Hellas ter Riet
{{short description|Dutch tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Hellas ter Riet
| image =
| fullname = Hellas ter Riet
| country_represented = {{NED}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Apeldoorn, Netherlands
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| plays = Right-handed
| turnedpro = April 1985
| careerprizemoney = $100,675
| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 110 (4 July 1988)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1988)
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1988)
| Wimbledonresult =
| USOpenresult =
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 98 (13 May 1991)
| currentdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1988)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1987, 1990, 1991)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1990, 1991)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1990)
}}
Hellas ter Riet (born 21 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
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.{{cite news|url=http://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1986-09-26/edition/0/page/9|title=Hellas ter Riet wil nu hogerop|date=26 September 1986|work=Leidse Courant|page=9|language=Dutch|accessdate=6 February 2018}}
She made the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open in 1988.{{cite book|editor1-last=Henlon|editor1-first=Maureen|editor2-last=Bloch Shallouf|editor2-first=Renee|title=1989 Women's International Tennis Association Media Guide|date=1989|publisher=WITA|location=Miami|page=274}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/25/Martina-Navratilova-convinced-shes-the-best-woman-tennis-player/6611580536000/|title=Paris|date=25 May 1988|work=United Press International|accessdate=6 February 2018}}
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at Guarujá in 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000544|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 11 December - 17 December 1989|publisher=ITF|accessdate=6 February 2018}}
=Personal life=
She married former world number one doubles player Jacco Eltingh in 1997 and the following year gave birth to her first child.{{cite news|url=https://www.trouw.nl/home/eltingh-vliegt-halsoverkop-naar-huis-voor-geboorte-zoon~af08969b/|title=Eltingh vliegt halsoverkop naar huis voor geboorte zoon|date=3 September 1998|work=Trouw|language=Dutch|accessdate=6 February 2018}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 4 (2–2)=
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| bgcolor=F88379
|$100,000 tournaments |
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|$75,000 tournaments |
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|$50,000 tournaments |
| bgcolor=lightblue
|$25,000 tournaments |
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|$10,000 tournaments |
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Outcome !No. !width=150|Date !width=250|Tournament !Surface !width=200|Opponent !width=125|Score |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 1. | 29 July 1985 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Romanò | 3–6, 6–0, 5–7 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 16 September 1985 | Llorca, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Andrea Tiezzi | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 3. | 12 May 1986 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michelle Jaggard-Lai | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 4. | 3 July 1989 | Cava de' Tirreni, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Veronika Martinek | 3–6, 4–6 |
= Doubles: 6 (2-4) =
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
! Outcome ! No ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents in the final ! Score |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1986 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuelle Derly | {{flagicon|NED}} Carin Bakkum | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 2. | 11 April 1988 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Olga Votavová | {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Fuchs | 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 3. | 18 April 1988 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Fuchs | {{flagicon|SUI}} Michèle Strebel | 6–0, 6–4 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 4. | 11 February 1991 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson | {{flagicon|USA}} Penny Barg | 5–7, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 5. | 21 October 1991 | Freeport, Bahamas | Hard | {{flagicon|GRE}} Christina Zachariadou | {{flagicon|NED}} Aafje Evers | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 6. | 1 June 1992 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|PER}} Gianfranca Devercelli | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jillian Alexander-Brower | 2–6, 4–6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF profile}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
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Category:Dutch female tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Apeldoorn
Category:Tennis players from Gelderland
Category:20th-century Dutch people