Bernarda Pera
Bernarda Pera (/bərˈnɑːrdə ˈpɛrə/ bər-NAR-də PERR-ə;[1] Croatian pronunciation: [běrnaːrda pêra];[2][3] born 3 December 1994) is a Croatian-born American tennis player.
_(42978776721).jpg.webp) Pera at the 2018 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Croatia (2009 – January 2013) United States (March 2013– present) |
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| Born | 3 December 1994 Zadar, Croatia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Guillermo Cañas |
| Prize money | US$1,543,703 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 293–169 (63.4%) |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (2 March 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 62 (21 December 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
| French Open | 2R (2018, 2020) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2018, 2019) |
| US Open | 2R (2018, 2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 75–67 (52.8%) |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 147 (21 September 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 147 (21 December 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2020) |
| US Open | 3R (2019) |
| Last updated on: 24 December 2020. | |
Early life and career
Bernarda was born in Zadar in Croatian family. Besides English, she speaks Croatian as well. Pera has won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 2 March 2020, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 59.
She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having received a wildcard with Tornado Alicia Black in the doubles tournament.[4] She made her Grand Slam singles main-draw debut at the 2018 Australian Open, where she received entry as a lucky loser, after Margarita Gasparyan had withdrawn from the tournament.[5] In the second round of the same tournament, Pera knocked out ninth seed Johanna Konta.[6] In the third round, she was beaten by Barbora Strýcová.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]
Singles
Current through 2021 Gippsland Trophy.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | 35% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | Career total: 42 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Hard Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–8 | 5–10 | 4–7 | 2–2 | 0 / 28 | 18–28 | 39% |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 9–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 16–11 | 59% |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 13–13 | 15–16 | 5–10 | 2–2 | 0 / 42 | 35–42 | 45% |
| Win (%) | – | – | – | 0% | 50% | 48% | 33% | 50% | Career total: 45% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 348 | 255 | 318 | 127 | 68 | 65 | $1,543,703 | ||||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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(10–8) |
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bianca Andreescu |
7–6(10–8), 2–6, 6–7(8–10) |
| 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 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 100,000 | Clay |  Anna Blinkova |
7–5, 7–5 |
Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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(5–7) |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2013 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |  Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
Anna Katalina 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(7–4), 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(4–7) |
| 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 |
Wins over top-10 players
| No. | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||||
| 1. |  Johanna Konta |
No. 10 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2nd round | 6–4, 7–5 |
References
- United States Tennis Association (USTA) (2015-06-24). "Bernarda Pera". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Bèrnard". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Bèrnārda
- "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Pȅra
- "US Open 2014 – Women's Doubles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- Macpherson, Alex (14 January 2018). "Among those making their Grand Slam debuts at the Australian Open . . . Bernarda Pera". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- "Croatian-American Bernarda Pera Shocks World No. 10 at Australian Open". croatiaweek.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- "Player & Career overview".
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