Personal

Coached by David Taylor; fitness trainer is Gabriel Echevarria; physio is Melanie Omizzolo
Mother is Milica Perez (Academic Advisor/Counsellor), father is John Perez (electrician) and brother is Matthew Perez (civil engineer)
Started playing tennis after her parents gave her a totem tennis pole for Christmas
Attended University of Georgia from 2014-17, playing college tennis for the Bulldogs while majoring in sports management
Describes herself as an aggressive baseliner; strength is her serve; favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is Australian Open; idol growing up was Justine Henin
Goals are to compete at the Olympics, represent Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup, break the Top 100 and inspire others to play tennis
Self-confessed Jokester, pet dog, Mya, is a Samoyed; hobbies include cooking and catching up with friends

Career Highlights

DOUBLES
Winner (7): 2024 - Bad Homburg (w/Melichar-Martinez), San Diego (w/Melichar-Martinez); 2022 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Zidansek), Cleveland (w/Melichar-Martinez); 2021 - Guadalajara (w/Sharma), Tenerife (w/Eikeri); 2019 - Strasbourg (w/Gavrilova).
Finalist (16): 2024 - Ningbo (w/Melichar-Martinez), Linz (w/Melichar-Martinez), Dubai (w/Melichar-Martinez); 2023 - Cleveland (w/Melichar-Martinez), Cincinnati (w/Melichar-Martinez), Austin (w/Melichar-Martinez), Eastbourne (w/Melichar-Martinez), WTA Finals (w/Melichar-Martinez); 2022 - Toronto, Cincinnati, Tokyo (all w/Melichar-Martinez); 2021 - Charleston [250] (w/Sanders), Birmingham (w/Jabeur); 2020 - Hua Hin (w/Haas), Istanbul (w/Sanders); 2019 - Nottingham (w/Ar.Rodionova).

Career in Review

Registered first Top 50 doubles season in 2020, setting new career high ranking of No.40 (week of August 31) and finishing at No.47

Doubles season highlights in 2020 included R-Up finishes at Hua Hin (w/Haas) and Istanbul (w/Sanders); earlier in year also won 17th ITF Circuit doubles title at Burnie, Tasmania (w/Sanders)

Posted second Top 100 doubles season in 2019, winning maiden WTA doubles title at Strasbourg (w/Gavrilova) and reaching final at Nottingham (w/Ar.Rodionova); also won WTA 125K event in Houston (w/Stefani)

Achieved career high singles ranking of No.162 on August 12, 2019, shortly after winning second ITF singles title at $60K ITF/Ashland, KY-USA

Made singles main draw debut at home Slam of Australian Open in 2019 (as WC, l. Y.Wang)

Achieved first WTA main draw win at 2018 Sydney (as WC, d. Mladenovic via ret. before falling to Barty in 2r)

Made Tour-level (and Grand Slam) singles main draw debut at 2016 US Open (as WC, l. Zhang in 1r)

Contested first Grand Slam doubles tournament at 2016 Australian Open (as WC w/Woolcock, l. 1r)

Won First ITF Circuit singles title in Belgium in 2016

Attended University of Georgia from 2014-17, playing college tennis for the Bulldogs while majoring in sports management

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Australia in 2012 and won first ITF doubles title in Kong in 2013 (w/Myers)