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

College

Bek played on the

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with their tennis team between 2008 and 2011. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in singles and No. 1 in doubles, partnering

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. Bek won her 100th career match against Florida State University, and her 106th doubles match in 2012, setting a new school record. 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.

Career

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

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in the final. In September 2006, partnering Serbian

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, she won the $25k

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in Podgorica, Montenegro. In the final, they defeated Ukrainian twin sisters Lyudmyla and

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. In May 2007, at a $25k tournament in Warsaw, Poland, she and Bosnian

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beat Polish

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and Russian

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in the final. At the end of 2007, Bek ended her career having won over $16,000 prizemoney.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bek, Josipa 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Osijek Croatian female tennis players Clemson Tigers women's tennis players Croatian expatriate tennis players in the United States Croatian tennis coaches 21st-century Croatian sportswomen