Last Updated on August 25, 2022

The 27 years old Professional Tennis player is of Croatian origin but plays for America. She is bilingual in both Croatian and English. At 16, Valter Pera, her father, moved the entire family to America to pursue her burgeoning tennis career. Her mother’s name is Lidija Pera. Her siblings are Ana and Andrea.

At age five, Bernarda Pera began playing tennis but turned professional in 2009. She has since then wholeheartedly dedicated her life to advancing her career. Pera has won eight doubles titles and nine singles championships on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s Circuit to her name, in addition to two singles and one doubles win on the WTA Tour.

 On August 15, 2022, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 49 in singles and No. 35 in doubles.

Who Is Bernarda Pera’s  Current Coach?

Guillermo Canas

Bernarda employed Guillermo in 2020. He led her to her best year-end ranking of No. 61 in 2020. He also guided her to her first WTA Tour title in doubles at the Melbourne Summer Set. As a result of that, she ranked No. 35 in doubles. It is the first time an American woman has won multiple clay court titles in the same season since Serena Williams won five titles in 2013.

Guillermo coached Ernests Gulbis from 2011-2012. Ernests won his second ATP title during that period. After that, Guillermo coached Teymuraz Gabashvili from 2015 till date. He was ranked world No. 50 for the first time in his career and achieved his highest career singles ranking of world No. 43.

Another notable player he has coached is Jelena Jankovic. They collaborated from January 2017 until her retirement in 2020.

Also known as Willy Canas, he began his coaching career in July 2011. Before that, he was a professional tennis player from Argentina. He is 44 years old. He turned pro in 1995 and retired in 2010. During his time as a player, he won the Canada Masters and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2002, 2005 and 2007. The tennis legend achieved a career-high singles ranking of No.8 in the world. He currently owns a Tennis Academy in Aventura, Florida.

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Bernarda Pera’s Past Coaches

Bernarda has worked with various coaches over the years. As a result, her career has advanced tremendously. Her physical trainer is Jure Sango.

Velimir Zovko

Velimir Zovko is a 46-year-old Croatian. He has worked with the Croatian Olympic team. He has also coached notable players like Bernard Tomic. He worked with Bernada from 2009-2013. During that period, she earned 3 singles and 1 Double title. The player didn’t reveal the reason for their separation.

Lovro Roncevic

Roncevic is a Croatian coach. Bernarda usually returns to Zadar to work with him. They started working together in 2017. He led her to her grand slam debut in 2018, and she won the 2017 ITS Cup.

Kristijan Schneider

The Croatian coach was 41 years old when he died in 2022. He had collaborated with Bernada Pera before his death. Everyone loved him, which was why Bernada dedicated her 2022 Hamburg Open win to him when he died.

Luka Belic

Born on October 14, 1988, he is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. As a player, he participated mainly in the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures. He has also collaborated with Bernada as a coach.

Bernarda Pera’s achievements with different coaches

We have collected in the table the data about the trophies won by Bernarda Pera under the guidance of various coaches.

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