standard. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jaimee Fourlis is a high achiever at school, and now she's studying her next Australian Open opponent". Herald Sun. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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