title: Nelly Barkan
text: # Nelly Barkan
  
  Nelly Barkan (Hebrew: נלי ברקן) (born 18 November 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
  
  Barkan made her WTA main draw debut at the 1993 Citizen Cup in the doubles event partnering Olga Lugina.
  
  ## ITF Circuit finals
  
  ### Singles: 7 (5–2)
  
  * Legend
  * $100,000 tournaments
  * $75,000 tournaments
  * $50,000 tournaments
  * $25,000 tournaments
  * $10,000 tournaments
  
  | Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Runner-up | 1. | 2 September 1991 | Burgas, Bulgaria | Hard | Irina Sukhova | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
  | Winner | 2. | 16 August 1992 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–3, 6–0 |
  | Runner-up | 3. | 27 June 1994 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay | Veronika Šafářová | 4–6, 5–7 |
  | Winner | 4. | 3 April 1995 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | Jana Sokolenko | 6–4, 6–3 |
  | Winner | 5. | 29 May 1995 | Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Shiri Burstein | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
  | Winner | 6. | 5 June 1995 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler | 6–2, 6–2 |
  | Winner | 7. | 26 June 1995 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay | Jana Ondrouchová | 6–0, $7–6^{(5)}$ |
  
  ### Doubles: 16 (10–6)
  
  * Legend
  * $100,000 tournaments
  * $75,000 tournaments
  * $50,000 tournaments
  * $25,000 tournaments
  * $10,000 tournaments
  
  | Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner | 1. | 29 July 1991 | A Coruña, Spain | Clay | Olga Lugina | Hanneke Ketelaars Christina Zachariadou | $7–6^{(4)},$ 6–3 |
  | Runner-up | 2. | 25 August 1991 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Olga Lugina | Laurence Courtois Nancy Feber | 6–4, 0–6, 4–6 |
  | Winner | 3. | 14 October 1991 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet | Olga Lugina | Michèle Strebel Natalie Tschan | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
  | Runner-up | 4. | 10 August 1992 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Maria Marfina | Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Likhovtseva | 5–7, 2–6 |
  | Runner-up | 5. | 7 September 1992 | Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | Aida Khalatian | Maria Marfina Karina Kuregian | 4–6, 4–6 |
  | Winner | 6. | 19 October 1992 | Lyss, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Svetlana Krivencheva | Gaby Coorengel Amy van Buuren | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 3–6, 6–4 |
  | Winner | 7. | 24 May 1993 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Tessa Shapovalova | Galia Angelova Teodora Nedeva | 6–2, $7–6^{(5)}$ |
  | Winner | 8. | 9 August 1993 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Olga Lugina | Mariana Diaz-Oliva Valentina Solari | 6–1, $7–6^{(1)}$ |
  | Runner-up | 9. | 22 May 1994 | Ratzeburg, Germany | Clay | Svetlana Komleva | Magalí Benítez María Dolores Campana | 6–3, 5–7, $6–7^{(6)}$ |
  | Winner | 10. | 20 June 1994 | Staré Splavy, Czech Republic | Clay | Martine Vosseberg | Martina Hautová Monika Kratochvílová | 6–4, 6–3 |
  | Winner | 11. | 3 April 1995 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | Tessa Shapovalova | Nataly Cahana Oshri Shashua | 6–4, 6–1 |
  | Winner | 12. | 22 May 1995 | Ratzeburg, Germany | Clay | Claudia Timm | Amanda Hopmans Anna Linkova | 6–2, 6–1 |
  | Winner | 13. | 29 May 1995 | Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Tessa Shapovalova | Limor Gabai Pamela Zingman | 6–4, 6–3 |
  | Winner | 14. | 5 June 1995 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Tessa Shapovalova | Limor Gabai Pamela Zingman | 6–4, 6–4 |
  | Runner-up | 15. | 26 June 1995 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay | Anna Linkova | Henriëtte van Aalderen Stephanie Gomperts | 1–6, 0–6 |
  | Runner-up | 16. | 24 June 1996 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay | Martine Vosseberg | Mariëlle Bruens Debby Haak | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
  