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 25)
Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 104,424
Singles
Career record223–139
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 221 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 559 (22 July 2024)
Doubles
Career record91–73
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 454 (27 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 583 (22 July 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–5
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Women's doubles
Last updated on: 22 July 2024.

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 2024

Career

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She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg[1] 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.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 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 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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Legend
W25 tournaments
W15 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 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

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Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup

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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)

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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)

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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

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Doubles: 1 (silver medal)

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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

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  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.
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