Helena Bešović
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Bihać, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | 28 September 1984
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $8,624 |
Singles | |
Career record | 29–27 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 733 (11 June 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 21–12 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 631 (6 August 2007) |
Helena Bešović (born 28 September 1984) is a former Bosnian tennis player and former head coach of the University of Houston women's tennis team.[1]
During her career, she won three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and reached best WTA rankings of 733 in singles and 631 in doubles.
Playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in Fed Cup competitions, Bešović has a win–loss record of 5–3.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–3)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1 | 9 July 2006 | ITF Southlake, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2 | 27 May 2007 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3 | 29 July 2007 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Doubles (3–1)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1 | 3 September 2001 | ITF Mollerussa, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 6–3 |
Win | 2 | 27 May 2007 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 7–6(1) |
Win | 3 | 29 May 2007 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 7–5 |
Loss | 1 | 29 July 2007 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Fed Cup participation
[edit]Singles (3–0)
[edit]Edition | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone II |
14 May 2001 | Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
W | 6–2, 6–4 |
14 May 2001 | ![]() |
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W | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
17 May 2001 | ![]() |
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W | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles (2–3)
[edit]Edition | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone II |
14 May 2001 | Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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W | 6–3, 6–0 |
23 April 2003 | ![]() |
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W | 6–0, 6–2 | |||
2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone I |
24 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
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L | 1–6, 4–6 |
25 April 2002 | ![]() |
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L | 0–6, 1–6 | |||
26 April 2002 | ![]() |
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L | 2–6, 5–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Helena Besovic – Tennis Coach". University of Houston Athletics.
- ^ Helena Bešović at the Billie Jean King Cup