Hellas ter Riet

Hellas ter Riet (born 21 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Hellas ter Riet

Full name	Hellas ter Riet
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	21 June 1968 Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	April 1985
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$100,675
Singles
Career record	131–106
Highest ranking	No. 110 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1988)
French Open	2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	50–73
Highest ranking	No. 98 (13 May 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1988)
French Open	1R (1987, 1990, 1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1990, 1991)
US Open	1R (1990)

Biography

Tennis career

In 1986, ter Riet made her Federation Cup debut, appearing in four ties for the Netherlands. In her first match, against Canada, she won her singles rubber over Helen Kelesi, but lost the deciding doubles rubber to surrender the tie. She won all her singles matches in the consolation rounds, including over the USSR's Natalia Zvereva.[1]

She made the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open in 1988.[2] At the Australian Open she lost to fifth seed Hana Mandlíková, then at the French Open had to retire hurt with illness in the second set against Martina Navratilova.[3]

Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at Guarujá in 1989.[4]

Personal life

She married former world number one doubles player Jacco Eltingh in 1997 and the following year gave birth to her first child.[5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 July 1985	Neumünster, West Germany	Clay	Barbara Romanò	3–6, 6–0, 5–7
Winner	2.	16 September 1985	Llorca, Spain	Clay	Andrea Tiezzi	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner	3.	12 May 1986	Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	3 July 1989	Cava de' Tirreni, Italy	Clay	Veronika Martinek	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (2-4)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 May 1986	Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Emmanuelle Derly	Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman	6–7, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	11 April 1988	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Olga Votavová	Jennifer Fuchs Maria Strandlund	6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	18 April 1988	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Clay	Jennifer Fuchs	Michèle Strebel Luciana Tella	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	11 February 1991	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Rene Simpson	Penny Barg Samantha Smith	5–7, 2–6
Winner	5.	21 October 1991	Freeport, Bahamas	Hard	Christina Zachariadou	Aafje Evers Yvonne Klompenhouver	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	1 June 1992	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Gianfranca Devercelli	Jillian Alexander-Brower Niurka Sodupe	2–6, 4–6

References

1. "Hellas ter Riet wil nu hogerop". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 26 September 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. Henlon, Maureen; Bloch Shallouf, Renee, eds. (1989). 1989 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide. Miami: WITA. p. 274.
3. "Paris". United Press International. 25 May 1988. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 11 December - 17 December 1989". ITF. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
5. "Eltingh vliegt halsoverkop naar huis voor geboorte zoon". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 September 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

External links

• Hellas ter Riet at the Women's Tennis Association
• Hellas ter Riet at the International Tennis Federation
• Hellas ter Riet at the Billie Jean King Cup