2014: WTA Tour debut Pera made her
WTA Tour debut at the
2014 US Open, having been handed a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering with
Tornado Alicia Black.
2018: Major singles debut, first WTA semifinal Pera made her
major singles debut at the
2018 Australian Open, where she received entry as a
lucky loser, after
Margarita Gasparyan withdrew from the tournament. At the
2018 Guangzhou Open, Pera defeated fourth seed
Aleksandra Krunić in the quarterfinals to reach her first WTA Tour semifinal, which she lost to fifth seed
Yulia Putintseva.
2019–20: Three semifinals 2019 Prague Open, she defeated third seed
Wang Qiang in the quarterfinals, before losing in the last four to wildcard entrant
Karolína Muchová. She also reached the semifinals at the
2019 Lausanne Open, but lost to eventual champion
Fiona Ferro, and the
2019 Baltic Open, where she was defeated by
Katarzyna Kawa. Coming through qualifying at the first edition of the
2020 Adelaide International, she defeated Barbora Strýcová in the first round then lost in the second to sixth seed
Aryna Sabalenka. At the
Australian Open, she lost in the first round to 29th seed
Elena Rybakina. As a qualifier at the
2020 Qatar Open, Pera was defeated in the second round by third seed
Karolína Plíšková. Seeded third at the
Indian Wells Challenger, she lost in the third round to 13th seed
Misaki Doi. The WTA Tour cancelled tournaments from March through July due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. When the WTA resumed tournament play in August, Pera competed at the
2020 Lexington Challenger where she was eliminated in the first round by top seed
Serena Williams. At the
2020 Cincinnati Open, she was defeated in the second round by 16th seed
Dayana Yastremska. At the
US Open, she reached the second round defeating
Zarina Diyas before losing to 15th seed
Maria Sakkari. At the
2020 Italian Open, Pera was defeated in the first round by
Svetlana Kuznetsova. At the
2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, she lost in the first round to Kateřina Siniaková. She suffered a second round loss at the
French Open at the hands of 25th seed
Amanda Anisimova.
2021: French Open doubles semifinal 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 before losing to
Sara Sorribes Tormo. At the first edition of the
Gippsland Trophy, she was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Johanna Konta. At the
Australian Open, she eliminated 23rd seed and 2016 champion,
Angelique Kerber, in the first round. In the second, she fell to Zarina Diyas. In
Adelaide, she lost in the first round of qualifying to
Storm Sanders. In March, Pera played at the
Dubai Championships where she was defeated in the first round by
Anastasija Sevastova. At
Miami, she lost in round one to Sara Sorribes Tormo. Starting into the clay-court season at the
Charleston Open, Pera fell in the first round to
Alizé Cornet. At
Istanbul, she faced third seed
Veronika Kudermetova in the first round; after pushing her to three sets, she ended up losing the match. Getting past qualifying at the
Madrid Open, she was defeated in the second round by eighth seed
Belinda Bencic. Making it through the qualifying rounds in
Rome, she lost her second-round encounter against 12th seed
Garbiñe Muguruza. Competing at the first edition of the
Emilia-Romagna Open, she was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Sorribes Tormo. At the
French Open, she took top seed and 2019 champion,
Ashleigh Barty, to three sets but ended up losing her first round match. In doubles, she and
Magda Linette reached the semifinals in which they lost to second seeds
Barbora Krejčíková and
Kateřina Siniaková. After qualifying at
Eastbourne, Pera was defeated in the first round by top seed Aryna Sabalenka. At
Wimbledon, she lost in the first round to
Nao Hibino. After Wimbledon, Pera played at the
Hamburg European Open. Seeded seventh, she was defeated in the second round by
Ysaline Bonaventure. Seeded third at the
Budapest Grand Prix, she lost in the second round to eventual finalist,
Anhelina Kalinina. In August, Pera at the
Canadian Open she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by
Harriet Dart. In the 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. 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. At the
US Open, she lost her first round match to
Tamara Zidanšek.
2022: First career titles Pera won her first WTA Tour title in doubles, at the
Melbourne Summer Set 2, alongside Kateřina Siniaková. As a result, she reached world No. 35 in doubles on 21 February 2022. She qualified for the
Budapest Grand Prix, and defeated
Marina Bassols Ribera, fifth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich,
Elisabetta Cocciaretto and ninth seed
Anna Bondár to reach her first WTA Tour singles final as a qualifier. She then defeated Aleksandra Krunić to win her maiden singles title. She reached a second consecutive final at the
Hamburg European Open by defeating defending champion
Elena-Gabriela Ruse,
Joanne Züger, Kateřina Siniaková and
Maryna Zanevska. Pera 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. With this result, she climbed to a new career-high singles ranking of No. 54. In August, Pera reached the semifinals at
Cleveland where she lost to
Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets. 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 As fourth seed, Pera made the quarterfinals at the
Hobart International, where she was defeated by
Elisabetta Cocciaretto. At the
Australian Open, she reached the third round for the second time with wins over
Moyuka Uchijima and 29th seed
Zheng Qinwen. She lost to seventh seed
Coco Gauff. Seeded fourth at the
Strasbourg Open, Pera recorded wins over lucky loser
Sophie Chang and
Kimberly Birrell to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she lost to
Clara Burel. 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, before losing to seventh seed
Ons Jabeur. As a result, for the first time in her career, she had a world ranking in the top 30. Seeking to defend her title at the
Hamburg European Open, Pera overcame qualifier
Zeynep Sönmez and Kaia Kanepi to make it into the quarterfinals, where she lost to
Diana Shnaider.
2024: Wimbledon third round Pera was runner-up at the WTA 125
Veneto Open, losing to
Alycia Parks in the final. She reached the third round at
Wimbledon for the first time with wins over
Anastasia Potapova and 23rd seed
Caroline Garcia, before losing to 13th seed
Jelena Ostapenko. In October at the
Guangzhou Open, Pera overcame qualifier
Alexandra Eala and wildcard entrant
Zhang Shuai to make it into the quarterfinals, at which point she lost to top seed Kateřina Siniaková. The following week at the
Hong Kong Tennis Open, she again reached the quarterfinals by defeating
Sara Saito and qualifier
Shi Han, before losing to third seed
Leylah Fernandez.
2025: Billie Jean King Cup debut At the
ASB Classic in Auckland, Pera recorded wins over qualifier
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva and
Rebecca Marino, before losing to
Robin Montgomery in the quarterfinals. Pera made her debut for the
United States Billie Jean King Cup team in the
2025 qualifying round held in
Bratislava, defeating
Johanne Svendsen and
Rebecca Šramková in wins over
Denmark and
Slovakia respectively as her country topped the group to make it through to the finals. At the
French Open, she overcame Caroline Garcia and 18th seed Donna Vekić to reach the third round, at which point her run was ended by 13th seed
Elina Svitolina. On 13 October, after failing to win a WTA Tour main-draw match for four months, Pera fell to her lowest ranking since September 2017 at world No. 136. ==Personal life==