Teliana Pereira
![]() Teliana Pereira at the 2013 Wimbledon qualifications | |||||||||||||
Full name | Teliana Santos Pereira | ||||||||||||
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Country (sports) |
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Residence | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||
Born |
Águas Belas, Brazil | 20 July 1988||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||
Prize money | $ 986,451 | ||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||
Career record | 350–192 (64.58%) | ||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 WTA, 22 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 43 (19 October 2015) | ||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 135 (1 August 2016) | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2014, 2016) | ||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||
Career record | 122–80 (60.4%) | ||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 117 (16 September 2013) | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2014, 2016) | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (2013) | ||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2015) | ||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 7 August 2016. |
Teliana Santos Pereira (born 20 July 1988 in Águas Belas) is a professional Brazilian tennis player.[1]
On 19 April 2015, she became the first Brazilian to win a WTA Tour title in 27 years, beating Yaroslava Shvedova in Bogotá 7–6, 6–1. She achieved a singles ranking of World No. 48 in August 2015 after she won her second title at Florianópolis by defeating German Annika Beck 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
On 19 October 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 43.
Career
In February 2013, Pereira reached the semifinals of Copa Colsanitas as a qualifier, which boosted her singles ranking to 116.[2]
In February 2014, Pereira reached the semifinals of Rio Open.[3]
In April 2015, Pereira reached the final of Copa Colsanitas, where she won her first WTA title beating 5th seed Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets to become the first Brazilian woman to win a WTA singles title since 1988, and jumping 130 places up the WTA rankings to No.81.
In July 2015 she won her second WTA title at the Brasil Tennis Cup in Florianópolis. With the result, Pereira entered the top 50 for the first time. Pereira was just the second Brazilian in the Open Era to win a WTA title in Brazil – Niege Dias achieved the feat once, doing it over in Guarujá in 1987.[4]
Pereira has won twenty one singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career.
Playing for Brazil Fed Cup team at the Fed Cup, Pereira has a win–loss record of 21–5.
Early and personal life
Teliana Pereira was born on 20 July 1988 in Águas Belas, Coached by brother, Renato.[1] Parents are Jose and Maria; has three brothers and three sisters. Started playing at age 8 because brothers were playing. Favorite tournament is French Open. Tennis idol was Gustavo Kuerten; also likes Rafael Nadal. Favorite type of music is reggae (especially Bob Marley). Her favourite surface is clay.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 19 April 2015 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 1 August 2015 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
WTA 125s finals
Doubles 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 February 2013 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6 6–1 [10–5] |
ITF Career Finals
Singles: 30 (22–8)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 8 October 2006 | Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 October 2006 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 21 October 2006 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 11 November 2006 | Itajaí, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 November 2006 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–0 |
Winner | 4. | 18 March 2007 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 25 March 2007 | Amiens, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 31 March 2007 | Foggia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 27 May 2007 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 1–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 5 August 2007 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 19 August 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 6 December 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 2 October 2010 | Arujá, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 10 October 2010 | Londrina, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 12 | 20 March 2011 | Metepec, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 3 July 2011 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 April 2012 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | 12 May 2012 | Rosario, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 5. | 3 June 2012 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 14 September 2012 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 15. | 20 October 2012 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 16. | 3 November 2012 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 29 June 2013 | Périgueux, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 18. | 7 July 2013 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 16 September 2013 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 20. | 22 September 2013 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 21. | 29 September 2013 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5) 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 12 July 2014 | Biarritz, France | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1 September 2014 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, ret. |
Winner | 22. | 6 April 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Doubles 22 (10–12)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 11 November 2006 | Itajaí, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 26 November 2006 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 25 March 2007 | Amiens, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 4. | 27 May 2007 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 8 July 2007 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 August 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 September 2007 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4] |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 November 2007 | Jounieh, Lebanon | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 25 November 2007 | Sintra, Portugal | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 29 November 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 27 March 2011 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 3 July 2011 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 31 July 2011 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Runner-up | 6. | 10 December 2011 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 13 April 2012 | Pomezia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 12 May 2012 | Rosario, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 June 2012 | Zlín, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 8. | 14 September 2012 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 23 September 2012 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 10. | 20 October 2012 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
Runner-up | 11. | 12 May 2013 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 12. | 11 Jul 2014 | Biarritz, France | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–11 |
Record against players who were ranked top 10
Ranked top 10 at some point in their career (but not necessarily when they faced Pereira)
Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match | |
Number 1 ranked players | |||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2016 Miami | |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2016 Roland Garros | |
Number 2 ranked players | |||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2014 Wimbledon | |
Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2015 Bogota | |
Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2013 Australian Open | |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2014 Charleston | |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 Rio de Janeiro | |
Number 6 ranked players | |||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–3, 0–6, 4–6) at 2015 Beijing | |
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1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2016 Rome | |
Number 7 ranked players | |||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Fed Cup | |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6) at 2014 Eastbourne | |
Number 8 ranked players | |||||||
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 US Open | |
Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2016 Brisbane | |
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2–2 | 50% | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2014 Fed Cup |
References
- 1 2 "Teliana conquista primeiro título de WTA da carreira, em Bogotá". TelianaPereira.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Teliana lose in the semifinals and quits best country's campaign in 24 years". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Semifinalist, Teliana demands of herself for higher intensity". TenisBrasil (in Portuguese). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Pereira Makes History At Home In Brazil
External links
- Teliana Pereira at the Women's Tennis Association
- Teliana Pereira at the International Tennis Federation
- Teliana Pereira at the Fed Cup