Nefisa Berberović
| Country (sports) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 July 1999 Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 104,424 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 223–139 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 7 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (17 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1,201 (9 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 91–73 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 11 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 454 (27 February 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1,161 (9 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 13–5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 9 December 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Nefisa Berberović (born 3 July 1999) is a Bosnian tennis player.
Berberović has career-high rankings of 221 in singles and 454 in doubles. Alongside Dea Herdželaš, she won the silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Playing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 13–5, as of July 2024
Career
Partnering Dea Herdželaš, she won the silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, losing to Turkish pair Başak Eraydın and İpek Öz in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[1]
Berberović made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg[2] as a lucky loser becoming the first Bosnian in a WTA main draw since 2013. She stunned former top-10 player Sloane Stephens in the first round, the first Bosnian player to win a match since Mervana Jugic-Salkic at Hyderabad 2004.[3]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Sandra Samir | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Arad, Romania | W15 | Clay | Andreea Mitu | 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Brno, Czech Republic | W15 | Clay | Diana Šumová | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Milovice, Czech Republic | W15 | Carpet (i) | Lara Salden | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | W15 | Clay | Silvia Njiric | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Julia Stamatova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Alice Ramé | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Susanne Celik | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Lucia Bronzetti | 6–7(4), 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2021 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Léolia Jeanjean | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2021 | ITF Naples, United States | W25 | Clay | Jang Su-jeong | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 2022 | ITF Ourense, Spain | W25 | Hard | Kristina Dmitruk | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Sep 2023 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Doubles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Natalia Siedliska | Alba Carrillo Marín Yvonne Cavallé Reimers |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Tena Lukas Saara Orav |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2018 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | W25 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Miriam Kolodziejová Nina Potočnik |
6–2, 3–6, [0–10] |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Émeline Dartron Marie Témin |
4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2019 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Tamara Malešević Antonia Ružić |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Barbora Miklová Elena Milovanović |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | İpek Öz Melis Sezer |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Darya Astakhova Laura Svatiková |
3–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | W15 | Clay | Malene Helgø | Katarína Kužmová Laura Svatiková |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Silvia Njirić | Nicole Gadient Chelsea Vanhoutte |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Silvia Njirić | Ganna Poznikhirenko Julyette Steur |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Anita Husarić | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Bojana Marinković |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Anita Husarić | Celia Cerviño Ruiz Olivia Gram |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | May 2021 | ITF Sibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Nicole Fossa Huergo | Petra Marčinko Natália Szabanin |
4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2021 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W15 | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Martina Colmegna Amy Zhu |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | May 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Arlinda Rushiti Tess Sugnaux |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 10–7 | Feb 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W25 | Hard | Eudice Chong | Sofia Sewing Darja Semeņistaja |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–7 | Aug 2023 | ITF Vigo, Spain | W25 | Hard | Sarah Beth Grey | Anastasia Abbagnato Patricija Paukštytė |
6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
National representation
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
Berberović made her debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team in 2017, while it was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, when she was 17 years and 233 days old.
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Singles (2–0)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2018 | Z2 PO | Apr 2018 | Athens (GRE) | Egypt | Clay | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2019 | Z2 PO | Feb 2019 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Portugal | Hard (i) | Ana Filipa Santos | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles (1–1)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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| 2017 | Z1 PO | Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | Portugal | Hard (i) | Anita Husarić | Francisca Jorge Rita Vilaça |
W | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 2019 | Z2 PO | Feb 2019 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Portugal | Hard (i) | Anita Husarić | Maria Inês Fonte Francisca Jorge |
L | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Mediterranean Games
Doubles: 1 (silver medal)
| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2018 | Tarragona, Spain | Clay | Dea Herdželaš | Başak Eraydın İpek Öz |
6–0, 3–6, [10–12] |
References
- ^ "Darwish among judo winners at Mediterranean Games as medals come thick and fast at Tarragona 2018". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Strasbourg: Lucky loser Berberovic, ranked No.306, upsets Stephens". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
External links
- Nefisa Berberović at the Women's Tennis Association
- Nefisa Berberović at the International Tennis Federation
- Nefisa Berberović at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)