Pemra Özgen

Turkish tennis player (born 1986)

Pemra Özgen
Country (sports) Turkey
Born (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 37)
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Prize moneyUS$ 458,818
Singles
Career record551–459 (54.6%)
Career titles18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 182 (26 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 282 (13 February 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2019, 2020, 2021)
French OpenQ1 (2020, 2021)
WimbledonQ2 (2019)
US OpenQ2 (2013)
Doubles
Career record305–257 (54.3%)
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (14 October 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup41–44 (48.2%)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara women's doubles
Last updated on: 14 February 2023.

Pemra Özgen (born 8 May 1986[1]) is a Turkish tennis player.

Özgen has won 18 singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 26 August 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 182. On 14 October 2013, she peaked at No. 179 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Turkey Fed Cup team, Özgen has a win–loss record of 41–44 as of March 2024.[2]

Özgen is an alumna of Istanbul Bilgi University.[3]

Career

Özgen, born in Istanbul, began playing tennis at the age of eight, and later trained at local clubs Taçspor Kulübü and Dağcılık Tenis Spor Kulübü.[1]

Özgen made her WTA Tour debut at the 2007 Istanbul Cup, partnering Çağla Büyükakçay in doubles.[4] The Turkish pair lost their first round match against Mervana Jugić-Salkić and Romina Oprandi.[4] But along with Büyükakçay, she has won eight ITF doubles titles.

Grand Slam singles performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A A A Q2 NH Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 A A A A A Q1 A A 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Year-end ranking 215 262 308 412 393 240 205 212 326

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 29 (18 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (6–5)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10,000 tournaments (10–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–10)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2005 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Czech Republic Radana Holušová 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Nov 2005 ITF Ashkelon, Israel 10,000 Hard Canada Sharon Fichman 1–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 May 2008 ITF Gaziantep, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay 5–7, 4–6
Win 2–2 Jun 2008 ITF Izmir, Turkey 10,000 Hard Brazil Vivian Segnini 6–2, 7–6(5)
Win 3–2 Jun 2008 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–4, 7–6(1)
Win 4–2 Jul 2009 ITF Izmir, Turkey 10,000 Hard Poland Sandra Zaniewska 6–0, 6–4
Win 5–2 Aug 2010 ITF Gaziantep, Turkey 10,000 Hard Australia Jade Hopper 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–2 Aug 2010 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Portugal Magali de Lattre 6–2, 5–0 ret.
Loss 6–3 Feb 2013 ITF Leimen, Germany 10,000 Hard (i) Germany Julia Kimmelmann 4–6, 3–6
Win 7–3 Jul 2013 ITF Woking, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Tara Moore 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(10)
Win 8–3 Aug 2014 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 25,000 Clay Croatia Ema Mikulčić 6–1, 7–5
Loss 8–4 Jan 2015 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 10,000 Hard (i) Germany Antonia Lottner 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 9–4 Mar 2015 ITF Oslo, Norway 10,000 Hard (i) Poland Justyna Jegiołka 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
Win 10–4 Oct 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Sweden Fanny Östlund 6–0, 6–1
Loss 10–5 Oct 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 11–5 Jun 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard France Lou Brouleau 7–5, 6–2
Win 12–5 Oct 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Russia Anastasia Pribylova 6–4, 7–5
Loss 12–6 Mar 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard United Kingdom Katie Swan 3–6, 1–6
Win 13–6 Nov 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Belarus Shalimar Talbi 6–4, 6–2
Win 14–6 Nov 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Serbia Barbara Bonic 6–2, 6–2
Loss 14–7 Apr 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Australia Arina Rodionova 3–6, 2–6
Loss 14–8 Sep 2018 ITF Lisbon, Portugal 25,000 Hard Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 2–6, 6–7(3)
Win 15–8 Oct 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Italy Gaia Sanesi 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win 16–8 May 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Poland Urszula Radwańska 7–5, 3–0 ret.
Win 17–8 Jul 2019 ITF Corroios, Portugal 25,000 Hard France Océane Dodin 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 17–9 Aug 2019 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK 25,000 Hard Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 6–7(6), 2–6
Loss 17–10 Oct 2019 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Kamilla Rakhimova 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 17–11 May 2022 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 25,000 Hard France Alice Robbe 1–6, 2–6
Win 18–11 Jul 2022 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Hard Spain Eva Guerrero Álvarez 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: 51 (23 titles, 28 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (9–14)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
$10,000 tournaments (13–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–18)
Clay (10–9)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2003 ITF Wrexham, UK 10,000 Hard Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle
Republic of Ireland Karen Nugent
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2004 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Spain Gabriela Velasco Andreu Ukraine Kateryna Avdiyenko
Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova
6–0, 6–2
Win 2–1 May 2004 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Spain Gabriela Velasco Andreu Ukraine Kateryna Avdiyenko
Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova
6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Nov 2004 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard Spain Gabriela Velasco Andreu Israel Tzipora Obziler
Israel Danielle Steinberg
5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Apr 2005 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard Belgium Jessie de Vries Ukraine Irina Buryachok
France Charlène Vanneste
1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2005 ITF Nazaré, Portugal 10,000 Hard Georgia (country) Nana Urotadze Brazil Joana Cortez
Italy Silvia Disderi
7–6(3), 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2005 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Spain Gabriela Velasco Andreu Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Vasilisa Davydova
6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Sep 2005 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 10,000 Clay Russia Vasilisa Davydova Russia Irina Kotkina
Russia Olga Panova
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Dec 2005 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard Spain Gabriela Velasco Andreu Netherlands Marrit Boonstra
Netherlands Nicole Thyssen
2–6, 3–6
Win 4–6 Jan 2006 ITF Grenoble, France 10,000 Hard (i) Romania Simona Matei France Florence Haring
France Virginie Pichet
6–3, 7–5
Win 5–6 Jun 2006 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 10,000 Hard Greece Anna Koumantou Portugal Neuza Silva
Norway Karoline Steiro
w/o
Loss 5–7 Mar 2007 ITF Athens, Greece 10,000 Hard Greece Anna Koumantou Portugal Neuza Silva
Netherlands Nicole Thyssen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–8 Apr 2007 ITF Dubai, UAE 10,000 Hard Germany Ria Dörnemann Ukraine Kateryna Avdiyenko
Russia Kristina Grigorian
2–6, 1–6
Loss 5–9 May 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Austria Melanie Klaffner
Belarus Ksenia Milevskaya
2–6, 5–7
Win 6–9 May 2008 ITF Gaziantep, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Belarus Volha Duko
Georgia (country) Ana Jikia
2–0 ret.
Win 7–9 Jun 2008 ITF Izmir, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay North Macedonia Emilia Arnaudovska
Ukraine Yuliana Umanets
6–2, 6–0
Loss 7–10 Jun 2008 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Bulgaria Dessislava Mladenova Israel Chen Astrogo
Belarus Volha Duko
5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 8–10 Aug 2008 ITF Trecastagni, Italy 10,000 Hard Australia Emily Hewson Italy Valeria Casillo
Italy Lilly Raffa
w/o
Loss 8–11 Oct 2008 ITF Istanbul Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Austria Melanie Klaffner
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović
4–6, 7–6(5), [6–10]
Loss 8–12 Mar 2009 ITF Lyon, France 10,000 Hard (i) China Zhang Shuai China Lu Jingjing
China Sun Shengnan
4–6, 5–7
Win 9–12 Apr 2009 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Ukraine Tetyana Arefyeva
Ukraine Anastasiya Lytovchenko
6–4, 6–2
Loss 9–13 May 2009 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Uzbekistan Albina Khabibulina
Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina
4–6, 7–6(6), [5–10]
Loss 9–14 Jun 2009 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Ukraine Kristina Antoniychuk
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
7–5, 0–6, [6–10]
Loss 9–15 Jun 2009 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Russia Galina Fokina
Russia Anna Morgina
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 10–15 Jul 2009 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Georgia (country) Manana Shapakidze Georgia (country) Sofia Kvatsabaia
Russia Avgusta Tsybysheva
6–2, 6–2
Win 11–15 May 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Poland Sandra Zaniewska Croatia Indire Akiki
Czech Republic Martina Kubičíková
6–1, 6–2
Loss 11–16 May 2010 ITF Izmir, Turkey 25,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Austria Tamira Paszek
1–6, 2–6
Win 12–16 Jun 2010 ITF Cologne, Germany 10,000 Clay Ukraine Kateryna Avdiyenko Germany Sarah Urbanek
Germany Alina Wessel
6–0, 6–2
Loss 12–17 Jun 2010 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay Israel Julia Glushko Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Finland Emma Laine
2–6, 3–6
Win 13–17 Mar 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Poland Sandra Zaniewska Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Czech Republic Martina Kubičíková
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 14–17 Jul 2011 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Japan Yurika Sema Czech Republic Hana Birnerová
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 14–18 Jul 2011 ITF Samsun, Turkey 25,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Slovenia Tadeja Majerič
1–6, 4–6
Win 15–18 Oct 2011 ITF Netanya, Israel 25,000 Hard Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Italy Nicole Clerico
Israel Julia Glushko
7–5, 6–3
Win 16–18 Sep 2012 Open de Saint-Malo, France 25,000 Clay Ukraine Alyona Sotnikova Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
Brazil Teliana Pereira
6–4, 7–6(6)
Win 17–18 Nov 2012 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova
Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina
6–2, 6–1
Loss 17–19 Jan 2013 ITF Eilat, Israel 10,000 Hard Belarus Ilona Kremen Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Romania Raluca Olaru
3–6, 3–6
Loss 17–20 Jun 2013 ITF Ağrı, Turkey 25,000 Carpet Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Turkey Melis Sezer
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 17–21 Jun 2013 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Australia Monique Adamczak Germany Kristina Barrois
Lithuania Lina Stančiūtė
4–6, 5–7
Win 18–21 Sep 2013 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay United Kingdom Samantha Murray
United Kingdom Jade Windley
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 19–21 Sep 2013 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Poland Magda Linette
Czech Republic Tereza Smitková
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Win 20–21 Nov 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–3, 6–2
Loss 20–22 Jun 2014 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Russia Valeria Savinykh
6–1, 6–7(6), [9–11]
Loss 20–23 Nov 2014 GB Pro-Series Bath, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Serbia Barbara Bonić Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
3–6, 1–6
Win 21–23 May 2015 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Turkey İpek Soylu Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 21–24 Jun 2015 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Russia Irina Khromacheva
3–6, 0–6
Win 22–24 Jun 2015 ITF Helsingborg, Sweden 25,000 Clay United States Bernarda Pera Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
Sweden Cornelia Lister
6–2, 6–0
Loss 22–25 Jul 2015 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Anne Schäfer Russia Irina Khromacheva
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
4–6, 4–6
Loss 22–26 Feb 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Clay Croatia Ana Vrljić Ukraine Veronika Kapshay
Bulgaria Julia Terziyska
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 22–27 Mar 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Clay Croatia Ana Vrljić Ukraine Veronika Kapshay
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
4–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win 23–27 Jul 2018 Reinert Open, Germany 60,000 Clay Greece Despina Papamichail Serbia Nina Stojanović
Serbia Olga Danilović
1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss 23–28 Jan 2020 Canberra International, Australia[a] 25,000 Hard Hungary Anna Bondar Australia Alison Bai
Australia Jaimee Fourlis
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]

Notes

  1. ^ Tournament was held in Bendigo instead of Canberra.

References

  1. ^ a b Ulagay, Alp (10 June 2006). "Pemra Özgen". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. ^ Pemra Özgen at the Billie Jean King Cup
  3. ^ "Tenis Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF). XXIII Summer Universiade (in Turkish). 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Istanbul Cup" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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