# Women's professional tennis in Turkey

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/womens-professional-tennis-in-turkey
> Updated: 2026-10-27T14:34:00.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

In late September 2026, Berfu Cengiz won her first career WTA 125 singles title at the Türk Telekom Ankara Open. Cengiz secured the championship with a comeback victory of 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 against the fifth seed, Teodora Kostovic.

By late October 2026, competition continued at the ITF W50 Istanbul tournament. During an opening match, Macedonian player Lina Gjorcheska defeated the local player Berfu Cengiz in a three-set comeback, winning 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-27: Lina Gjorcheska wins opening match at ITF Istanbul tournament

Macedonian tennis player Lina Gjorcheska defeated third seed Berfu Cengiz 2-1 in her opening match at the ITF W50 Istanbul tournament.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lina-gjorcheska-wins-opening-match-at-itf-istanbul-tournament

### 2026-09-26: Berfu Cengiz wins first WTA 125 title at Ankara Open

Berfu Cengiz won her first WTA 125 title at the Ankara Open, defeating Serbia's Teodora Kostovic 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the final.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/berfu-cengiz-wins-first-wta-125-title-at-ankara-open-1

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