Berfu Cengiz (born 18 October 1999) is a Turkish tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings of world No. 195 in singles, achieved on 9 December 2024, and No. 214 in doubles, set on 15 July 2019.

Cengiz has won one WTA 125 singles title as well as eight singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF circuit. She is the current No. 3 Turkish player.

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

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.

Cengiz defeated eighth seed Noma Noha Akugue to reach the second round at the 2023 WTA 125 Open delle Puglie, where she lost to wildcard entrant Jennifer Ruggeri.

Using protected ranking at the 2025 SP Open, Cengiz recorded her first WTA main draw win on her fourth attempt, defeating Jazmín Ortenzi. She lost to fifth seed Renata Zarazúa in the second round.

Cengiz won her maiden WTA 125 title at the 2026 Ankara Open, defeating fifth seed Teodora Kostović in the final. As a result she moved back into the top 225 in the WTA singles rankings on 28 September 2026.

WTA 125 finals Singles: 1 (title) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Ankara Open, TurkeyHard Teodora Kostović2–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (0 title, 1 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 2025Swedish Open, Sweden Clay Irene Burillo Escorihuela Jesika Malečková Miriam Škoch 4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (0–1)W60/75 tournaments (0–1)W40/50 tournaments (3–0)W25/35 tournaments (1–2)W10/15 tournaments (4–3)Finals by surfaceHard (3–1)Clay (5–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentClaySurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 2015ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Diana Enache 6–4, 4–6, 0–6Win 1–1 Aug 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10 Hard Anette Munozova 6–2, 6–4Win 2–1 Jun 2017ITF Banja Luka, BiHW15 Clay Nina Potočnik 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 2–2 Oct 2017ITF Jounieh Open, LebanonW15 Clay Clothilde de Bernardi 0–6, 4–6Win 3–2 Mar 2018Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15 Hard Yuliya Hatouka 6–3, 4–6, 6–3Loss 3–3 Feb 2020Jodhpur, India W25 Hard Ankita Raina 5–7, 1–6Loss 3–4 Dec 2020Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Diane Parry 3–6, 1–6Win 4–4 Jan 2021Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay İpek Öz 3–6, 6–2, 6–4Win 5–4 Feb 2023Mexico City, MexicoW40 Hard Yuan Yue 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(9)Loss 5–5 Apr 2023Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay Irina Bara 7–6(2), 4–6, 1–6Win 6–5 May 2024Båstad, Sweden W35 Clay Gergana Topalova 6–4, 6–2Win 7–5 Jun 2024Troisdorf, Germany W50 Clay Susan Bandecchi 6–1, 2–6, 6–3Win 8–5 Jun 2024Ystad, Sweden W50 Clay Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss 8–6 Jul 2024Amstelveen Open, NetherlandsW35 Clay Jaimee Fourlis 6–7, 6–2, 1–6Loss 8–7 Aug 2026ITF Maspalomas, SpainW100 Clay Laura Pigossi 7–6(2), 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 21 (8 titles, 13 runner-ups) LegendW80 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 surfaceHard (3–12)Clay (5–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW10 Hard Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal Despina Papamichail Ana Veselinović 6–7(4), 6–1, [5–10]Win 1–1 Oct 2016ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Ani Vangelova Cristina Adamescu Sadafmoh Tolibova 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–2 Nov 2016ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Hard Melis Sezer Diana Khodan Mariya Koryttseva 1–6, 4–6Win 2–2 Nov 2016ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Olga Danilović Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger 6–4, 6–4Win 3–2 Jun 2017ITF Banja Luka, BiHW15 Clay Ani Vangelova Riya Bhatia Tamara Čurović 7–5, 7–6(4)Win 4–2 Aug 2017ITF Istanbul, Turkey W15 Clay İpek Öz Vasilisa Aponasenko Tea Faber 6–4, 6–1Win 5–2 Sep 2017ITF Jounieh Open, LebanonW15 Clay Ola Abou Zekry Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Fanny Östlund 6–4, 7–5Loss 5–3 Oct 2017ITF Óbidos, PortugalW25 Hard Katie Swan Olga Doroshina Yana Sizikova 2–6, 2–6Loss 5–4 Jan 2018ITF Sharm El SheikhW15 Hard Jasmina Tinjić Jade Lewis Erin Routliffe 1–6, 7–5, [10–12]Loss 5–5 Jun 2018ITF Óbidos, PortugalW25 Hard Sara Tomic Linnéa Malmqvist Angelica Moratelli 5–7, 1–2 ret.Win 6–5 Jul 2018President's Cup, KazakhstanW80 Hard Anna Danilina Akgul Amanmuradova Ekaterine Gorgodze 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]Loss 6–6 Dec 2018ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW25 Hard Jessy Rompies Albina Khabibulina Ekaterina Yashina 2–6, 1–6Win 7–6 Jun 2019Fergana Challenger, UzbekistanW25 Hard Nigina Abduraimova Isabella Bozicevic Ksenia Laskutova 4–6, 6–1, [10–3]Loss 7–7 Dec 2019ITF Solapur, IndiaW25 Hard Despina Papamichail Ulrikke Eikeri Ankita Raina 7–5, 4–6, [3–10]Loss 7–8 Mar 2020ITF Potchefstroom, South AfricaW25 Hard Paige Hourigan Samantha Murray Sharan Fanny Stollár 1–6, 1–6Loss 7–9 Apr 2021Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW25 Hard İpek Öz Emina Bektas Tara Moore 5–7, 6–4, [7–10]Loss 7–10 Jun 2021ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW25 Hard Anastasia Tikhonova Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls 3–6, 6–7(3)Loss 7–11 Apr 2022ITF Istanbul, TurkeyW60 Clay Anastasia Tikhonova Maja Chwalińska Jesika Malečková 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]Win 8–11 Feb 2023ITF Mexico City, MexicoW40 Hard Sofia Sewing Suzan Lamens Darja Semeņistaja 6–1, 1–6, [12–10]Loss 8–12 Apr 2023Open de Seine-et-Marne, FranceW60 Hard Jodie Burrage Greet Minnen Yanina Wickmayer 4–6, 4–6Loss 8–13 June 2023Madrid Open, SpainW60 Hard Destanee Aiava Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb 4–6, 7–5, [6–10]

Junior finals ITF Junior Circuit LegendCategory G1 Category G2 Category G3Category G4 Category G5

Singles (5–3) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 2013 ITF Doha, Qatar Clay Maria Siopacha 6–2, 1–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Mar 2013 ITF Doha, Qatar Clay Maria Siopacha 1–6, 4–6Win 1–2 Aug 2013 ITF Amman, Jordan Hard Nermeen Shawky 6–4, 6–2Win 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, 3–6Win 3–3 Jun 2014 ITF Tunis, Tunisia Hard Chiraz Bechri 6–0, 6–2Win 4–3 May 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka 6–2, 6–1Win 5–3 Sep 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Wei Tang 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (3–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 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/oWin 2–1 Aug 2013 ITF Amman, Jordan Hard Defne Olcay Ceylin Günay Müge Topsel 6–3, 6–1Win 3–1 Sep 2013 ITF Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Hard Jahana Bayramova Anastasia Gasanova Melissa Ifidzhen 6–2, 6–2Loss 3–2 Jun 2014 ITF Carthage, Tunisia Hard Habiba Lasheen Timea Pavlíková Tamara Kupková 4–6, 3–6Loss 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

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