Hellas ter Riet
# Hellas ter Riet

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.

She made the second round of both the Australian Open and French Open in 1988. 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.

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

### Personal life

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

## 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 |
