Berfu Cengiz (born 18 October 1999) is a Turkish tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings of 210 in singles, achieved on 14 October 2024, and 214 in doubles, set on 15 July 2019.

Berfu Cengiz
Cengiz at the 2019 Fed Cup
Country (sports) Turkey
Born (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25)
Adana, Turkey
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 174,834
Singles
Career record258–176
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 210 (14 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 210 (14 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record131–95
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 214 (15 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 670 (14 October 2024)
Last updated on: 14 October 2024.

Cengiz won her first big ITF title ($80k) at the 2018 President's Cup in Astana.[1]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (0–1)
W40/50 tournaments (3–0)
W25/35 tournaments (1–2)
W10/15 tournaments (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (5–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Clay Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay   Diana Enache 6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Anette Munozova 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jun 2017 ITF Banja Luka, BiH W15 Clay   Nina Potočnik 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Oct 2017 ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon W15 Clay   Clothilde de Bernardi 0–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2018 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Yuliya Hatouka 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Feb 2020 Jodhpur, India W25 Hard   Ankita Raina 5–7, 1–6
Loss 3–4 Dec 2020 Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Diane Parry 3–6, 1–6
Win 4–4 Jan 2021 Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   İpek Öz 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–4 Feb 2023 Mexico City, Mexico W40 Hard   Yuan Yue 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9)
Loss 5–5 Apr 2023 Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay   Irina Bara 7–6(2), 4–6, 1–6
Win 6–5 May 2024 Båstad, Sweden W35 Clay   Gergana Topalova 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–5 Jun 2024 Troisdorf, Germany W50 Clay   Susan Bandecchi 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Win 8–5 Jun 2024 Ystad, Sweden W50 Clay   Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 8–6 Jul 2024 Amstelveen Open, Netherlands W35 Clay   Jaimee Fourlis 6–7, 6–2, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (8 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (0–3)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (1–7)
W10/15 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–12)
Clay (5–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal   Despina Papamichail
  Ana Veselinović
6–7(4), 6–1, [5–10]
Win 1–1 Oct 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay   Ani Vangelova   Cristina Adamescu
  Sadafmoh Tolibova
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Nov 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard   Melis Sezer   Diana Khodan
  Mariya Koryttseva
1–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Clay   Olga Danilović   Tayisiya Morderger
  Yana Morderger
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jun 2017 ITF Banja Luka, BiH W15 Clay   Ani Vangelova   Riya Bhatia
  Tamara Čurović
7–5, 7–6(4)
Win 4–2 Aug 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W15 Clay   İpek Öz   Vasilisa Aponasenko
  Tea Faber
6–4, 6–1
Win 5–2 Sep 2017 ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon W15 Clay   Ola Abou Zekry   Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
  Fanny Östlund
6–4, 7–5
Loss 5–3 Oct 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal W25 Hard   Katie Swan   Olga Doroshina
  Yana Sizikova
2–6, 2–6
Loss 5–4 Jan 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh W15 Hard   Jasmina Tinjić   Jade Lewis
  Erin Routliffe
1–6, 7–5, [10–12]
Loss 5–5 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal W25 Hard   Sara Tomic   Linnéa Malmqvist
  Angelica Moratelli
5–7, 1–2 ret.
Win 6–5 Jul 2018 President's Cup, Kazakhstan W80 Hard   Anna Danilina   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Ekaterine Gorgodze
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 6–6 Dec 2018 ITF Navi Mumbai, India W25 Hard   Jessy Rompies   Albina Khabibulina
  Ekaterina Yashina
2–6, 1–6
Win 7–6 Jun 2019 Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan W25 Hard   Nigina Abduraimova   Isabella Bozicevic
  Ksenia Laskutova
4–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss 7–7 Dec 2019 ITF Solapur, India W25 Hard   Despina Papamichail   Ulrikke Eikeri
  Ankita Raina
7–5, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 7–8 Mar 2020 ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa W25 Hard   Paige Hourigan   Samantha Murray Sharan
  Fanny Stollár
1–6, 1–6
Loss 7–9 Apr 2021 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE W25 Hard   İpek Öz   Emina Bektas
  Tara Moore
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 7–10 Jun 2021 ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal W25 Hard   Anastasia Tikhonova   Alicia Barnett
  Olivia Nicholls
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 7–11 Apr 2022 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay   Anastasia Tikhonova   Maja Chwalińska
  Jesika Malečková
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 8–11 Feb 2023 ITF Mexico City, Mexico W40 Hard   Sofia Sewing   Suzan Lamens
  Darja Semeņistaja
6–1, 1–6, [12–10]
Loss 8–12 Apr 2023 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France W60 Hard   Jodie Burrage   Greet Minnen
  Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–13 June 2023 Madrid Open, Spain W60 Hard   Destanee Aiava   Makenna Jones
  Jamie Loeb
4–6, 7–5, [6–10]

Junior finals

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ITF Junior Circuit

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Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (5–3)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2013 ITF Doha, Qatar Clay   Maria Siopacha 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2013 ITF Doha, Qatar Clay   Maria Siopacha 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2013 ITF Amman, Jordan Hard   Nermeen Shawky 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–2 Nov 2013 ITF Hawali, Kuwait Hard   Laila Elnimr 6–4, 7–6(8)
Loss 2–3 May 2014 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Ayla Aksu 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–3 Jun 2014 ITF Tunis, Tunisia Hard   Chiraz Bechri 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–3 May 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka 6–2, 6–1
Win 5–3 Sep 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Wei Tang 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (3–6)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2012 ITF Hawali, Kuwait Clay   Skye Hopper   Marina Albert
  Nancy Karaky
5–7, 6–7(4)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2013 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Müge Topsel   Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
  Rana Essam
w/o
Win 2–1 Aug 2013 ITF Amman, Jordan Hard   Defne Olcay   Ceylin Günay
  Müge Topsel
6–3, 6–1
Win 3–1 Sep 2013 ITF Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Hard   Jahana Bayramova   Anastasia Gasanova
  Melissa Ifidzhen
6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–2 Jun 2014 ITF Carthage, Tunisia Hard   Habiba Lasheen   Timea Pavlíková
  Tamara Kupková
4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Jun 2014 ITF Tunis, Tunisia Hard   Habiba Lasheen   Chiraz Bechri
  Katarina Weymouth
6–1, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 3–4 Jan 2015 ITF Tunis, Tunisia Hard   Lesedi Sheya Jacobs   Tatiana Makarova
  Panna Udvardy
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 3–5 Feb 2015 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Clay   Lesedi Sheya Jacobs   Nina Kruijer
  Liza Lebedzeva
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 3–6 Sep 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay   Selin Övünç   Aleksandra Kuznetsova
  Maria Solnyshkina
4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Berfu Cengiz çiftlerde şampiyon oldu". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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