| Hellas ter Riet | |
| Fullname: | Hellas ter Riet |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Turnedpro: | April 1985 |
| Careerprizemoney: | $100,675 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 110 (4 July 1988) |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (1988) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1988) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 98 (13 May 1991) |
| 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.
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]
She married former world number one doubles player Jacco Eltingh in 1997 and the following year gave birth to her first child.[5]
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| Outcome | No. | width=150 | Date | width=250 | Tournament | Surface | width=200 | Opponent | width=125 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 July 1985 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay | 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 | 6–3, 6–3 | |||||
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 July 1989 | Cava de' Tirreni, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1986 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 April 1988 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 | |||
| Winner | 3. | 18 April 1988 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay |  Jennifer Fuchs | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 11 February 1991 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | 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 |