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

Keri Wong Keri Wong (born December 25, 1989) is an American former professional tennis player. In her career, she won seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 21, 2014, she peaked at No. 156 in the WTA doubles rankings. Wong made her WT ...

. 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 The 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were the 65th annual men's and 29th annual women's championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United S ...

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 Royal Cup 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 Karolina Kosińska 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 women