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Berfu Cengiz

{{short description|Turkish tennis player (born 1999)}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Berfu Cengiz

|fullname =

|image = Berfu Cengiz (32107029277) (cropped).jpg

|caption = Cengiz at the 2019 Fed Cup

|country = {{TUR}}

|residence =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|18}}

|birth_place = Adana, Turkey

|height =

|turnedpro =

|plays = Right (two-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney = US$ 180,967

|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=258|lost=177}}

|singlestitles = 8 ITF

|highestsinglesranking = No. 195 (9 December 2024)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 195 (9 December 2024)

|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=134|lost=94}}

|doublestitles = 8 ITF

|highestdoublesranking = No. 214 (15 July 2019)

|currentdoublesranking = No. 616 (9 December 2024)

|updated = 9 December 2024

}}

Berfu Cengiz (born 18 October 1999) is a Turkish tennis player.

She has a career-high WTA rankings of 195 in singles, achieved on 9 December 2024, and 214 in doubles, set on 15 July 2019.

Cengiz won her first big ITF title ($80k) at the 2018 President's Cup in Astana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/berfu-cengiz-ciftlerde-sampiyon-oldu-40904305|title=Berfu Cengiz çiftlerde şampiyon oldu|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr|language=tr-gb|access-date=2018-07-21}}

She made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2020 İstanbul Cup, losing in the first round to third seed Polona Hercog.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/1643689/welcome-to-the-tour-jacquemot-cengiz-scott-make-home-debuts|title=Welcome to the Tour: Jacquemot, Cengiz, Scott make home debuts|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=13 December 2024}}

Cengiz defeated eighth seed Noma Noha Akugue to reach the second round at the 2023 WTA 125 Open delle Puglie,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/bari-open-cengiz-advances-to-last-16-711300.html|title=Bari Open: Cengiz passes early test against Akugue|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=13 December 2024}} where she lost to wildcard entrant Jennifer Ruggeri.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/bari-open-jennifer-ruggeri-through-to-last-eight-711729.html|title=Bari Open: Jennifer Ruggeri beats Cengiz to reach last eight|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=13 December 2024}}

ITF Circuit finals

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

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!Legend

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|W60/75 tournaments (0–1)

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|W40/50 tournaments (3–0)

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|W25/35 tournaments (1–2)

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|W10/15 tournaments (4–3)

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!Finals by surface

Hard (3–1)
Clay (5–5)

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!Result

!class=unsortable|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Clay

!Surface

!Opponent

!class=unsortable|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Mar 2015

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Diana Enache

| 6–4, 4–6, 0–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Aug 2016

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Anette Munozova

| 6–2, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| Jun 2017

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Banja Luka, BiH

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Nina Potočnik

| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–2

| Oct 2017

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Clothilde de Bernardi

| 0–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–2

| Mar 2018

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Yuliya Hatouka

| 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–3

| Feb 2020

| style="background:lightblue;"|Jodhpur, India

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|IND}} Ankita Raina

| 5–7, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–4

| Dec 2020

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Diane Parry

| 3–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–4

| Jan 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TUR}} İpek Öz

| 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–4

| Feb 2023

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|Mexico City, Mexico

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W40

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Yue

| 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–5

| Apr 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|Istanbul, Turkey

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina Bara

| 7–6(2), 4–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–5

| May 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|Båstad, Sweden

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Gergana Topalova

| 6–4, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–5

| Jun 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|Troisdorf, Germany

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Susan Bandecchi

| 6–1, 2–6, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8–5

| Jun 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|Ystad, Sweden

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Irene Burillo Escorihuela

| 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8–6

| Jul 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|Amstelveen Open, Netherlands

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jaimee Fourlis

| 6–7, 6–2, 1–6

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

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!Legend

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|W80 tournaments (1–0)

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|W60/75 tournaments (0–3)

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|W40/50 tournaments (1–0)

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|W25/35 tournaments (1–7)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|W10/15 tournaments (5–3)

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!Finals by surface

Hard (3–12)
Clay (5–1)

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!Result

!class=unsortable|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class=unsortable|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Aug 2016

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10

| Hard

| {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail
{{flagicon|MNE}} Ana Veselinović

| 6–7(4), 6–1, [5–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Oct 2016

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Ani Vangelova

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Cristina Adamescu
{{flagicon|BLR}} Sadafmoh Tolibova

| 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Nov 2016

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Melis Sezer

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Diana Khodan
{{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva

| 1–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Nov 2016

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W10

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Olga Danilović

| {{flagicon|GER}} Tayisiya Morderger
{{flagicon|GER}} Yana Morderger

| 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–2

| Jun 2017

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Banja Luka, BiH

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Ani Vangelova

| {{flagicon|IND}} Riya Bhatia
{{flagicon|SRB}} Tamara Čurović

| 7–5, 7–6(4)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–2

| Aug 2017

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Istanbul, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TUR}} İpek Öz

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vasilisa Aponasenko
{{flagicon|CRO}} Tea Faber

| 6–4, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–2

| Sep 2017

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ola Abou Zekry

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
{{flagicon|SWE}} Fanny Östlund

| 6–4, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–3

| Oct 2017

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Óbidos, Portugal

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie Swan

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Doroshina
{{flagicon|RUS}} Yana Sizikova

| 2–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–4

| Jan 2018

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Jasmina Tinjić

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jade Lewis
{{flagicon|NZL}} Erin Routliffe

| 1–6, 7–5, [10–12]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–5

| Jun 2018

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Óbidos, Portugal

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sara Tomic

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Linnéa Malmqvist
{{flagicon|ITA}} Angelica Moratelli

| 5–7, 1–2 ret.

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–5

| Jul 2018

| style="background:#f7e98e;"|President's Cup, Kazakhstan

| style="background:#f7e98e;"|W80

| Hard

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anna Danilina

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Akgul Amanmuradova
{{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze

| 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6–6

| Dec 2018

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Navi Mumbai, India

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|INA}} Jessy Rompies

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Albina Khabibulina
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Yashina

| 2–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–6

| Jun 2019

| style="background:lightblue;"|Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Nigina Abduraimova

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Isabella Bozicevic
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ksenia Laskutova

| 4–6, 6–1, [10–3]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7–7

| Dec 2019

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Solapur, India

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ulrikke Eikeri
{{flagicon|IND}} Ankita Raina

| 7–5, 4–6, [3–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7–8

| Mar 2020

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Paige Hourigan

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Murray Sharan
{{flagicon|HUN}} Fanny Stollár

| 1–6, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7–9

| Apr 2021

| style="background:lightblue;"|Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TUR}} İpek Öz

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tara Moore

| 5–7, 6–4, [7–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7–10

| Jun 2021

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Tikhonova

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett
{{flagicon|GBR}} Olivia Nicholls

| 3–6, 6–7(3)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7–11

| Apr 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Istanbul, Turkey

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Tikhonova

| {{flagicon|POL}} Maja Chwalińska
{{flagicon|CZE}} Jesika Malečková

| 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8–11

| Feb 2023

| bgcolor=ffe4c4|ITF Mexico City, Mexico

| bgcolor=ffe4c4|W40

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Sewing

| {{flagicon|NED}} Suzan Lamens
{{flagicon|LAT}} Darja Semeņistaja

| 6–1, 1–6, [12–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8–12

| Apr 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|Open de Seine-et-Marne, France

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jodie Burrage

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Greet Minnen
{{flagicon|BEL}} Yanina Wickmayer

| 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8–13

| June 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|Madrid Open, Spain

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Destanee Aiava

| {{flagicon|USA}} Makenna Jones
{{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Loeb

| 4–6, 7–5, [6–10]

Junior finals

=ITF Junior Circuit=

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!Legend

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|Category G1

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|Category G2

bgcolor="lightblue"

|Category G3

bgcolor=#ffecb2

|Category G4

Category G5

=Singles (5–3)=

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!Result

!class=unsortable|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!class=unsortable|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Mar 2013

| ITF Doha, Qatar

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Maria Siopacha

| 6–2, 1–6, 2–6

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–2

| Mar 2013

| ITF Doha, Qatar

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Maria Siopacha

| 1–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–2

| Aug 2013

| ITF Amman, Jordan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Nermeen Shawky

| 6–4, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Nov 2013

| ITF Hawali, Kuwait

| Hard

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Laila Elnimr

| 6–4, 7–6(8)

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–3

| May 2014

| ITF Istanbul, Turkey

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ayla Aksu

| 5–7, 3–6

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–3

| Jun 2014

| ITF Tunis, Tunisia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Chiraz Bechri

| 6–0, 6–2

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–3

| May 2015

| ITF Istanbul, Turkey

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka

| 6–2, 6–1

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–3

| Sep 2015

| ITF Cairo, Egypt

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Wei Tang

| 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

=Doubles (3–6)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class=unsortable|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class=unsortable|Score

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| Nov 2012

| ITF Hawali, Kuwait

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Skye Hopper

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Marina Albert
{{flagicon|LBN}} Nancy Karaky

| 5–7, 6–7(4)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Jul 2013

| ITF Cairo, Egypt

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Müge Topsel

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
{{flagicon|EGY}} Rana Essam

| w/o

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| Aug 2013

| ITF Amman, Jordan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Defne Olcay

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ceylin Günay
{{flagicon|TUR}} Müge Topsel

| 6–3, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–1

| Sep 2013

| ITF Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

| Hard

| {{flagicon|TKM}} Jahana Bayramova

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Gasanova
{{flagicon|RUS}} Melissa Ifidzhen

| 6–2, 6–2

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–2

| Jun 2014

| ITF Carthage, Tunisia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Habiba Lasheen

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Timea Pavlíková
{{flagicon|SVK}} Tamara Kupková

| 4–6, 3–6

bgcolor=#ffecb2

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–3

| Jun 2014

| ITF Tunis, Tunisia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Habiba Lasheen

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Chiraz Bechri
{{flagicon|GBR}} Katarina Weymouth

| 6–1, 4–6, [7–10]

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–4

| Jan 2015

| ITF Tunis, Tunisia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NAM}} Lesedi Sheya Jacobs

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Tatiana Makarova
{{flagicon|HUN}} Panna Udvardy

| 6–1, 5–7, [6–10]

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–5

| Feb 2015

| ITF Hammamet, Tunisia

| Clay

| {{flagicon|NAM}} Lesedi Sheya Jacobs

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nina Kruijer
{{flagicon|NED}} Liza Lebedzeva

| 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–6

| Sep 2015

| ITF Cairo, Egypt

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Selin Övünç

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandra Kuznetsova
{{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Solnyshkina

| 4–6, 4–6

References

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External links

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