Nefisa Berberović

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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.

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

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 Egypt Sandra Samir 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2018 ITF Arad, Romania W15 Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Sep 2018 ITF Brno, Czech Republic W15 Clay Czech Republic Diana Šumová 7–6(6), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Dec 2018 ITF Milovice, Czech Republic W15 Carpet (i) Belgium Lara Salden 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Sep 2019 ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary W15 Clay Croatia Silvia Njiric 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–2 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Bulgaria Julia Stamatova 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–2 Feb 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Clay France Alice Ramé 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–2 Mar 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Clay Sweden Susanne Celik 6–2, 6–0
Loss 6–3 Feb 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Italy Lucia Bronzetti 6–7(4), 0–6
Loss 6–4 May 2021 ITF Šibenik, Croatia W15 Clay France Léolia Jeanjean 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Nov 2021 ITF Naples, United States W25 Clay South Korea 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 Spain 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 Germany Natalia Siedliska Spain Alba Carrillo Marín
Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
7–6(5), 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 2018 ITF Tučepi, Croatia W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Croatia Tena Lukas
Estonia Saara Orav
6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Sep 2018 Royal Cup, Montenegro W25 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Slovenia Nina Potočnik
6–2, 3–6, [0–10]
Win 3–1 Apr 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec France Émeline Dartron
France Marie Témin
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 4–1 May 2019 ITF Tučepi, Croatia W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Serbia Tamara Malešević
Croatia Antonia Ružić
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–1 Jun 2019 ITF Banja Luka,
Bosnia & Herzegovina
W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Czech Republic Barbora Miklová
Serbia Elena Milovanović
6–1, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Jul 2019 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Turkey İpek Öz
Turkey Melis Sezer
5–7, 5–7
Loss 5–3 Jul 2019 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Russia Darya Astakhova
Slovakia Laura Svatiková
3–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Win 6–3 Sep 2019 ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary W15 Clay Norway Malene Helgø Slovakia Katarína Kužmová
Slovakia Laura Svatiková
7–5, 6–1
Win 7–3 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Croatia Silvia Njirić Switzerland Nicole Gadient
Belgium Chelsea Vanhoutte
6–0, 6–3
Win 8–3 Oct 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Clay Croatia Silvia Njirić Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko
Germany Julyette Steur
7–6(5), 6–4
Loss 8–4 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Serbia Bojana Marinković
1–6, 4–6
Win 9–4 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić Spain Celia Cerviño Ruiz
Denmark Olivia Gram
6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–5 May 2021 ITF Sibenik, Croatia W15 Clay Italy Nicole Fossa Huergo Croatia Petra Marčinko
Hungary Natália Szabanin
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 9–6 Aug 2021 Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy W15 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Italy Martina Colmegna
United States Amy Zhu
4–6, 3–6
Win 10–6 May 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W25 Hard China Lu Jiajing Switzerland Arlinda Rushiti
Switzerland Tess Sugnaux
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 10–7 Feb 2023 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W25 Hard Hong Kong Eudice Chong United States Sofia Sewing
Latvia Darja Semeņistaja
3–6, 2–6
Win 11–7 Aug 2023 ITF Vigo, Spain W25 Hard United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey Italy Anastasia Abbagnato
Lithuania 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 Egypt Clay Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz W 6–4, 6–3
2019 Z2 PO Feb 2019 Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) Portugal 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 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 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dea Herdželaš Turkey Başak Eraydın
Turkey 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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