Bosnian tennis player
Ema Burgić (born 22 August 1992)[ 1] is a Bosnian-born American professional tennis player.
In her career, she won three singles and 12 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)
Legend
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2008
ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain
W10
Clay
Leticia Costas
6–2, 6–1
Loss
1–1
Dec 2009
ITF Vinaròs, Spain
W10
Clay
Garbiñe Muguruza
2–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss
1–2
Apr 2010
ITF Hvar, Croatia
W10
Clay
Mădălina Gojnea
4–6, 4–6
Win
2–2
Apr 2011
ITF Hvar, Croatia
W10
Clay
Donna Vekić
7–5, 7–6(2)
Loss
2–3
Jul 2013
ITF Austin, United States
W10
Hard
Lauren Albanese
5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4)
Loss
2–4
Nov 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
W10
Hard
Jelena Simić
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win
3–4
Nov 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
W10
Hard
Anna Kalinskaya
w/o
Doubles: 17 (12 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
W100 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (6–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2008
ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
W10
Clay
Karolina Jovanović
Martina Caciotti Mika Urbančič
4–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Sep 2010
ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina
W10
Clay
Jasmina Kajtazovič
Patricia Chirea Margarita Lazareva
6–3, 6–3
Win
2–1
Jul 2013
ITF Austin, United States
W10
Hard
Blair Shankle
Rachel May Pierson Madison Westby
6–1, 7–6(5)
Win
3–1
Aug 2014
ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina
W10
Clay
Anita Husarić
Ina Kaufinger Natálie Novotná
6–1, 6–4
Win
4–1
Oct 2015
ITF Rock Hill, United States
W25
Hard
Renata Zarazúa
Elitsa Kostova Florencia Molinero
7–5, 6–2
Win
5–1
Oct 2015
ITF Florence, United States
W25
Hard
Keri Wong
Diāna Marcinkēviča Chiara Scholl
7–6(6) , 6–1
Win
6–1
Nov 2015
ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
W10
Hard
Jelena Simić
Mirabelle Njoze Miranda Ramirez
7–6(4) , 6–4
Loss
6–2
Mar 2016
ITF Orlando, United States
W10
Clay
Dia Evtimova
Ulrikke Eikeri Quirine Lemoine
1–6, 3–6
Win
7–2
Jul 2016
Budapest , Hungary
W100
Clay
Georgina García Pérez
Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá
6–4, 2–6, 12–10
Win
8–2
Jul 2016
ITS Cup , Czech Republic
W50
Clay
Jasmina Tinjić
Katharina Lehnert Anastasiya Shoshyna
7–5, 6–3
Loss
8–3
Aug 2016
ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic
W25
Clay
Georgina García Pérez
Katarzyna Kawa Cornelia Lister
1–6, 6–7(6)
Loss
8–4
Sep 2016
ITF Lubbock, United States
W25
Hard
Renata Zarazúa
Emina Bektas Catherine Harrison
3–6, 4–6
Win
9–4
Oct 2016
ITF Redding, United States
W25
Hard
Sabrina Santamaria
Julia Elbaba Bernarda Pera
6–3, 7–6(4)
Win
10–4
Dec 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Ulrikke Eikeri
Maryna Chernyshova Anna Ukolova
6–4, 6–1
Win
11–4
Dec 2016
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W10
Clay
Ulrikke Eikeri
Sonia Grzywocz Caitlyn Williams
6–1, 6–1
Loss
11–5
Sep 2024
Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge , United States
W35
Hard
Rutuja Bhosale
Elysia Bolton Maegan Manasse
7–6(3) , 2–6, [6–10]
Win
12–5
Oct 2024
ITF Huamantla, Mexico
W15
Hard
Sabastiani León
Claudia Sofía Martínez Solís María Fernanda Navarro Oliva
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
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