Nefisa Berberović
Bosnian tennis player (born 1999)
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Nefisa Berberović (born 3 July 1999) is a Bosnian inactive tennis player.
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| Born | 3 July 1999 Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 104,424 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 223–139 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 7 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (17 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 91–73 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 11 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 454 (27 February 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 13–5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 14 June 2026. | |||||||||||||||
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 | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Arad, Romania | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2018 | ITF Brno, Czech Republic | W15 | Clay | 7–6(6), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Milovice, Czech Republic | W15 | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–7(4), 0–6 | |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2021 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2021 | ITF Naples, United States | W25 | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 2022 | ITF Ourense, Spain | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 7–6 | Sep 2023 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | W25 | Hard | 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 | 7–6(5), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2018 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, [0–10] | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 4–1 | May 2019 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
W15 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 3–6, 6–0, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | 7–6(5), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 8–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 9–5 | May 2021 | ITF Sibenik, Croatia | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2021 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 10–6 | May 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 10–7 | Feb 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W25 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 11–7 | Aug 2023 | ITF Vigo, Spain | W25 | Hard | 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) | Clay | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | W | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 2019 | Z2 PO | Feb 2019 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | 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) | Hard (i) | Anita Husarić | Francisca Jorge Rita Vilaça |
W | 6–4, 7–6(4) | |
| 2019 | Z2 PO | Feb 2019 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Hard (i) | Anita Husarić | Maria Inês Fonte Francisca Jorge |
L | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Mediterranean Games
Doubles: 1 (silver medal)
| Result | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | Jun 2018 | Tarragona, Spain | Clay | 6–0, 3–6, [10–12] |