Betina Jozami

Betina Jozami
Betina at Albuquerque, 2008
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 36)
Paraná, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$155,059
Singles
Career record153–115
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (9 February 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2009)
French OpenQ3 (2008)
WimbledonQ1 (2007–2008)
US OpenQ1 (2007, 2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record153–82
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 96 (19 May 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2008)
Medal record
Tennis
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Betina Jozami (born 8 September 1988) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. In her career, she won seven singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Jozami participated at the 2007 Pan American Games where she won the gold medal with Jorgelina Cravero in doubles and the bronze medal in singles. She also represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Betina has a degree on Business Administration.

Career

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Betina started playing tennis when she was eight years in Paraná, her hometown, at the Urquiza Tennis Club with her coach Alejandro Rudi. She comes from a sports family of Lebanese descent.

She represented her country in several occasions, the South American Tournament in 2000, the Orange Bowl in 2003, and the Junior Davis Cup in 2004.

Betina obtained the gold medal in doubles with Jorgelina Cravero, and the bronze medal in singles at the 2007 Pan American Games.

In 2008, Betina managed to access the second round of doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Gisela Dulko. Betina also represented her country in Fed Cup competition (win/loss record 2–4).

In addition to her sports career, Betina is business administrator graduated in the University of San Martín.

She represented the University of San Martin and the Argentine National Team of Tennis at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China where she met her current husband Emerson Burla. Two years later, they represented their country at the 2013 Universiade in Kazan, Russia.

Between 2015 and 2017, she lived and worked as a consultant in Mexico City. During this period, Betina held a tennis exhibition with Andy Roddick, Melisa Torres and James Blake.

Currently, she works at Weymouth Club as a High Performance Coach and as a freelance in the field of eCommerce. Since 2018, Betina has resided in Boston, Massachusetts.

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 27 July 2003 ITF Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Hard Czech Republic Zuzana Černá 0–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 12 September 2004 ITF Santiago, Chile Clay Argentina María José Argeri 4–6, 5–7
Winner 3. 28 May 2006 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard Colombia Mariana Duque 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 4 June 2006 ITF León, Mexico Hard Argentina Agustina Lepore 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 23 July 2006 ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Argentina María José Argeri 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 17 September 2006 ITF Tampico, Mexico Hard Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 6–3, 6–0
Winner 7. 24 September 2006 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Uruguay Estefanía Craciún 6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 1 October 2006 ITF Juárez, Mexico Clay Uruguay Estefanía Craciún 6–1, 0–6, 6–2
Winner 9. 6 April 2008 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy Clay Slovenia Polona Hercog 6–2, 6–2
Winner 10. 5 October 2008 ITF Juárez, Mexico Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero 2–2 ret.

Doubles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 20 July 2003 ITF Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Hard Argentina Virginia Donda Argentina Soledad Esperón
Argentina Flavia Mignola
4–6, 4–6
Runner–up 3 May 2004 ITF Mérida, Mexico Hard Argentina Andrea Benítez Mexico Erika Clarke
Republic of Ireland Anne Mall
5–7, 5–7
Winner 5 September 2004 ITF Asunción, Paraguay Clay Argentina Verónica Spiegel Brazil Bruna Colósio
Uruguay Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
7–5, 6–4
Runner–up 15 November 2005 ITF Puebla, Mexico Hard Argentina Verónica Spiegel Croatia Ivana Abramović
Croatia Maria Abramović
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 12 February 2006 ITF Mérida, Mexico Hard Argentina Agustina Lepore Mexico Erika Clarke
Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
6–1, 6–2
Winner 28 May 2006 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard Argentina Agustina Lepore Canada Valérie Tétreault
Mexico Lorena Villalobos Cruz
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 11 June 2006 Jalapa, Mexico Hard Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Argentina María Irigoyen
Argentina Flavia Mignola
7–6(8), 3–6, 6–1
Winner 16 July 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Chile Andrea Koch Benvenuto Argentina María Irigoyen
Argentina Flavia Mignola
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 17 September 2006 Tampico, Mexico Hard Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Mexico Erika Clarke
United States Courtney Nagle
w/o
Winner 24 September 2006 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
Mexico Valeria Pulido
7–5, 6–4
Winner 1 October 2006 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay Uruguay Estefanía Craciún Mexico Erika Clarke
United States Courtney Nagle
6–1, 6–1
Runner–up 15 May 2007 Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay Uruguay Estefanía Craciún Australia Monique Adamczak
United States Aleke Tsoubanos
5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 10 June 2007 Madrid, Spain Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Russia Nina Bratchikova
Portugal Neuza Silva
6–4, 6–4
Winner 5 August 2007 Washington, United States Hard Argentina Jorgelina Cravero United States Julie Ditty
South Africa Natalie Grandin
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner–up 8 October 2007 San Francisco, United States Hard Argentina Jorgelina Cravero United States Angela Haynes
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Runner–up 15 October 2007 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Uruguay Estefanía Craciún Belgium Debbrich Feys
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
1–6, 4–6
Runner–up 14 January 2008 Surprise, United States Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves United States Carly Gullickson
United States Shenay Perry
4–6, 5–7
Winner 27 January 2008 Waikoloa Village, United States Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves United States Angela Haynes
United States Mashona Washington
7–5, 6–4
Winner 5 April 2008 Civitavecchia, Italy Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Italy Stefania Chieppa
Belarus Darya Kustova
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Runner–up 7 April 2008 Biarritz, France Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Germany Martina Müller
Australia Christina Wheeler
6–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Runner–up 15 September 2008 Albuquerque, United States Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero United States Julie Ditty
United States Carly Gullickson
3–6, 4–6
Winner 29 September 2008 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Argentina Soledad Esperón
Argentina Florencia Molinero
6–0, 7–6(8)
Winner 29 September 2008 Cali, Colombia Clay Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja Portugal Frederica Piedade
Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova
6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 14 September 2009 Napoli, Italy Clay Argentina María Irigoyen Russia Nina Bratchikova
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
6–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Runner–up 28 September 2009 ITF Granada, Spain Hard Russia Valeria Savinykh Russia Nina Bratchikova
Russia Arina Rodionova
1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Winner 6 June 2011 ITF Rosario, Argentina Clay Argentina Jorgelina Cravero Argentina Florencia Di Biasi
Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto
6–2, 7–6(7)
Runner–up 13 June 2011 ITF Santa Fe, Argentina Clay Argentina Agustina Lepore Argentina Florencia Di Biasi
Argentina Vanesa Furlanetto
6–3, 4–6, 4–10

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