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Bernarda
Pera

USA
30 yrs
5' 9" (1.76m)
Current Ranking
77
Singles Titles
0
Won / Lost
11 / 13
Prize Money
$241,844
  • Coached by Velimir Zovko
  • Born and lives in Zadar, Croatia and trains in Zagreb
  • Parents are Valter and Lidija, siblings are Ana and Andrea
  • Started playing tennis aged five; favorite surface to play on is clay
  • Hobbies include reading, cycling, spending time with family and friends

Plays

Left-Handed

Career High

27

Height

5' 9" (1.76m)

Birthday

Dec 3, 1994 December 3, 1994

Birthplace

Zadar, Croatia

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2022 - Budapest, Hamburg.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2022 - Melbourne 250 #2 (w/Siniakova).


WTA 125
SINGLES
Finalist (2): 2024 - Gaiba; 2022 - Concord.

Career in Review

In 2024 posted her best Tour results on the Asian swing with quarterfinals at Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Also reached the final at WTA 125 Gaiba

Highlights of 2023 included a QF appearance at Hobart and posting her strongest Grand Slam result to date at Roland Garros with R16

Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2022, claiming first two WTA singles titles at Budapest (d. Krunic in F) and Hamburg (d. Kontaveit in F)

Followed back-to-back titles in Budapest and Hamburg last summer with R-Up finish at WTA 125K Series event in Concord, stretching winning streak to 16 matches and resulting in Top-50 debut (August 15, 2022)

Last season also reached SFs at Cleveland (l. eventual champion Samsonova)

In 2021 advanced to 2r - but never further - on 10 occasions, including at Australian Open

In doubles, broke into Top 50 for the first time at the end of 2021, thanks in part to SF run at Roland Garros w/Linette

Reached 2r five times in 2020, including at US Open and Roland Garros

Scored her second career Top-20 victory in 2019 against No.16 Q.Wang at Prague

Reached a then-career-high ranking of No.63 on July 29, 2019 after back-to-back SF runs at Lausanne (l. Ferro) and Jurmala (l. Kawa)

Captured her ninth ITF Circuit singles title in 2019 at $100K ITF/Trnava 3-SVK (d. Blinkova in F)

Reached first Tour-level QF of career at 2018 Charleston (l. eventual R-Up and No.14 Keys in 3s)

Nominated for WTA's Breakthrough Player of the Month in April 2018 following Charleston run, which was eventually won by Bogdan (fan vote)

As lucky loser, scored career first main draw win at the 2018 Australian Open (d. Blinkova 1r), first Top 100 win and Top 10 win (over No.10 Konta 2r) at the Australian Open (l. Strycova in 3r). Became first lucky loser to reach 3r of Australian Open since 1997 (Kleinova)

Rose nearly 200 ranking places in 2017, ending season at No.127 after posting 54-20 record (all levels)

Made WTA main draw debut at 2017 Guangzhou (l. Cornet) and contested qualifying at US Open, Wuhan, Linz and Moscow. That year, also made 1r exit at WTA 125K Series event at Limoges (l. Alexandrova)

In 2015 won first titles on ITF Circuit at $10k ITF/Alkmaar-NED, $10k ITF/Breda-NED and $10k ITF/Rotterdam-NED. Also fell in qualifying at Quebec City. Improved ranking from No.646 to No.361

Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 Quebec City

On ITF Circuit has won nine titles in singles and eight in doubles

Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2011 at $10k ITF/Landisville, PA-USA

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