American tennis player (born 1994)
Bernarda Pera ( 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
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 with wins over Moyuka Uchijima [ 47] and 29th seed Qinwen Zheng .[ 48] She lost to seventh seed Coco Gauff .[ 49]
At the French Open , she reached the fourth round of a major for the first time, defeating Anett Kontaveit ,[ 50] 22nd seed Donna Vekić [ 51] and Elisabetta Cocciaretto ,[ 52] before losing to seventh seed Ons Jabeur .[ 53] As a result, she was part of the top 30 of the rankings.[citation needed ]
2024: Wimbledon third round
Pera was runner-up at the WTA 125 Veneto Open , losing to Alycia Parks in the final.[ 54] She reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time with a wins over Anastasia Potapova [ 55] and 23rd seed Caroline Garcia ,[ 56] before losing to 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko .[ 57]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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.[ 58]
Singles
Current through the 2023 China Open.
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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)
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)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2012
ITF Bol, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Anaïs Laurendon
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 2012
ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
10,000
Clay
Camelia Hristea
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Oct 2012
ITF Solin, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Ana Savić
7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Loss
0–4
Mar 2013
ITF Madrid, Spain
10,000
Clay (i)
Réka Luca Jani
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–5
Mar 2013
ITF Bol, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Ágnes Bukta
7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win
1–5
Jun 2013
ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Natalija Kostić
6–1, 6–2
Win
2–5
Jun 2013
ITF Breda, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Isabella Shinikova
6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Win
3–5
Sep 2013
ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Amandine Hesse
1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win
4–5
Apr 2014
ITF Gloucester, UK
10,000
Hard (i)
Klaartje Liebens
6–3, 6–1
Loss
4–6
Jun 2014
ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Quirine Lemoine
6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win
5–6
Jun 2014
ITF Breda, Netherlands
15,000
Clay
Beatriz Haddad Maia
6–1, 7–6(8)
Win
6–6
Jul 2015
ITF Imola, Italy
25,000
Carpet
Sherazad Reix
6–2, 6–3
Loss
6–7
Apr 2016
ITF Pelham, United States
25,000
Clay
Grace Min
4–6, 4–6
Loss
6–8
Apr 2017
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Bianca Andreescu
7–6(8) , 2–6, 6–7(8)
Loss
6–9
Apr 2017
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Georgia Brescia
1–6, 2–6
Loss
6–10
May 2017
ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary
25,000
Clay
Marta Kostyuk
4–6, 3–6
Win
7–10
Jul 2017
ITF Stuttgart, Germany
25,000
Clay
Anna Zaja
6–4, 6–4
Loss
7–11
Jul 2017
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
25,000
Clay
Anhelina Kalinina
2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Win
8–11
Jul 2017
ITS Cup , Czech Republic
80,000+H
Clay
Kristýna Plíšková
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win
9–11
May 2019
Empire Slovak Open , Slovakia
100,000
Clay
Anna Blinkova
7–5, 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)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2013
ITF Bol, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Jana Fett
Barbora Krejčíková Polina Leykina
3–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 2013
ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Gaia Sanesi
Kim van der Horst Monique Zuur
3–6, 6–7(5)
Win
1–2
Aug 2013
ITF Enschede, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Sviatlana Pirazhenka
Anna Alzate Esmurzaeva Rosalie van der Hoek
6–2, 6–1
Win
2–2
Jun 2014
ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands
10,000
Hard
Viktoriya Tomova
Tatiana Búa Beatriz Haddad Maia
6–0, 2–1 ret.
Win
3–2
Jun 2014
ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands
10,000
Clay
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Charlotte van der Meij Mandy Wagemaker
6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss
3–3
Aug 2014
ITF Koksijde, Belgium
25,000
Clay
Demi Schuurs
Ysaline Bonaventure Richèl Hogenkamp
4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–4
Nov 2014
John Newcombe Challenge , United States
50,000
Hard
Alexa Glatch
Mariana Duque Mariño Verónica Cepede Royg
0–6, 3–6
Win
4–4
Jun 2015
ITF Helsingborg, Sweden
25,000
Clay
Pemra Özgen
Ekaterine Gorgodze Cornelia Lister
6–2, 6–0
Loss
4–5
Jul 2015
ITF Imola, Italy
25,000
Carpet
Despina Papamichail
Claudia Giovine Xenia Knoll
5–7, 2–6
Win
5–5
Aug 2015
ITF Prague Open , Czech Republic
75,000
Clay
Kateřina Kramperová
Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová
7–6(4) , 5–7, [10–1]
Loss
5–6
Feb 2016
ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
50,000
Carpet (i)
Tena Lukas
Antonia Lottner Amra Sadiković
7–5, 2–6, [5–10]
Win
6–6
Mar 2016
ITF Le Havre, France
10,000
Clay
Sabrina Santamaria
Georgina García Pérez Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–2, 6–2
Loss
6–7
Oct 2016
ITF Redding, United States
25,000
Hard
Julia Elbaba
Ema Burgić Bucko Sabrina Santamaria
3–6, 6–7(4)
Win
7–7
Apr 2017
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Lina Gjorcheska
Prarthana Thombare Eva Wacanno
6–2, 6–3
Win
8–7
Apr 2017
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
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 . [ 59]
Player
Record
Win%
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last match
No. 1 ranked players
Angelique Kerber
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2021 Australian Open
Garbiñe Muguruza
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–2, 0–6, 5–7) at 2021 Rome
Serena Williams
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Lexington
Iga Świątek
0–2
0%
–
0–1
0–1
Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Madrid
Ashleigh Barty
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2021 French Open
Naomi Osaka
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (2–6, 6–7) at 2018 Washington
Karolína Plíšková
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 6–1, 1–6) at 2022 Strasbourg
No. 2 ranked players
Barbora Krejčíková
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2022 Cleveland
Ons Jabeur
1–1
50%
1–0
0–1
–
Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Guangzhou
Anett Kontaveit
1–1
50%
–
1–0
0–1
Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2022 Hamburg
Aryna Sabalenka
1–2
33%
0–1
1–0
0–1
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Eastbourne
Svetlana Kuznetsova
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–3, 6–7, 3–6) at 2020 Rome
Vera Zvonareva
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Indian Wells
Paula Badosa
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–7, 3–6) at 2013 ITF Vallduxo
Petra Kvitová
0–2
0%
0–2
–
–
Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Guadalajara
No. 3 ranked players
Jessica Pegula
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Elina Svitolina
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (1–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2013 ITF Prague
Maria Sakkari
0–2
0%
0–1
–
0–1
Lost (6–2, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 US Open
No. 4 ranked players
Caroline Garcia
2–0
100%
1–0
1–0
–
Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2020 Doha
Sofia Kenin
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–2, 5–7, 6–3) at 2022 Cleveland
Johanna Konta
2–2
50%
1–2
1–0
–
Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2021 Melbourne
Bianca Andreescu
1–1
50%
–
1–1
–
Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2017 ITF Pula
Samantha Stosur
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (4–6, 6–1, 6–7) at 2019 Guangzhou
Belinda Bencic
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–3, 1–6, 6–7) at 2021 Madrid
Kiki Bertens
0–2
0%
0–2
–
–
Lost (6–3, 4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Wuhan
Coco Gauff
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open
No. 5 ranked players
Jeļena Ostapenko
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2019 Jurmala
Sara Errani
1–1
50%
0–1
1–0
–
Won (6–3, 2–6, 6–4) at 2018 Charleston
No. 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–2, 2–6, 4–6) at 2018 Madrid
No. 7 ranked players
Elena Rybakina
1–1
50%
0–1
1–0
–
Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Australian Open
Madison Keys
0–3
0%
0–2
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Beijing
No. 8 ranked players
Daria Kasatkina
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 6–7(3–7) ) at 2023 Charleston
No. 9 ranked players
CoCo Vandeweghe
1–1
50%
1–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2022 Concord
Veronika Kudermetova
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
Longest winning streak
16-match win streak (2022)
#
Tournament
Category
Date
Surface
Rd
Opponent
Rank
Score
–
Grand Est Open 88
WTA 125
5 July 2022
Clay
1R
Jasmine Paolini (3)
No. 72
6–0, 2–6, 1–6
1
Budapest Grand Prix
WTA 250
9 July 2022
Clay
Q1
Katarina Zavatska
No. 284
6–1, 6–1
2
10 July 2022
Q2
Sofia Shapatava
No. 356
6–1, 6–2
3
11 July 2022
1R
Marina Bassols Ribera (LL)
No. 226
6–2, 7–5
4
13 July 2022
2R
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (5)
No. 36
7–5, 6–2
5
15 July 2022
QF
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
No. 118
6–4, 6–3
6
16 July 2022
SF
Anna Bondár (9)
No. 53
6–3, 6–4
7
17 July 2022
F
Aleksandra Krunić
No. 105
6–3, 6–3
8
Hamburg European Open
WTA 250
19 July 2022
Clay
1R
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (9)
No. 69
6–0, 6–4
9
20 July 2022
2R
Joanne Züger (Q)
No. 165
6–1, 6–1
10
21 July 2022
QF
Kateřina Siniaková
No. 96
6–3, 6–1
11
22 July 2022
SF
Maryna Zanevska (7)
No. 72
6–2, 6–4
12
23 July 2022
F
Anett Kontaveit (1)
No. 2
6–2, 6–4
13
Thoreau Tennis Open
WTA 125
9 August 2022
Hard
1R
Kayla Day (Q)
No. 213
6–4, 7–5
14
10 August 2022
2R
Anna Blinkova
No. 155
2–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–3
15
12 August 2022
QF
Katie Volynets
No. 119
6–3, 6–1
16
13 August 2022
SF
Katrina Scott (Q)
No. 241
6–4, 6–2
–
14 August 2022
F
CoCo Vandeweghe (WC)
No. 192
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Notes
^ 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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