Veronika Erjavec (born 30 December 1999) is a Slovenian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 168 in singles and 120 in doubles, achieved on 20 May 2024.[1]
Country (sports) | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Slovenia | 30 December 1999||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $270,193 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 237–137 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 168 (20 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 171 (11 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 143–67 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 WTA Challengers, 22 ITF | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 120 (20 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 125 (11 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 0–4 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 11 November 2024. |
Erjavec has won three doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has also won 22 doubles titles and six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Career
edit2018
editShe won a bronze medal for Slovenia at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain, in June 2018. Erjavec beat Italian Lucia Bronzetti in bronze medal match.[2] In July, she won the doubles tournament in Prokuplje, Serbia, with her Croatian partner Lea Bošković.[3] In September, she played in the doubles final of the Royal Cup in Podgorica, Montenegro.[4] At the end of the year, she played in doubles finals of ITF tournaments in Italy.[5]
2019
editErjavec started season with the tournament held in Tabarka, Tunisia. She became champion in doubles with her Bosnian partner, Nefisa Berberović.[6] In May, Erjavec played her first singles final in Croatia at Tučepi. She lost to Czech Johana Marková in the final, but won her second title of the season with Berberović in the doubles final.[7] In June, she reached the third doubles championship of the season, alongside Berberović in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]
2022
editIn May 2022, she won a tournament in Split, Croatia, with her partner Lea Bošković.[9] The duo also won a $25k tournament in Austria. Erjavec then entered the final of the tournament held in Brașov, Romania in June.[10] She won another championship with her Croatian partner Bošković at Tarviso, Italy in July.[11]
2023
editIn April, Erjavec won her first singles tournament in Osijek, Croatia.[citation needed] Partnering Dalila Jakupović, she won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the Iași Open, defeating Irina Bara and Monica Niculescu in the final.[12]
2024
editPartnering Darja Semeņistaja, Erjavec won the doubles title at the Canberra Tennis International, overcoming Kaylah McPhee and Astra Sharma in the final.[13]
She was runner-up at the WTA 125 Cali Open, having defeated fourth seed Chloé Paquet,[14] Francesca Jones,[15] Jazmín Ortenzi[16] and Panna Udvardy,[17] before losing the championship match to second seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the final.[18][19] At the same tournament, partnering Kristina Mladenovic, Erjavec won the doubles title, defeating Tara Würth and Katarina Zavatska in the final.[19]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
editTournament | 2024 | W–L |
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Australian Open | Q1 | 0–0 |
French Open | Q2 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 0–0 |
US Open | Q2 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2024 | Cali Open, Colombia | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Iași Open, Romania | Clay | Dalila Jakupović | Irina Bara Monica Niculescu |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jan 2024 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | Darja Semeņistaja | Kaylah McPhee Astra Sharma |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2024 | Cali Open, Colombia | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Katarina Zavatska Tara Würth |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2019 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Johana Marková | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Kaposvár, Hungary | W25 | Clay | Dejana Radanović | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2021 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W15 | Clay | Mana Kawamura | 6–7(5), 5–7 |
Win | 1–3 | Apr 2023 | ITF Osijek, Croatia | W25 | Clay | Tena Lukas | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 2–3 | Jul 2023 | ITF Horb, Germany | W25 | Clay | Anna Gabric | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 2023 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W60 | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Leyre Romero Gormaz | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2024 | Koper Open, Slovenia | W75 | Clay | Polona Hercog | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–3 | Jul 2024 | ITF Horb am Neckar, Germany | W35 | Clay | Julie Štruplová | 7–5, 6–0 |
Doubles: 34 (22 titles, 12 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Nina Potočnik | Ulyana Ayzatulina Vlada Koval |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Tena Lukas Saara Orav |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Barbara Bonić Jelena Stojanovic |
6–0, 3–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2018 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | W25 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Miriam Kolodziejová Nina Potočnik |
6–2, 3–6, [0–10] |
Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2018 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W15 | Carpet | Kristina Novak | Catalina Pella Miriana Tona |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Dec 2018 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W15 | Carpet | Kristina Novak | Melissa Morales Kirsten-Andrea Weedon |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
Win | 4–3 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | W15 | Hard | Kristina Novak | Verena Hofer Simona Waltert |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Émeline Dartron Marie Témin |
4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Win | 6–3 | May 2019 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Tamara Malešević Antonia Ružić |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 7–3 | Jun 2019 | ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Barbora Miklová Elena Milovanović |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | İpek Öz Melis Sezer |
5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Darya Astakhova Laura Svatiková |
3–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
Win | 8–5 | Aug 2019 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W25 | Clay | Nika Radišić | Martina Caregaro Lisa Sabino |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 8–6 | Aug 2021 | ITF Cordenons, Italy | W15 | Clay | Nefisa Berberović | Martina Colmegna Amy Zhu |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–6 | March 2022 | ITF Palmanova, Spain | W15 | Clay | Nina Potočnik | Angelica Moratelli Aurora Zantedeschi |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 10–6 | May 2022 | ITF Split, Croatia | W25 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Mana Kawamura Funa Kozaki |
4–6, 6–1, [10–2] |
Win | 11–6 | May 2022 | ITF Warmbad-Villach, Austria | W25 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Miharu Imanishi Kanako Morisaki |
3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Loss | 11–7 | Jun 2022 | Brașov Open, Romania | W60 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | Jesika Malečková Isabella Shinikova |
6–7(5), 3–6 |
Win | 12–7 | June 2022 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie Oana Georgeta Simion |
6–1, 6–7(5), [10–7] |
Win | 13–7 | July 2022 | ITF Perugia, Italy | W25 | Clay | Valeriya Strakhova | Ángela Fita Boluda Angelica Moratelli |
w/o |
Loss | 13–8 | Aug 2022 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | W25 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | Anna Klasen Martina Colmegna |
3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Loss | 13–9 | Oct 2022 | Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup, Germany | W60 | Hard (i) | Malene Helgø | Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13–10 | Nov 2022 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Emily Webley-Smith | Magali Kempen Wu Fang-hsien |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–10 | Mar 2023 | Open de Touraine, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Justina Mikulskytė | Chiara Scholl Anita Wagner |
6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 15–10 | Apr 2023 | ITF Split, Croatia | W40 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Nika Radišić Tara Würth |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 16–10 | May 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Mariana Dražić Emily Webley-Smith |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 16–11 | Jun 2023 | ITF Říčany, Czechia | W60 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Karolína Kubáňová Aneta Kučmová |
6–4, 3–6, [4–10] |
Win | 17–11 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | W25 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Nika Radišić Anita Wagner |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
Win | 18–11 | Oct 2023 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Justina Mikulskytė | Nuria Brancaccio Angelica Moratelli |
7–6(6), 6–0 |
Win | 19–11 | Jan 2024 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W50 | Hard (i) | Dominika Šalková | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Loss | 19–12 | Apr 2024 | Split Open, Croatia | W75 | Clay | Justina Mikulskytė | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Prarthana Thombare |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 20–12 | Apr 2024 | Koper Open, Slovenia | W75 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Sapfo Sakellaridi Aurora Zantedeschi |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 21–12 | May 2024 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | W75 | Clay | Tamara Zidanšek | Dalila Jakupović Sabrina Santamaria |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 22–12 | Sep 2024 | Pazardzhik Cup, Bulgaria | W75 | Clay | Anita Wagner | Lia Karatancheva Sapfo Sakellaridi |
7–5, 3–6, [10–5] |
National representation
editBillie Jean King Cup
editDoubles (0–2)
editLegend |
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Finals (0–2) |
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Surface | Partnering | Against | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2023 | F | Nov 2023 | Seville (ESP) | Hard (i) | Ela Nala Milić | Australia | Kimberly Birrell Storm Hunter |
L | 5–7, 7–6(2), [5–10] |
Ela Nala Milić | Kazakhstan | Anna Danilina Zhibek Kulambayeva |
L | 6–2, 4–6, [7–10] |
Multi-sports event
editErjavec made her debut representing Slovenia in multi-sports event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, she won the women's singles bronze medal.
Singles: 1 (bronze medal)
editResult | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | June 2018 | Mediterranean Games, Tarragona, Spain | Clay | Lucia Bronzetti | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
References
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- ^ "Veronika Erjavec v Trbižu že do 12. naslova na turnirjih serije WTT". www.teniska-zveza.si (in Slovenian). 5 July 2022.
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- ^ "Champions crowned at Workday Canberra International 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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- ^ "Cali Open: Erjavec makes last 4". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Cali Open: Erjavec brushes aside Udvardy to book spot in final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Cali Open: Begu beats Erjavec to win the title". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Marino triumphs at WTA 125 Midland; Begu captures WTA 125 Cali crown". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 November 2024.