She was a losing finalist in the women's doubles at the 1939 French Championships partnering Alice Florian.

At the Wimbledon Championships which she played six times, she reached the third round of the singles events in 1939 and 1953.

[1] Hella Kovac was born on 10 November 1911 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.

She played and won her first tournament in 1935 at Zagreb against Vlasta Gostisa.

In major tournament singles events, she reached the third round of the French Championships twice in 1936 and 1938.