Bernarda Pera
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Born | Zadar, Croatia | 3 December 1994
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2014 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Guillermo Cañas |
Prize money | US$ 4,992,540 |
Singles | |
Career record | 417–279 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (12 June 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 115 (28 July 2025) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2018, 2023) |
French Open | 4R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
US Open | 3R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 114–96 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (21 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 253 (28 July 2025) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021, 2022) |
French Open | SF (2021) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023, 2025) |
US Open | QF (2023) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 1R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2022) |
Last updated on: 28 July 2025. |
Bernarda Pera (/bərˈnɑːrdə ˈpɛrə/ bər-NAR-də PERR-ə;[1] Croatian pronunciation: [běrnaːrda pêra];[2][3] born 3 December 1994) is a Croatian-American professional tennis player. Pera has won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She achieved career-high rankings of world No. 27 in singles on June 12, 2023, and No. 35 in doubles on February 21, 2022. Before March 2013, Pera represented her country of birth, Croatia.
Early life
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Pera was born in a Croatian-Dalmatian Italian family. In addition to English, she speaks Croatian. When she was 16, her father, who is a U.S. citizen, moved their family to the United States for the benefit of her budding tennis career. They settled in New Jersey, where friends and relatives already were living.
Career
[edit]2014: WTA Tour debut
[edit]Pera made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having been handed a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering with Tornado Alicia Black.[4]
2018: Major singles debut, first WTA semifinal
[edit]Pera made her major singles debut at the 2018 Australian Open, where she received entry as a lucky loser, after Margarita Gasparyan withdrew from the tournament.[5] She defeated Anna Blinkova in the first round.[citation needed] In the second round, Pera knocked out ninth seed Johanna Konta.[6] In the third round, she was beaten by Barbora Strýcová.[7]
She made it through to the quarterfinals at the Charleston Open, losing to seventh seed Madison Keys in three sets.[8]
At the 2018 Guangzhou Open, Pera defeated fourth seed Aleksandra Krunić[9] in the quarterfinals to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal, which she lost to fifth seed Yulia Putintseva.[10]
2019–20: Three semifinals
[edit]2019 Prague Open, she defeated third seed Wang Qiang in the quarterfinals,[11] before losing in the last four to wildcard entrant Karolína Muchová.[12]
She also reached the semifinals at the 2019 Lausanne Open, but lost to eventual champion Fiona Ferro,[13] and the 2019 Baltic Open, where she was defeated by Katarzyna Kawa.[14]
Coming through qualifying at the first edition of the 2020 Adelaide International, she defeated Barbora Strýcová in the first round[15] then lost in the second to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.[16] At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to 29th seed Elena Rybakina.[citation needed]
As a qualifier at the 2020 Qatar Open, Pera was defeated in the second round by third seed Karolína Plíšková.[17] Seeded third at the Indian Wells Challenger, she lost in the third round to 13th seed Misaki Doi.[18] The WTA Tour cancelled tournaments from March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19][20]
When the WTA resumed tournament play in August, Pera competed at the 2020 Lexington Challenger where she was eliminated in the first round by top seed Serena Williams.[21] At the 2020 Cincinnati Open, she was defeated in the second round by 16th seed Dayana Yastremska.[22] At the US Open, she reached the second round defeating Zarina Diyas before losing to 15th seed Maria Sakkari.[23]
At the 2020 Italian Open, Pera was defeated in the first round by Svetlana Kuznetsova.[24] At the 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, she lost in the first round to Kateřina Siniaková. She suffered a second round loss at the French Open at the hands of 25th seed Amanda Anisimova.[25]
2021: French Open doubles semifinal
[edit]Pera kicked off her 2021 season at the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Open where she beat 16th seed, Donna Vekić, in the first round[26] before losing to Sara Sorribes Tormo.[27] At the first edition of the Gippsland Trophy, she was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Johanna Konta.[28] At the Australian Open, she eliminated 23rd seed and 2016 champion, Angelique Kerber, in the first round.[29] In the second, she fell to Zarina Diyas.[30] In Adelaide, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Storm Sanders.[31]
In March, Pera played at the Dubai Championships where she was defeated in the first round by Anastasija Sevastova.[32] At Miami, she lost in round one to Sara Sorribes Tormo.[33]
Starting into the clay-court season at the Charleston Open, Pera fell in the first round to Alizé Cornet.[34] At Istanbul, she faced third seed Veronika Kudermetova in the first round; after pushing her to three sets, she ended up losing the match.[35] Getting past qualifying at the Madrid Open, she was defeated in the second round by eighth seed Belinda Bencic.[36] Making it through the qualifying rounds in Rome, she lost her second-round encounter against 12th seed Garbiñe Muguruza.[37] Competing at the first edition of the Emilia-Romagna Open, she was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Sorribes Tormo.[38] At the French Open, she took top seed and 2019 champion, Ashleigh Barty, to three sets but ended up losing her first round match.[39] In doubles, she and Magda Linette reached the semifinals in which they lost to second seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.[40]
After qualifying at Eastbourne, Pera was defeated in the first round by top seed Aryna Sabalenka.[41] At Wimbledon, she lost in the first round to Nao Hibino.[42]
After Wimbledon, Pera played at the Hamburg European Open. Seeded seventh, she was defeated in the second round by Ysaline Bonaventure.[43] Seeded third at the Budapest Grand Prix, she lost in the second round to eventual finalist, Anhelina Kalinina.[44]
In August, Pera at the Canadian Open she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Harriet Dart.[45] In the doubles at the same tournament, she reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal with Magda Linette.[citation needed]
At the Cincinnati Open, she lost in the second round to eventual finalist Jil Teichmann.[46] Before the final Grand Slam championship of the year, she competed at the first edition of the Cleveland Open where she was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Nadia Podoroska.[47] At the US Open, she lost her first round match to Tamara Zidanšek.[48]
2022: First career titles
[edit]Pera won her first WTA Tour title in doubles, at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, alongside Kateřina Siniaková.[49] As a result, she reached world No. 35 in doubles on 21 February 2022.[citation needed]
She qualified for the Budapest Grand Prix, and defeated Marina Bassols Ribera, fifth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich,[50] Elisabetta Cocciaretto and ninth seed Anna Bondár[51] to reach her first WTA Tour singles final as a qualifier. She then defeated Aleksandra Krunić to win her maiden singles title.[52]
She reached a second consecutive final at the Hamburg European Open by defeating defending champion Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Joanne Züger, Kateřina Siniaková and Maryna Zanevska.[citation needed] Pera then upset top seed and world No. 2, Anett Kontaveit, in the final, for her second career top-10 win and her second career singles title, stretching her winning streak to 12 matches and 24 consecutive sets.[53] With this result, she climbed to a new career-high singles ranking of No. 54.[54]
In August, Pera reached the semifinals at Cleveland where she lost to Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets.[55] She finished the year ranked No. 44 in the singles rankings, a career-high year-end.[citation needed]
2023: French Open fourth round, top 30 in singles
[edit]As fourth seed, Pera made the quarterfinals at the Hobart International, where she was defeated by Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[56] At the Australian Open, she reached the third round for the second time with wins over Moyuka Uchijima[57] and 29th seed Qinwen Zheng.[58] She lost to seventh seed Coco Gauff.[59]
Seeded fourth at the Strasbourg Open, Pera recorded wins over lucky loser Sophie Chang[60] and Kimberly Birrell[61] to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Clara Burel.[62]
At the French Open, she reached the fourth round of a major for the first time, defeating Anett Kontaveit,[63] 22nd seed Donna Vekić[64] and Elisabetta Cocciaretto,[65] before losing to seventh seed Ons Jabeur.[66] As a result, for the first time in her career, she had a world ranking in the top 30.[citation needed]
Seeking to defend her title at the Hamburg European Open, Pera overcame qualifier Zeynep Sönmez[67] and Kaia Kanepi[68] to make it into the quarterfinals, where she lost to Diana Shnaider.[69]
2024: Wimbledon third round
[edit]Pera was runner-up at the WTA 125 Veneto Open, losing to Alycia Parks in the final.[70] She reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time with wins over Anastasia Potapova[71] and 23rd seed Caroline Garcia,[72] before losing to 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko.[73]
In October at the Guangzhou Open, Pera overcame qualifier Alexandra Eala[74] and wildcard entrant Shuai Zhang[75] to make it into the quarterfinals, at which point she lost to top seed Kateřina Siniaková.[76] The following week at the Hong Kong Tennis Open, she again reached the quarterfinals by defeating Sara Saito[77] and qualifier Shi Han,[78] before losing to third seed Leylah Fernandez.[79]
2025: Billie Jean King Cup debut
[edit]Pera made her debut for the United States Billie Jean King Cup team in the 2025 qualifying round held in Bratislava, defeating Johanne Svendsen[80] and Rebecca Šramková[81] in wins over Denmark and Slovakia respectively as her country topped the group to make it through to the finals.
At the French Open, she overcame Caroline Garcia[82] and 18th seed Donna Vekić[83] to reach the third round, at which point her run was ended by 13th seed Elina Svitolina.[84]
Personal life
[edit]Since 2018, Pera has been in a relationship with Croatian basketball player Kristijan Krajina.[85]
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[86]
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2025 Italian Open.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 30 | 20–30 | 40% |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
Qatar Open[a] | A | NMS | A | NMS | 1R | NMS | 2R | NMS | Q1 | NMS | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Dubai[a] | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | 1R | NMS | 1R | NMS | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | NH | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | NH | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | NH | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | 1R | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
China Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | NH | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 3–7 | 3–8 | 2–3 | 0 / 37 | 18–37 | 33% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 10 | Career total: 123 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–8 | 5–10 | 4–7 | 6–11 | 4–7 | 8–11 | 7–13 | 5–7 | 0 / 75 | 46–75 | 38% |
Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 9–4 | 1–3 | 4–8 | 11–2 | 10–7 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2 / 37 | 45–35 | 56% |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 13–13 | 15–16 | 5–10 | 10–21 | 15–10 | 19–21 | 12–19 | 6–10 | 2 / 123 | 95–121 | 44% |
Win (%) | – | – | – | 0% | 50% | 48% | 33% | 32% | 60% | 48% | 39% | 38% | Career total: 44% | ||
Year-end ranking[b] | 348 | 255 | 318 | 127 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 93 | 44 | 68 | 75 | $3,738,424 |
Doubles
[edit]Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2014 | ... | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
US Open | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 22 | 19–22 | 46% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Career total: 28 | ||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 12–7 | 8–4 | 0–1 | 1 / 28 | 25–26 | 49% | ||
Year-end ranking | 378 | 399 | 923 | 279 | 147 | 51 | 97 | 72 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2022 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | Melbourne Summer Set, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–5] |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2022 | Concord Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2024 | Veneto Open, Italy | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2012 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2012 | ITF Solin, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2013 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Mar 2013 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–5 | Jun 2013 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2–5 | Jun 2013 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
Win | 3–5 | Sep 2013 | ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 4–5 | Apr 2014 | ITF Gloucester, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2014 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Jun 2014 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(8) |
Win | 6–6 | Jul 2015 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2016 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(8), 2–6, 6–7(8) |
Loss | 6–9 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–10 | May 2017 | ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Jul 2017 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–11 | Jul 2017 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–0, 3–6 |
Win | 8–11 | Jul 2017 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 80,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9–11 | May 2019 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2013 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 2–1 ret. |
Win | 3–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2014 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2014 | John Newcombe Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2015 | ITF Helsingborg, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2015 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2015 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic |
75,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 5–7, [10–1] |
Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2016 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, [5–10] |
Win | 6–6 | Mar 2016 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–7 | Oct 2016 | ITF Redding, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 7–7 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 8–7 | Apr 2017 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Head-to-head records
[edit]Record against top 10 players
[edit]Pera's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[87]
Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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No. 1 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2021 Australian Open |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–2, 0–6, 5–7) at 2021 Rome |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Lexington |
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Madrid |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2021 French Open |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 6–7) at 2018 Washington |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–1, 1–6) at 2022 Strasbourg |
No. 2 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2022 Cleveland |
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1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Guangzhou |
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1–1 | 50% | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2022 Hamburg |
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1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Eastbourne |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 6–7, 3–6) at 2020 Rome |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Indian Wells |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7, 3–6) at 2013 ITF Vallduxo |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Guadalajara |
No. 3 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2013 ITF Prague |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–2, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 US Open |
No. 4 ranked players | ||||||
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2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2020 Doha |
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 5–7, 6–3) at 2022 Cleveland |
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2–2 | 50% | 1–2 | 1–0 | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2021 Melbourne |
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1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2017 ITF Pula |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–1, 6–7) at 2019 Guangzhou |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 1–6, 6–7) at 2021 Madrid |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Wuhan |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open |
No. 5 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2019 Jurmala |
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1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 2–6, 6–4) at 2018 Charleston |
No. 6 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–2, 2–6, 4–6) at 2018 Madrid |
No. 7 ranked players | ||||||
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1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Australian Open |
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0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Beijing |
No. 8 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2023 Charleston |
No. 9 ranked players | ||||||
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1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2022 Concord |
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2–3 | 40% | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Istanbul |
Total | 17–40 | 30% | 9–20 (31%) |
8–15 (35%) |
0–5 (0%) |
current as of 30 April 2023 |
Top 10 wins
[edit]No. | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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No. 10 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 7–5 |
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2. | ![]() |
No. 2 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | Clay | F | 6–2, 6–4 |
Longest winning streak
[edit]16-match win streak (2022)
[edit]# | Tournament | Category | Date | Surface | Rd | Opponent | Rank | Score |
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– | Grand Est Open 88 | WTA 125 | 5 July 2022 | Clay | 1R | ![]() |
No. 72 | 6–0, 2–6, 1–6 |
1 | Budapest Grand Prix | WTA 250 | 9 July 2022 | Clay | Q1 | ![]() |
No. 284 | 6–1, 6–1 |
2 | 10 July 2022 | Q2 | ![]() |
No. 356 | 6–1, 6–2 | |||
3 | 11 July 2022 | 1R | ![]() |
No. 226 | 6–2, 7–5 | |||
4 | 13 July 2022 | 2R | ![]() |
No. 36 | 7–5, 6–2 | |||
5 | 15 July 2022 | QF | ![]() |
No. 118 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
6 | 16 July 2022 | SF | ![]() |
No. 53 | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
7 | 17 July 2022 | F | ![]() |
No. 105 | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
8 | Hamburg European Open | WTA 250 | 19 July 2022 | Clay | 1R | ![]() |
No. 69 | 6–0, 6–4 |
9 | 20 July 2022 | 2R | ![]() |
No. 165 | 6–1, 6–1 | |||
10 | 21 July 2022 | QF | ![]() |
No. 96 | 6–3, 6–1 | |||
11 | 22 July 2022 | SF | ![]() |
No. 72 | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
12 | 23 July 2022 | F | ![]() |
No. 2 | 6–2, 6–4 | |||
13 | Thoreau Tennis Open | WTA 125 | 9 August 2022 | Hard | 1R | ![]() |
No. 213 | 6–4, 7–5 |
14 | 10 August 2022 | 2R | ![]() |
No. 155 | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | |||
15 | 12 August 2022 | QF | ![]() |
No. 119 | 6–3, 6–1 | |||
16 | 13 August 2022 | SF | ![]() |
No. 241 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
– | 14 August 2022 | F | ![]() |
No. 192 | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ 2011: WTA ranking–1031, 2012: WTA ranking–646, 2013: WTA ranking–361.
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External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Croatian emigrants to the United States
- Croatian female tennis players
- American female tennis players
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- American people of Italian descent
- Dalmatian Italians
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Sportspeople from Zadar
- 21st-century American sportswomen