| Josipa Bek | |
| Residence: | Osijek, Croatia |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Turnedpro: | 2003 |
| Retired: | 2007 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $16,055 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 549 (17 July 2006) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2005) |
| Doublestitles: | 8 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 277 (9 July 2007) |
| Australianopendoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2005) |
| College: | Clemson Tigers |
Josipa Bek (born 27 January 1988) is a Croatian former tennis player[1] and tennis coach[2] who specialises in doubles.She won one singles title and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Bek played on the Clemson University with their tennis team between 2008 and 2011.[3] She reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in singles and No. 1 in doubles, partnering Keri Wong. Bek won her 100th career match against Florida State University, and her 106th doubles match in 2012, setting a new school record.[4] 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.[5]
In July 2005, she won her first professional singles title at the $10k event in Garching beating compatriot Korina Perkovic in the final.
In September 2006, partnering Serbian Karolina Jovanović, she won the $25k Royal Cup in Podgorica, Montenegro. In the final, they defeated Ukrainian twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok.[6]
In May 2007, at a $25k tournament in Warsaw, Poland, she and Bosnian Sandra Martinović beat Polish Karolina Kosińska and Russian Arina Rodionova in the final.[7]
At the end of 2007, Bek ended her career having won over $16,000 prizemoney.[8]