Ema Burgić
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
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Born | Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 August 1992
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $42,930 |
Singles | |
Career record | 136–88 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 466 (3 October 2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 86–43 |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 145 (17 October 2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 8–9 |
Ema Burgić (born 22 August 1992)[1] is a Bosnian-born American professional tennis player.
In her career, she won three singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 3 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 466. On 17 October 2016, she peaked at No. 145 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burgić has a win–loss record of 8–9.[2]
She won her first tournament on the ITF Circuit in 2008 as a 16-year-old, at a $10k event in La Vall d'Uixó, Spain.[3]
In June 2015, she married fellow tennis player Attila Bucko. The couple divorced in 2023. Ema Burgic returned to professional tennis in 2024 and became a United States citizen in May.[4]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Nov 2008 | ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1. | Dec 2009 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 0–3 ret. |
Loss | 2. | Apr 2010 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | Apr 2011 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 3. | Jul 2013 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4) |
Loss | 4. | Nov 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | Nov 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
w/o |
Doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jun 2008 | 10,000 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | Sep 2010 | 10,000 | ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Jul 2013 | 10,000 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(5) |
Win | 3. | Aug 2014 | 10,000 | ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | Oct 2015 | 25,000 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | Oct 2015 | 25,000 | ITF Florence, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(6), 6–1 |
Win | 6. | Nov 2015 | 10,000 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | Mar 2016 | 10,000 | ITF Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | Jul 2016 | 100,000 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 12–10 |
Win | 8. | Jul 2016 | 50,000 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Aug 2016 | 25,000 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(6) |
Loss | 4. | Sep 2016 | 25,000 | ITF Lubbock, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | Oct 2016 | 25,000 | ITF Redding, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 10. | Dec 2016 | 10,000 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 11. | Dec 2016 | 10,000 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
References
- ^ "Ema Burgić Bio". Baylor Bears. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Ema Burgić Billie Jean King Cup team". Billie Jean King Cup.
- ^ "Ema Burgić pobjednica turnira u Španiji!". Klix (in Bosnian). 30 November 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Former Tennis Pro is Back to Reclaim Her Ranking". floridatennis.com.
External links
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tuzla
- People from Lukavac
- Bosnia and Herzegovina female tennis players
- American female tennis players
- Baylor Bears women's tennis players
- Expatriate tennis players in the United States
- American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States
- European tennis biography stubs
- Bosnia and Herzegovina sportspeople stubs