Bernarda Pera
Pera at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Croatia (2009 – January 2013)
 United States (March 2013 – present)
Born (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 29)
Zadar, Croatia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGuillermo Cañas
Prize moneyUS$ 3,770,454
Singles
Career record367–239 (60.6%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 27 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 71 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2018, 2023)
French Open4R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
US Open3R (2023)
Doubles
Career record107–88 (54.9%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 35 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 73 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2021, 2022)
French OpenSF (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US OpenQF (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Last updated on: 23 January 2024.

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

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 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 third round, top 100 debut

She made her Grand Slam 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 eighth at the Linz Open, 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 Tennis 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 WTA Tour titles, career-high rankings - 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 in her career as a qualifier. She then defeated Aleksandra Krunić to win her maiden WTA tournament 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 defeated top seed and world No. 2, Anett Kontaveit, in the final, for her second career top-10 win and her second WTA 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 2023 Australian Open, she reached the third round for the second time at this major and in her career. As a result, she climbed to world No. 37 on 20 March 2023.

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 reached the top 30 in 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.

Performance timelines

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.[47]

Singles

Current after the 2023 China Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 7 6–7 46%
French Open A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 4R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
US Open Q1 Q1 A Q3 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 6 4–6 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–4 0–4 2–3 1–4 1–4 7–4 0–1 0 / 24 15–24 38%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 1R 0 / 5 1–5 20%
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q2 2R NH A A 3R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Miami Open A A A A 2R Q1 NH 1R A 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Open A A A A 3R A NH 2R A 3R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Italian Open A A A A Q1 A 1R 2R A 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Canadian Open A A A A Q2 A NH Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q2 1R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A A A 1R 1R NH Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wuhan Open A A A Q2 1R 2R NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–5 2–5 2–3 3–5 0–1 3–7 0 / 26 13–26 33%
Career statistics
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 0 0 1 13 16 10 21 12 21 Career total: 94
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 0 / 55 34–55 38%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 6–4 9–4 1–3 4–8 11–2 10–7 2 / 30 41–28 59%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 0 / 9 2–9 18%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 13–13 15–16 5–10 10–21 15–10 19–21 2 / 94 77–92 46%
Win (%)  –   –   –  0% 50% 48% 33% 32% 60% 48% Career total: 46%
Year-end ranking[b] 348 255 318 127 68 65 61 93 44 $3,738,424

Doubles

Current after the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2014 ... 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 5 5–5 50%
French Open A A A A 1R SF 1R 1R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open 1R A 1R 3R 1R 2R 3R QF 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–3 7–4 4–4 1–3 0 / 20 15–20 43%
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

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary WTA 250 Clay Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set, Australia WTA 250 Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
Egypt Mayar Sherif 		6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 WTA 125 Karlsruhe, Germany Clay Egypt Mayar Sherif 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2022 WTA 125 Concord, United States Hard United States CoCo Vandeweghe 3–6, 7–5, 4–6

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)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2012 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay France Anaïs Laurendon 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2012 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 10,000 Clay Romania Camelia Hristea 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2012 ITF Solin, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Ana Savić 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–4 Mar 2013 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay (i) Hungary Réka Luca Jani 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–5 Mar 2013 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Hungary Ágnes Bukta 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win 1–5 Jun 2013 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Serbia Natalija Kostić 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–5 Jun 2013 ITF Breda, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Win 3–5 Sep 2013 ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands 10,000 Clay France Amandine Hesse 1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 4–5 Apr 2014 ITF Gloucester, UK 10,000 Hard (i) Belgium Klaartje Liebens 6–3, 6–1
Loss 4–6 Jun 2014 ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Netherlands Quirine Lemoine 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–6 Jun 2014 ITF Breda, Netherlands 15,000 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–1, 7–6(8)
Win 6–6 Jul 2015 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet France Sherazad Reix 6–2, 6–3
Loss 6–7 Apr 2016 ITF Pelham, United States 25,000 Clay United States Grace Min 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–8 Apr 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Canada Bianca Andreescu 7–6(8), 2–6, 6–7(8)
Loss 6–9 Apr 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Georgia Brescia 1–6, 2–6
Loss 6–10 May 2017 ITF Dunakeszi, Hungary 25,000 Clay Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 4–6, 3–6
Win 7–10 Jul 2017 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Anna Zaja 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–11 Jul 2017 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina 2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Win 8–11 Jul 2017 ITS Cup, Czech Republic 80,000+H Clay Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win 9–11 May 2019 Empire Slovak Open 100,000 Clay Russia 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)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2013 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Jana Fett Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Russia Polina Leykina 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2013 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Italy Gaia Sanesi Netherlands Kim van der Horst
Netherlands Monique Zuur 		3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 1–2 Aug 2013 ITF Enschede, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Belarus Sviatlana Pirazhenka Netherlands Anna Alzate Esmurzaeva
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek 		6–2, 6–1
Win 2–2 Jun 2014 ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands 10,000 Hard Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova Argentina Tatiana Búa
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 		6–0, 2–1 ret.
Win 3–2 Jun 2014 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Netherlands Charlotte van der Meij
Netherlands Mandy Wagemaker 		6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss 3–3 Aug 2014 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 25,000 Clay Netherlands Demi Schuurs Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure
Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Nov 2014 John Newcombe Challenge, U.S. 50,000[c] Hard United States Alexa Glatch Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg 		0–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Jun 2015 ITF Helsingborg, Sweden 25,000 Clay Turkey Pemra Özgen Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
Sweden Cornelia Lister 		6–2, 6–0
Loss 4–5 Jul 2015 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet Greece Despina Papamichail Italy Claudia Giovine
Switzerland Xenia Knoll 		5–7, 2–6
Win 5–5 Aug 2015 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic 75,000[d] Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 		7–6(4), 5–7, [10–1]
Loss 5–6 Feb 2016 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland 50,000 Carpet (i) Croatia Tena Lukas Germany Antonia Lottner
Switzerland Amra Sadiković 		7–5, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 6–6 Mar 2016 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay United States Sabrina Santamaria Spain Georgina García Pérez
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–7 Oct 2016 ITF Redding, United States 25,000 Hard United States Julia Elbaba Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko
United States Sabrina Santamaria 		3–6, 6–7(4)
Win 7–7 Apr 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska India Prarthana Thombare
Netherlands Eva Wacanno 		6–2, 6–3
Win 8–7 Apr 2017 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Spain Georgina García Pérez Italy Cristiana Ferrando
Italy 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.[48]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last match
No. 1 ranked players
Germany Angelique Kerber 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2021 Australian Open
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–2, 0–6, 5–7) at 2021 Rome
United States Serena Williams 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Lexington
Poland Iga Świątek 0–2 0% – 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Madrid
Australia Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2021 French Open
Japan Naomi Osaka 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–7) at 2018 Washington
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 6–1, 1–6) at 2022 Strasbourg
No. 2 ranked players
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2022 Cleveland
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 – Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Guangzhou
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 1–1 50% – 1–0 0–1 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2022 Hamburg
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 1–2 33% 0–1 1–0 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Eastbourne
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–3, 6–7, 3–6) at 2020 Rome
Russia Vera Zvonareva 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Indian Wells
Spain Paula Badosa 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–7, 3–6) at 2013 ITF Vallduxo
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Guadalajara
No. 3 ranked players
United States Jessica Pegula 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2013 ITF Prague
Greece Maria Sakkari 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 Lost (6–2, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 US Open
No. 4 ranked players
France Caroline Garcia 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 – Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2020 Doha
United States Sofia Kenin 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–2, 5–7, 6–3) at 2022 Cleveland
United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 – Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2021 Melbourne
Canada Bianca Andreescu 1–1 50% – 1–1 – Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2017 ITF Pula
Australia Samantha Stosur 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–1, 6–7) at 2019 Guangzhou
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–3, 1–6, 6–7) at 2021 Madrid
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (6–3, 4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Wuhan
United States Coco Gauff 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open
No. 5 ranked players
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2019 Jurmala
Italy Sara Errani 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (6–3, 2–6, 6–4) at 2018 Charleston
No. 6 ranked players
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–2, 2–6, 4–6) at 2018 Madrid
No. 7 ranked players
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Australian Open
United States 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
United States CoCo Vandeweghe 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Lost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2022 Concord
Russia 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

No. Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2018
1. United Kingdom Johanna Konta No. 10 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 6–4, 7–5
2022
2. Estonia Anett Kontaveit No. 2 Hamburg European Open, Germany Clay F 6–2, 6–4

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 Italy Jasmine Paolini (3) No. 72 6–0, 2–6, 1–6
1 Budapest Grand Prix WTA 250 9 July 2022 Clay Q1 Ukraine Katarina Zavatska No. 284 6–1, 6–1
2 10 July 2022 Q2 Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava No. 356 6–1, 6–2
3 11 July 2022 1R Spain 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 Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto No. 118 6–4, 6–3
6 16 July 2022 SF Hungary Anna Bondár (9) No. 53 6–3, 6–4
7 17 July 2022 F Serbia Aleksandra Krunić No. 105 6–3, 6–3
8 Hamburg European Open WTA 250 19 July 2022 Clay 1R Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse (9) No. 69 6–0, 6–4
9 20 July 2022 2R Switzerland Joanne Züger (Q) No. 165 6–1, 6–1
10 21 July 2022 QF Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková No. 96 6–3, 6–1
11 22 July 2022 SF Belgium Maryna Zanevska (7) No. 72 6–2, 6–4
12 23 July 2022 F Estonia Anett Kontaveit (1) No. 2 6–2, 6–4
13 Thoreau Tennis Open WTA 125 9 August 2022 Hard 1R United States 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 United States Katie Volynets No. 119 6–3, 6–1
16 13 August 2022 SF United States Katrina Scott (Q) No. 241 6–4, 6–2
– 14 August 2022 F United States CoCo Vandeweghe (WC) No. 192 3–6, 7–5, 4–6

Notes

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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.
  2. ^ 2011: WTA ranking–1031,
    2012: WTA ranking–646,
    2013: WTA ranking–361.
  3. ^ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
  4. ^ The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $75,000 in 2017.

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