Nefisa Berberović (born 3 July 1999) is a Bosnian tennis player.

Nefisa Berberović
Country (sports) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Born (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 24)
Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$100,737
Singles
Career record213–130 (62.1%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 368 (13 November 2023)
Doubles
Career record89–70 (56.0%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 454 (27 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 467 (13 November 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–5 (72.2%)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Women's doubles
Last updated on: 13 November 2023.

Berberović has career-high rankings of 221 in singles and 454 in doubles.

Playing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 13–5 as of July 2023.

Career edit

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg[1] as a lucky loser becaming 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.[2]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (7–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Sandra Samir 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2018 ITF Arad, Romania 15,000 Clay   Andreea Mitu 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Sep 2018 ITF Brno, Czech Republic 15,000 Clay   Diana Šumová 7–6(6), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Dec 2018 ITF Milovice, Czech Republic 15,000 Carpet (i)   Lara Salden 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Sep 2019 ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary 15,000 Clay   Silvia Njiric 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–2 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Julia Stamatova 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–2 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Alice Ramé 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–2 Mar 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Susanne Celik 6–2, 6–0
Loss 6–3 Feb 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Lucia Bronzetti 6–7(4), 0–6
Loss 6–4 May 2021 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 15,000 Clay   Léolia Jeanjean 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Nov 2021 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay   Jang Su-jeong 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 7–5 Aug 2022 ITF Ourense, Spain 25,000 Hard   Kristina Dmitruk 5–7, 1–6
Loss 7–6 Sep 2023 ITF Santarém, Portugal 25,000 Hard   Eva Guerrero Álvarez 2–6, 6–4, 5–7

Doubles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (8–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Natalia Siedliska   Alba Carrillo Marín
  Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
7–6(5), 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 2018 ITF Tučepi, Croatia 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Tena Lukas
  Saara Orav
6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Sep 2018 Royal Cup, Montenegro 25,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Miriam Kolodziejová
  Nina Potočnik
6–2, 3–6, [0–10]
Win 3–1 Apr 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Émeline Dartron
  Marie Témin
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 4–1 May 2019 ITF Tučepi, Croatia 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Tamara Malešević
  Antonia Ružić
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–1 Jun 2019 ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Barbora Miklová
  Elena Milovanović
6–1, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Jul 2019 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   İpek Öz
  Melis Sezer
5–7, 5–7
Loss 5–3 Jul 2019 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Darya Astakhova
  Laura Svatiková
3–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Win 6–3 Sep 2019 ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary 15,000 Clay   Malene Helgø   Katarína Kužmová
  Laura Svatiková
7–5, 6–1
Win 7–3 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Silvia Njirić   Nicole Gadient
  Chelsea Vanhoutte
6–0, 6–3
Win 8–3 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Silvia Njirić   Ganna Poznikhirenko
  Julyette Steur
7–6(5), 6–4
Loss 8–4 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard   Anita Husarić   Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
  Bojana Marinković
1–6, 4–6
Win 9–4 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard   Anita Husarić   Celia Cerviño Ruiz
  Olivia Gram
6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–5 May 2021 ITF Sibenik, Croatia 15,000 Clay   Nicole Fossa Huergo   Petra Marčinko
  Natália Szabanin
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 9–6 Aug 2021 Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy 15,000 Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Martina Colmegna
  Amy Zhu
4–6, 3–6
Win 10–6 May 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 25,000 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Arlinda Rushiti
  Tess Sugnaux
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 10–7 Feb 2023 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 25,000 Hard   Eudice Chong   Sofia Sewing
  Darja Semeņistaja
3–6, 2–6
Win 11–7 Aug 2023 ITF Vigo, Spain 25,000 Hard   Sarah Beth Grey   Anastasia Abbagnato
  Patricija Paukštytė
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]

National representation edit

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup edit

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.

Group membership
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group (3–1)
Matches by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–0)
Matches by type
Singles (2–0)
Doubles (1–1)
Matches by setting
indoors (2–1)
outdoors (1–0)

Singles (2–0) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
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) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
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 edit

Doubles: 1 (silver medal) edit

Result W–L Date Location Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Tarragona, Spain Clay   Dea Herdželaš   Başak Eraydın
  İpek Öz
6–0, 3–6, [10–12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Strasbourg: Lucky loser Berberovic, ranked No.306, upsets Stephens". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

External links edit