In the late 1980s, after serving for two years in the
Israel Defense Forces, Berger became a professional tennis player. She won 7 singles titles in the
ITF Women's Circuit. Berger won 12
Maccabiah Games medals during her career, including gold, a few of them as a "veteran" while playing Mixed Doubles with
Shlomo Glickstein. At the
1989 Maccabiah Games she beat American
Andrea Berger to win a gold medal in women's singles. Berger was elected as one of three best tennis players in Israel's history in the celebrations of Israel's first 50 years. Berger was Israel's Women's National Champion for five years. Berger competed for Israel at the
1988 Summer Olympics in
Seoul. Berger represented Israel in 26 meetings in the
Federation Cup from 1986 to 1992, going 19–21. In 2010 she was awarded an honorary medal by the
Knesset "for her activities in tennis". ==Journalism career==