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

Pemra Özgen
Country (sports) Turkey
Born (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 38)
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Prize money$472,137
Singles
Career record587–496
Career titles18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 182 (26 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 614 (17 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2019, 2020, 2021)
French OpenQ1 (2020, 2021)
WimbledonQ2 (2019)
US OpenQ2 (2013)
Doubles
Career record305–257
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (14 October 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup41–44
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: 22 June 2024.

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 June 2024.[2]

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

Career

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Ulagay, Alp (10 June 2006). "Pemra Özgen". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. ^ Pemra Özgen at the Billie Jean King Cup
  3. ^ "Tenis Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF). XXIII Summer Universiade (in Turkish). 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Istanbul Cup" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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