Ema Burgić Bucko
Country (sports) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Born (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Retired2017
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$42,930
Singles
Career record136–88 (60.7%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 466 (3 October 2016)
Doubles
Career record86–43 (66.7%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (17 October 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–9

Ema Burgić Bucko (born 22 August 1992)[1] is a former professional tennis player from Bosnia.

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 Fed Cup team, Burgić Bucko has a win–loss record of 8–9.

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.[2]

In June 2015, she married fellow tennis player Attila Bucko.

Burgić Bucko announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2017.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Nov 2008 ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain Clay Spain Leticia Costas 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1. Dec 2009 ITF Vinaròs, Spain Clay Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 2–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss 2. Apr 2010 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Romania Mădălina Gojnea 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. Apr 2011 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Croatia Donna Vekić 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 3. Jul 2013 ITF Austin, United States Hard United States Lauren Albanese 5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 4. Nov 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Jelena Simić 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3. Nov 2015 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia Hard Russia Anna Kalinskaya w/o

Doubles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 28 June 2008 10,000 ITF Sarajevo,
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Clay Serbia Karolina Jovanović Italy Martina Caciotti
Slovenia Mika Urbančič
4–6, 3–6
Win 1. 4 September 2010 10,000 ITF Brčko,
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Kajtazovič Romania Patricia Chirea
Russia Margarita Lazareva
6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 27 July 2013 10,000 ITF Austin, United States Hard United States Blair Shankle United States Rachel May Pierson
United States Madison Westby
6–1, 7–6(5)
Win 3. 16 August 2014 10,000 ITF Brčko,
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić Germany Ina Kaufinger
Czech Republic Natálie Novotná
6–1, 6–4
Win 4. 18 October 2015 25,000 ITF Rock Hill, United States Hard Mexico Renata Zarazúa Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova
Argentina Florencia Molinero
7–5, 6–2
Win 5. 24 October 2015 25,000 ITF Florence, United States Hard United States Keri Wong Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
United States Chiara Scholl
7–6(6), 6–1
Win 6. 14 November 2015 10,000 ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Jelena Simić United Kingdom Mirabelle Njoze
United States Miranda Ramirez
7–6(4), 6–4
Loss 2. 18 March 2016 10,000 ITF Orlando, United States Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
1–6, 3–6
Win 7. 8 July 2016 100,000 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary Clay Spain Georgina García Pérez Czech Republic Lenka Kunčíková
Czech Republic Karolína Stuchlá
6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Win 8. 16 July 2016 50,000 ITS Cup, Czech Republic Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić Philippines Katharina Lehnert
Ukraine Anastasiya Shoshyna
7–5, 6–3
Loss 3. 5 August 2016 25,000 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Spain Georgina García Pérez Poland Katarzyna Kawa
Sweden Cornelia Lister
1–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 4. 17 September 2016 25,000 ITF Lubbock, United States Hard Mexico Renata Zarazúa United States Emina Bektas
United States Catherine Harrison
3–6, 4–6
Win 9. 9 October 2016 25,000 ITF Redding, United States Hard United States Sabrina Santamaria United States Julia Elbaba
United States Bernarda Pera
6–3, 7–6(4)
Win 10. 10 December 2016 10,000 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Ukraine Maryna Chernyshova
Russia Anna Ukolova
6–4, 6–1
Win 11. 17 December 2016 10,000 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Poland Sonia Grzywocz
United States Caitlyn Williams
6–1, 6–1

References

  1. "Ema Burgić Bio". Baylor Bears. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. "Ema Burgić pobjednica turnira u Španiji!". Klix (in Bosnian). 30 November 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2014.


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