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Helena Bešović (born 28 August 1984) is a Bosnian former tennis player and current head coach of the University of Houston women's tennis team.[1]

Helena Bešović

Country (sports)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Born	(1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 38) Bihać, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
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)

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

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1	9 July 2006	ITF Southlake, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	2	27 May 2007	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Gabriela Paz	3–6, 0–6
Loss	3	29 July 2007	ITF Evansville, United States	Hard	Kimberly Couts	6–7(3–7), 5–7

Doubles (3–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1	3 September 2001	ITF Mollerussa, Spain	Hard	Núria Roig	María José Sánchez Alayeto María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto	7–6(2), 6–3
Win	2	27 May 2007	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Nina Munch-Søgaard	Ashlee Brown Sabrina Capannolo	5–7, 6–3, 7–6(1)
Win	3	29 May 2007	ITF Houston, United States	Hard	Nina Munch-Søgaard	Kimberly Couts Christina McHale	7–6(2), 7–5
Loss	1	29 July 2007	ITF Evansville, United States	Hard	Nina Munch-Søgaard	Jenna Long Anna Lubinsky	1–6, 6–3, 2–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles (3–0)

Edition	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Score
2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone II	14 May 2001	Antalya, Turkey	Egypt	Clay	Noha Mohsen	W	6–2, 6–4
	14 May 2001		Lesotho		Liako Selokoma	W	6–0, 6–0
	17 May 2001		Armenia		Tatevik Babayan	W	6–3, 6–2

Doubles (2–3)

Edition	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone II	14 May 2001	Antalya, Turkey	Egypt	Clay	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	Nermien Abaza Rawya Seif	W	6–3, 6–0
	23 April 2003		Kenya		Lejla Husić	Esther Mbugua Florence Mbugua	W	6–0, 6–2
2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone I	24 April 2002	Antalya, Turkey	Netherlands	Clay	Maja Mešanović	Kristie Boogert Seda Noorlander	L	1–6, 4–6
	25 April 2002		Israel		Maja Mešanović	Tzipora Obziler Hila Rosen	L	0–6, 1–6
	26 April 2002		Romania		Maja Mešanović	Raluca Ciochină Magda Mihalache	L	2–6, 5–7

References

Helena Besovic – Tennis Coach

External links

• Helena Bešović at the Women's Tennis Association
• Helena Bešović at the International Tennis Federation
• Helena Bešović at the Billie Jean King Cup

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