Ema Burgić (born 22 August 1992) is a Bosnian professional tennis player.
In her career, she won four singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour. 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 11–11 in BJK Cup.
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.
In June 2015, she married fellow tennis player Attila Bucko. The couple divorced in 2023. Ema Burgić returned to professional tennis in 2024, and became a United States citizen in May of that year.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendW35 tournamentsW10 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (2–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Nov 2008ITF La Vall d'Uixó, SpainW10 Clay Leticia Costas 6–2, 6–1Loss 1–1 Dec 2009ITF Vinaròs, SpainW10 Clay Garbiñe Muguruza 2–6, 0–3 ret.Loss 1–2 Apr 2010ITF Hvar, CroatiaW10 Clay Mădălina Gojnea 4–6, 4–6Win 2–2 Apr 2011ITF Hvar, CroatiaW10 Clay Donna Vekić 7–5, 7–6(2)Loss 2–3 Jul 2013ITF Austin, United StatesW10 Hard Lauren Albanese 5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4)Loss 2–4 Nov 2015ITF Port El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10 Hard Jelena Simić 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win 3–4 Nov 2015ITF Port El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10 Hard Anna Kalinskaya w/oWin 4–4 Jun 2025ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35 Hard Zuzanna Pawlikowska 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Doubles: 18 (14 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournamentsW50 tournamentsW25/35 tournaments W10/15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (7–2)Clay (7–3) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 2008ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaW10 Clay Karolina Jovanović Martina Caciotti Mika Urbančič 4–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Sep 2010ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzeg.W10 Clay Jasmina Kajtazovič Patricia Chirea Margarita Lazareva 6–3, 6–3Win 2–1 Jul 2013ITF Austin, United StatesW10 Hard Blair Shankle Rachel May Pierson Madison Westby 6–1, 7–6(5)Win 3–1 Aug 2014ITF Brčko, Bosnia & Herzeg.W10 Clay Anita Husarić Ina Kaufinger Natálie Novotná 6–1, 6–4Win 4–1 Oct 2015ITF Rock Hill, United StatesW25 Hard Renata Zarazúa Elitsa Kostova Florencia Molinero 7–5, 6–2Win 5–1 Oct 2015ITF Florence, United StatesW25 Hard Keri Wong Diāna Marcinkēviča Chiara Scholl 7–6(6), 6–1Win 6–1 Nov 2015ITF Port El Kantaoui, TunisiaW10 Hard Jelena Simić Mirabelle Njoze Miranda Ramirez 7–6(4), 6–4Loss 6–2 Mar 2016ITF Orlando, United StatesW10 Clay Dia Evtimova Ulrikke Eikeri Quirine Lemoine 1–6, 3–6 Win 7–2 Jul 2016Budapest Open, HungaryW100 Clay Georgina García Pérez Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá 6–4, 2–6, [12–10]Win 8–2 Jul 2016ITS Cup, Czech RepublicW50 Clay Jasmina Tinjić Katharina Lehnert Anastasiya Shoshyna 7–5, 6–3Loss 8–3 Aug 2016ITF Plzeň, Czech RepublicW25 Clay Georgina García Pérez Katarzyna Kawa Cornelia Lister 1–6, 6–7(6)Loss 8–4 Sep 2016ITF Lubbock, United StatesW25 Hard Renata Zarazúa Emina Bektas Catherine Harrison 3–6, 4–6Win 9–4 Oct 2016ITF Redding, United StatesW25 Hard Sabrina Santamaria Julia Elbaba Bernarda Pera 6–3, 7–6(4) Win 10–4 Dec 2016ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Maryna Chernyshova Anna Ukolova 6–4, 6–1Win 11–4 Dec 2016ITF Antalya, TurkeyW10 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Sonia Grzywocz Caitlyn Williams 6–1, 6–1Loss 11–5 Sep 2024Berkeley Tennis Challenge, USW35 Hard Rutuja Bhosale Elysia Bolton Maegan Manasse 7–6(3), 2–6, [6–10]Win 12–5 Oct 2024ITF Huamantla, MexicoW15 Hard Sabastiani León Claudia Sofía Martínez Fernanda Navarro 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win 13–5 Apr 2025ITF Charlotte, USW35 Clay Haruna Arakawa María Portillo Ramírez Victoria Rodríguez 6–2, 7–5Win 14–5 Oct 2025ITF Bakersfield, USW35 Hard Anita Sahdiieva Francesca Pace Zuzanna Pawlikowska 5–7, 6–1, [10–7]
References
External links
@tenniswithema at YouTube