Beatrix Bielik (born November 28, 1980), is an American former professional

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player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 130, which she reached on August 25, 2003. In 2002, she won the

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(NCAA) women's tennis singles championships representing

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; subsequently Bielik was given a Wild Card into the Main Draw of the US Open. She entered the tournament ranked 1,102 in the world. In the first round she defeated world number 148

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of the

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in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4, but the major upset came in the 2nd round, when she defeated comfortably Thailand's

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, who was a top 30 player at the time, 6–4, 6–2. She then lost in the 3rd round to world number 6

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7–5, 6–1. She was named the 2002 female

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by the

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. In 2003, she failed to qualify for the

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, but qualified for

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's Main Draw, losing to

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in the first round. She also lost in the first round of the US Open, this time to

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. Bielik's main weapon was her powerful serve.

College

While at Wake Forest, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 2002.

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* * 1980 births Living people American female tennis players Hungarian emigrants to the United States Tennis players from Budapest People from Valley Stream, New York Sportspeople from Hempstead, New York Tennis players from Nassau County, New York Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's tennis players {{US-tennis-bio-stub