Bernarda Pera Explained

Bernarda Pera
Country: (2009 – Jan 2013)
(March 2013 – present)
Birth Date:3 December 1994
Birth Place:Zadar, Croatia
Height:1.76 m
Careerprizemoney:US$ 4,314,456
Coach:Guillermo Cañas
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singlestitles:2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 27 (12 June 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 75 (22 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2018, 2023)
Frenchopenresult:4R (2023)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2024)
Usopenresult:3R (2023)
Doublestitles:1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 35 (21 February 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 86 (22 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2021, 2022)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2023)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (2023)
Australianopenmixedresult:2R (2022)
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (2022)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2023)
Usopenmixedresult:2R (2022)
Updated:25 July 2024

Bernarda Pera (;[1] pronounced as /hr/;[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

Bernarda 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. Pera has been in a relationship with Croatian basketball player Kristijan Krajina since 2018.[4]

Career

2014: WTA Tour debut

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having been handed a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering with Tornado Alicia Black.[5]

2018: Australian Open debut and 3rd round, top 100 debut

She made her major singles debut at the Australian Open, where she received entry as a lucky loser, after Margarita Gasparyan withdrew from the tournament.[6] She defeated Anna Blinkova in the first round. In the second round, Pera knocked out ninth seed Johanna Konta.[7] In the third round, she was beaten by Barbora Strýcová.

2020: Top 60 debut in singles

Pera started her 2020 season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round of qualifying to Marta Kostyuk. Coming through qualifying at the first edition of the Adelaide International, she beat Barbora Strýcová in the first round[8] and was defeated in the second by sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.[9] At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to 29th seed Elena Rybakina.

Making it through qualifying in Doha, Pera was defeated in the second round by third seed and 2017 champion, Karolína Plíšková.[10] Seeded third at the Indian Wells Challenger, she lost in the third round to 13th seed Misaki Doi.[11] The WTA Tour cancelled tournaments from March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] [13]

When the WTA resumed tournament play in August, Pera competed at the Lexington Challenger where she was eliminated in the first round by top seed Serena Williams.[14] At the Cincinnati Open, she was defeated in the second round by 16th seed Dayana Yastremska.[15] At the US Open, she reached the second round defeating Zarina Diyas before losing to 15th seed Maria Sakkari.[16]

In Rome at the Italian Open, Pera was defeated in the first round by Svetlana Kuznetsova.[17] At the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she lost in the first round to Kateřina Siniaková. She suffered a second-round loss at Roland Garros by the hands of 25th seed and compatriot, Amanda Anisimova.[18]

At the first edition of the Ostrava Open, Pera lost in the first round of qualifying to Tereza Martincová. Seeded No. 8 at Linz, she was defeated in the first round by Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[19]

Pera ended the year ranked 61.

2021: Major semifinal & top 50 in doubles

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[20] before she lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo.[21] At the first edition of the Gippsland Trophy, she was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Johanna Konta.[22] At the Australian Open, she eliminated 23rd seed and 2016 champion, Angelique Kerber, in the first round.[23] In the second, she fell to Zarina Diyas.[24] In Adelaide, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Storm Sanders.[25]

In March, Pera played at the Dubai Championships where she was defeated in the first round by Anastasija Sevastova.[26] At Miami, she lost in round one to Sara Sorribes Tormo.[27]

Starting into the clay-court season at the Charleston Open, Pera fell in the first round to Alizé Cornet.[28] At Istanbul, she faced third seed Veronika Kudermetova in the first round; after pushing her to three sets, she ended up losing the match.[29] Getting past qualifying at the Madrid Open, she was defeated in the second round by eighth seed Belinda Bencic.[30] Making it through the qualifying rounds in Rome, she lost her second-round encounter against 12th seed Garbiñe Muguruza.[31] Competing at the first edition of the Emilia-Romagna Open, she was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Sorribes Tormo.[32] At the French Open, she took top seed and 2019 champion, Ashleigh Barty, to three sets but ended up losing her first-round match.[33] In doubles, she and Magda Linette reached semifinals in which they lost to second seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.[34]

Getting past qualifying at Eastbourne, Pera was defeated in the first round by top seed and 2018 finalist, Aryna Sabalenka.[35] At Wimbledon, she lost in the first round to Nao Hibino.[36]

After Wimbledon, Pera played at the Hamburg European Open. Seeded seventh, she was defeated in the second round by Ysaline Bonaventure.[37] Seeded third at the Budapest Grand Prix, she lost in the second round to eventual finalist, Anhelina Kalinina.[38]

In August, Pera traveled to Montreal to play the Canadian Open where she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Harriet Dart. In doubles at the same tournament, she reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal with Magda Linette.

At the Cincinnati Open, she lost in the second round to eventual finalist Jil Teichmann.[39] 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.[40] At the US Open, she lost her first-round match to Tamara Zidanšek.[41]

2022: First career titles, top 35 in doubles, top 50 in singles

Pera won her first WTA Tour title in doubles, at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, alongside Kateřina Siniaková.[42] As a result, she reached world No. 35 in doubles on 21 February 2022.

Coming into the Budapest Grand Prix, Pera had only won two out of seven main-draw matches in 2022, was on a five-match losing streak, and had to play in qualifying once again due to being ranked No. 130 in the world. However, she defeated Marina Bassols Ribera, fifth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich,[43] Elisabetta Cocciaretto, and ninth seed Anna Bondár[44] to reach her first WTA Tour singles final as a qualifier. She then defeated Aleksandra Krunić to win her maiden singles title.[45] As a result, she returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings.

She reached a second consecutive final at the Hamburg European Open by beating the defending champion Elena-Gabriela Ruse, and Joanne Züger, Kateřina Siniaková, and Maryna Zanevska. She 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.[46] Pera also became the first American woman to win multiple clay-court titles in the same season since Serena Williams won five in 2013. With this result, she climbed to a new career-high singles ranking of No. 54.On 26 August, she reached semifinals of Cleveland where she lost to Liudmila Samsonova, in straight sets. Along the way, she defeated Barbora Krejčíková and Sofia Kenin, both former winners of major titles.

She finished the year ranked No. 44 in the singles rankings, a career-high year-end.

2023: French Open fourth round, top 30 in singles

At the Australian Open, she reached the third round for the second time at this major and in her career.

At the French Open, she reached the fourth round of a major for the first time, defeating Anett Kontaveit, 22nd seed Donna Vekić and Elisabetta Cocciaretto. As a result, she was part of the top 30 of the rankings.

Pera failed to defend her titles in Budapest and Hamburg, falling to Diana Shnaider in both tournaments in the first round and quarterfinals, respectively.

2024: Wimbledon third round

Pera reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time with a win over Anastasia Potapova and a second round win over 23rd seed Caroline Garcia.[47]

Performance timelines

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.[48]

Singles

Current through the 2023 China Open.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 76–7
style=text-align:leftFrench OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee4Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 76–7
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 62–6
style=text-align:leftUS Openstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#f0f8ffQ3style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 64–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–04–40–42–31–41–47–43–30 / 2618–26
WTA 1000
style=text-align:left Qatar OpenAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 31–3
style=text-align:left Dubaistyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=color:#767676 NMSstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 40–4
style=text-align:leftIndian Wells OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=color:#767676 NHAAstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 34–3
style=text-align:leftMiami OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 41–4
style=text-align:leftMadrid OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee3RAstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee2RAstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 44–4
style=text-align:left Italian OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2RAstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 42–4
style=text-align:left Canadian OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2Astyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 20–2
style=text-align:left Cincinnati OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2RAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 42–4
style=text-align:left Guadalajara OpenNHstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAstyle=color:#767676 NMS0 / 10–1
style=text-align:left China OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1RNHstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ10 / 20–2
style=text-align:left Wuhan OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2RNH0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–03–52–52–33–50–13–72–70 / 3315–33
Career statistics
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Win %
style=text-align:left Tournaments0001131610211221Career total: 94
style=text-align:leftTitles0000000020Career total: 2
style=text-align:leftFinals 0000000020Career total: 2
style=text-align:leftHard win–loss0–00–00–00–17–85–104–76–114–78–110 / 5534–55
style=text-align:leftClay win–loss0–00–00–00–06–49–41–34–811–210–72 / 3041–28
style=text-align:leftGrass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–11–20–00–20–11–30 / 92–9
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–00–00–00–113–1315–165–1010–2115–1019–212 / 9477–92
style=text-align:leftWin (%)Career total:
style=text-align:leftYear-end ranking348255318127686561934468$3,738,424

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament2014...2017201820192020202120222023Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA1R2R3R3R1R0 / 55–5
French OpenAAAA1Rbgcolor=yellowSF1R1R0 / 44–4
WimbledonAA1R1RNH1R1R2R0 / 51–5
US Open1RA1R3R1R2R3RQF0 / 78–7
Win–loss0–10–00–22–31–37–44–44–40 / 2118–21
WTA 1000
Italian OpenAAAAQFAA0 / 12–1
Canadian OpenAAAANHSFA0 / 13–1
Cincinnati OpenAAAA1R1RA0 / 20–2
Career statistics
Tournaments11246851Career total: 28
Titles00000010Career total: 1
Finals00000010Career total: 1
Overall win–loss0–10–10–22–43–612–78–40–11 / 2825–26
Year-end ranking378399923279147519772

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryWTA 250Clay Aleksandra Krunić6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Hamburg European Open, GermanyWTA 250Clay Anett Kontaveit6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1bgcolor=silverKarlsruhe Open, GermanyClay Mayar Sherif2–6, 4–6
Loss0–2bgcolor=silverConcord Open, United StatesHard CoCo Vandeweghe3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss0–3bgcolor=silverVeneto Open, ItalyGrass Alycia Parks4–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–5)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (7–11)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2012ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Anaïs Laurendon4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss0–2Jun 2012ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina10,000Clay Camelia Hristea3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss0–3Oct 2012ITF Solin, Croatia10,000Clay Ana Savić7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–4Mar 2013ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Clay (i) Réka Luca Jani6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss0–5Mar 2013ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Ágnes Bukta7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win1–5Jun 2013ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands10,000Clay Natalija Kostić6–1, 6–2
Win2–5Jun 2013ITF Breda, Netherlands10,000Clay Isabella Shinikova6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Win3–5Sep 2013ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands10,000Clay Amandine Hesse1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win4–5Apr 2014ITF Gloucester, UK10,000Hard (i) Klaartje Liebens6–3, 6–1
Loss4–6Jun 2014ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands10,000Clay Quirine Lemoine6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win5–6Jun 2014ITF Breda, Netherlands15,000Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia6–1, 7–6(8)
Win6–6Jul 2015ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Sherazad Reix6–2, 6–3
Loss6–7Apr 2016ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Grace Min4–6, 4–6
Loss6–8Apr 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Bianca Andreescu7–6(8), 2–6, 6–7(8)
Loss6–9Apr 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Georgia Brescia1–6, 2–6
Loss6–10May 2017ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary25,000Clay Marta Kostyuk4–6, 3–6
Win7–10Jul 2017ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000Clay Anna Zaja6–4, 6–4
Loss7–11Jul 2017ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Anhelina Kalinina2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Win8–11Jul 2017ITS Cup, Czech Republic80,000+HClay Kristýna Plíšková7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win9–11May 2019Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia100,000Clay Anna Blinkova7–5, 7–5

Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
$10,000 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (7–3)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2013ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Jana Fett Barbora Krejčíková
Polina Leykina		3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Jun 2013ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands10,000Clay Gaia Sanesi Kim van der Horst
Monique Zuur		3–6, 6–7(5)
Win1–2Aug 2013ITF Enschede, Netherlands10,000Clay Sviatlana Pirazhenka
Rosalie van der Hoek		6–2, 6–1
Win2–2Jun 2014ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands10,000Hard Viktoriya Tomova Tatiana Búa
Beatriz Haddad Maia		6–0, 2–1 ret.
Win3–2Jun 2014ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands10,000Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia Charlotte van der Meij
Mandy Wagemaker		6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss3–3Aug 2014ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000Clay Demi Schuurs Ysaline Bonaventure
Richèl Hogenkamp		4–6, 4–6
Loss3–4Nov 2014John Newcombe Challenge, United States50,000Hard Alexa Glatch Mariana Duque Mariño
Verónica Cepede Royg		0–6, 3–6
Win4–4Jun 2015ITF Helsingborg, Sweden25,000Clay Pemra Özgen Ekaterine Gorgodze
Cornelia Lister		6–2, 6–0
Loss4–5Jul 2015ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Despina Papamichail Claudia Giovine
Xenia Knoll		5–7, 2–6
Win5–5Aug 2015ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic		75,000Clay Kateřina Kramperová Miriam Kolodziejová
Markéta Vondroušová		7–6(4), 5–7, [10–1]
Loss5–6Feb 2016ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland50,000Carpet (i) Tena Lukas Antonia Lottner
Amra Sadiković		7–5, 2–6, [5–10]
Win6–6Mar 2016ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay Sabrina Santamaria Georgina García Pérez
Diāna Marcinkēviča		6–2, 6–2
Loss6–7Oct 2016ITF Redding, United States25,000Hard Julia Elbaba Ema Burgić Bucko
Sabrina Santamaria		3–6, 6–7(4)
Win7–7Apr 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Lina Gjorcheska Prarthana Thombare
Eva Wacanno		6–2, 6–3
Win8–7Apr 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Georgina García Pérez Cristiana Ferrando
Camilla Rosatello		6–4, 6–3

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

Pera's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[49]

PlayerRecordWin%HardClayGrassLast match
No. 1 ranked players
Angelique Kerber1–01–0––Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2021 Australian Open
Garbiñe Muguruza0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–2, 0–6, 5–7) at 2021 Rome
Serena Williams0–10–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Lexington
Iga Świątek0–2–0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Madrid
Ashleigh Barty0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2021 French Open
Naomi Osaka0–10–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 6–7) at 2018 Washington
Karolína Plíšková0–20–10–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 6–1, 1–6) at 2022 Strasbourg
No. 2 ranked players
Barbora Krejčíková1–0bgcolor=lime1–0––bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–4, 6–1) at 2022 Cleveland
Ons Jabeur1–1bgcolor=#9cf1–00–1–bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Guangzhou
Anett Kontaveit1–1bgcolor=#9cf–1–00–1bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–2, 6–4) at 2022 Hamburg
Aryna Sabalenka1–20–11–00–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Eastbourne
Svetlana Kuznetsova0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–3, 6–7, 3–6) at 2020 Rome
Vera Zvonareva0–10–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Indian Wells
Paula Badosa0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–7, 3–6) at 2013 ITF Vallduxo
Petra Kvitová0–20–2––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Guadalajara
No. 3 ranked players
Jessica Pegula0–10–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Elina Svitolina0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (1–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2013 ITF Prague
Maria Sakkari0–20–1–0–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–2, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 US Open
No. 4 ranked players
Caroline Garcia2–0bgcolor=lime1–01–0–bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–3, 6–1) at 2020 Doha
Sofia Kenin1–0bgcolor=lime1–0––bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–2, 5–7, 6–3) at 2022 Cleveland
Johanna Konta2–2bgcolor=#9cf1–21–0–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 3–6) at 2021 Melbourne
Bianca Andreescu1–1bgcolor=#9cf–1–1–bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–2, 6–0) at 2017 ITF Pula
Samantha Stosur0–10–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 6–1, 6–7) at 2019 Guangzhou
Belinda Bencic0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–3, 1–6, 6–7) at 2021 Madrid
Kiki Bertens0–20–2––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–3, 4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Wuhan
Coco Gauff0–10–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open
No. 5 ranked players
Jeļena Ostapenko1–0bgcolor=lime–1–0–bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–2, 6–1) at 2019 Jurmala
Sara Errani1–1bgcolor=#9cf0–11–0–bgcolor=#cfc align=leftWon (6–3, 2–6, 6–4) at 2018 Charleston
No. 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–2, 2–6, 4–6) at 2018 Madrid
No. 7 ranked players
Elena Rybakina1–1bgcolor=#9cf0–11–0–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Australian Open
Madison Keys0–30–20–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Beijing
No. 8 ranked players
Daria Kasatkina0–1–0–1–bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2023 Charleston
No. 9 ranked players
CoCo Vandeweghe1–1bgcolor=#9cf1–1––bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2022 Concord
Veronika Kudermetova2–32–10–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Istanbul
Total17–409–20
8–15
0–5
current as of 30 April 2023

Top 10 wins

No.PlayerRankEventSurfaceScore
2018
1. Johanna KontaNo. 10Australian Open, AustraliaHard2R6–4, 7–5
2022
2. Anett KontaveitNo. 2Hamburg European Open, GermanyClayF6–2, 6–4

Longest winning streak

16-match win streak (2022)

TournamentCategoryDateSurfaceRdOpponentRankScore
–Grand Est Open 88WTA 1255 July 2022Clayalign=center style="background:#afeeee;"1R Jasmine Paolini (3)No. 726–0, 2–6, 1–6
1bgcolor=#fff rowspan=7Budapest Grand Prixbgcolor=#fff rowspan=7WTA 2509 July 2022Clayalign=center Q1 Katarina ZavatskaNo. 2846–1, 6–1
210 July 2022align=center Q2 Sofia ShapatavaNo. 3566–1, 6–2
311 July 2022align=center style="background:#afeeee;"1R Marina Bassols Ribera (LL)No. 2266–2, 7–5
413 July 2022align=center style="background:#afeeee;"2R Aliaksandra Sasnovich (5)No. 367–5, 6–2
515 July 2022align=center style="background:#ffebdc;"QF Elisabetta CocciarettoNo. 1186–4, 6–3
616 July 2022align=center style="background:yellow;"SF Anna Bondár (9)No. 536–3, 6–4
717 July 2022align=center style="background:lime;"F Aleksandra KrunićNo. 1056–3, 6–3
8bgcolor=#fff rowspan=5Hamburg European Openbgcolor=#fff rowspan=5WTA 25019 July 2022Clayalign=center style="background:#afeeee;"1R Elena-Gabriela Ruse (9)No. 696–0, 6–4
920 July 2022align=center style="background:#afeeee;"2R Joanne Züger (Q)No. 1656–1, 6–1
1021 July 2022align=center style="background:#ffebdc;"QF Kateřina SiniakováNo. 966–3, 6–1
1122 July 2022align=center style="background:yellow;"SF Maryna Zanevska (7)No. 726–2, 6–4
1223 July 2022align=center style="background:lime;"F Anett Kontaveit (1)align=left bgcolor=thistleNo. 26–2, 6–4
13Thoreau Tennis OpenWTA 1259 August 2022Hardalign=center style="background:#afeeee;"1R Kayla Day (Q)No. 2136–4, 7–5
1410 August 2022align=center style="background:#afeeee;"2R Anna BlinkovaNo. 1552–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
1512 August 2022align=center style="background:#ffebdc;"QF Katie VolynetsNo. 1196–3, 6–1
1613 August 2022align=center style="background:yellow;"SF Katrina Scott (Q)No. 2416–4, 6–2
–14 August 2022align=center style="background:lime;"F CoCo Vandeweghe (WC)No. 1923–6, 7–5, 4–6

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: US Open 2014 – Women's Doubles. . 2018-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912175250/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2014/905/MDD.pdf. 2014-09-12 . dead.
  6. Web site: Among those making their Grand Slam debuts at the Australian Open . . . Bernarda Pera. Alex . Macpherson . . 14 January 2018 . 2019-07-07.
  7. Web site: Croatian-American Bernarda Pera Shocks world No. 10 at Australian Open. croatiaweek.com . 18 January 2018 . 2019-07-07.
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  13. News: WTA and ATP announce further suspension of tours . 5 September 2021 . www.wtatennis.com . 1 April 2020.
  14. News: NETHERTON . ALEXANDER . SERENA WILLIAMS COMES BACK TO DEFEAT BERNARDA PERA AT TOP SEED OPEN . 5 September 2021 . www.eurosport.com . 11 August 2020.
  15. News: JOHNSON . ABBEY . Western & Southern Open: Defending champ Madison Keys upset, Naomi Osaka survives . 5 September 2021 . www.tennisworldusa.org . 25 August 2020.
  16. News: Schlecht . Neil . Sakkari of Greece survives upset bid by American Pera at 2020 US Open . 5 September 2021 . www.usopen.org . 3 September 2020.
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  21. News: Badosa, Sorribes Tormo battle into Round of 16 in Abu Dhabi . 31 August 2021 . www.wtatennis.com . 8 January 2021.
  22. News: Katie Boulter upsets Coco Gauff in Australian Open warm-up event . 2 September 2021 . www.theguardian.com . 2 February 2021.
  23. News: KARTHIKEYAN . RISHI . Angelique Kerber Stunned by Bernarda Pera in 1st Round of Australian Open 2021 With First Set Bagel . 2 September 2021 . www.essentiallysports.com . 7 February 2021.
  24. News: Cirstea, Hsieh score Aussie upsets over Andreescu, Kvitova . 2 September 2021 . www.wtatennis.com . 10 February 2021.
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  27. News: Alexei Popyrin builds on recent momentum with win at Miami Open . 3 September 2021 . www.sportsnet.ca . 24 March 2021.
  28. News: Tomljanovic leads Charleston charge . 3 September 2021 . www.beinsports.com . 5 April 2021.
  29. News: WTA roundup: Fiona Ferro scores upset win in Istanbul . 3 September 2021 . www.reuters.com . 20 April 2021.
  30. News: Sanford . Jordaan . BENCIC BEATS PERA IN MADRID AFTER STADIUM GOES DARK . 4 September 2021 . www.tennis.com . 3 May 2021.
  31. News: MITTAL . BHAVISHYA . Garbine Muguruza Battles Past Bernarda Pera, Vera Zvonareva Sends Petra Kvitova Packing at Italian Open 2021 . 4 September 2021 . www.essentiallysports.com . 12 May 2021.
  32. News: Serena Williams wins at Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma as Cam Norrie sets up clash with Dominic Thiem in Lyon . 4 September 2021 . www.skysports.com . 18 May 2021.
  33. News: FRENCH OPEN 2021 - ASHLEIGH BARTY DIGS DEEP TO BATTLE THROUGH INJURY AND SEE OFF BERNARDA PERA . 4 September 2021 . www.eurosport.com . 1 June 2021.
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  38. News: WTA roundup: Danielle Collins advances at Budapest . 4 September 2021 . www.northwestgeorgianews.com . 15 July 2021.
  39. News: Dimon . Ricky . Osaka overcomes Gauff in three sets to advance in Cincinnati . 4 September 2021 . www.tennismajors.com . 18 August 2021.
  40. News: Dulik . Brian . Begu beats No. 3 seed Alexandrova in Cleveland first round . 4 September 2021 . www.washingtonpost.com . 22 August 2021.
  41. News: Osaka dazzles in US Open opener, Sabalenka wins in three, Mertens saves match points . 4 September 2021 . www.wtatennis.com . 31 August 2021.
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  44. Web site: Krunic, Pera sweep into Budapest final with straight-sets wins .
  45. Web site: Budapest: Qualifier Pera captures 1st singles title of career .
  46. Web site: Back to back: Pera topples Kontaveit to win Hamburg .
  47. Web site: Wimbledon: Bernarda Pera defeats Caroline Garcia, reaches third round. 4 July 2024 . Tennis Majors. 8 July 2024.
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