Teliana Pereira

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Teliana Pereira
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Teliana Pereira at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying
Full nameTeliana Santos Pereira
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Residence Curitiba, Brazil
Born (1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 36)
Águas Belas, Brazil
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Retired2020
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,068,880
Singles
Career record419–249
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 43 (19 October 2015)
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 record122–85
Career titles0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 26–11
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Doubles

Teliana Santos Pereira (born 20 July 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

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On 19 April 2015, she became the first Brazilian in 27 years to win a title on the WTA Tour, beating Yaroslava Shvedova in Bogotá 7–6, 6–1. She achieved a singles ranking of world No. 48 in August 2015, after having won her second career title at Florianópolis by defeating German Annika Beck, in three sets.

On 19 October 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 43. Pereira won 22 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for Brazil Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 26–11.

She is the sister of the Brazilian tennis player José Pereira.

She is currently married to the former Brazilian professional soccer player and club world champion Paulo André, with whom she has a son named Matteo. [1]

Early and personal life

Teliana Pereira was born on 20 July 1988 in Águas Belas, and was coached by her brother, Renato. Pereira's parents are Jose, who worked at a sugar cane plantation, and Maria; she has three brothers and three sisters. At a very young age, her father moved to Curitiba, where he had two brothers, and once he got a job at a tennis academy, he arranged for the rest of the family to follow him. Everyone got work at the academy as well, with Teliana being a ball girl. Given the academy owner, Frenchman Didier Rayon, brought the Pereira children to the court whenever a student did not show up, Pereira started playing at age 8, and said that she already had grown an interest watching Renato play. One year later, she entered a tournament and won, making Rayon decide to become her coach. [2] Pereira's favorite tournament is the French Open. Her childhood tennis idol was Gustavo Kuerten. Her favourite surface is clay.

Career

In February 2013, Pereira reached the semifinals of Copa Colsanitas as a qualifier, which boosted her singles ranking to 116. [3]

In February 2014, she reached the semifinals of the Rio Open. [4]

In April 2015, Pereira reached the final of Copa Colsanitas where she won her first career title beating fifth seed Yaroslava Shvedova, in straight sets, to become the first Brazilian woman to win a WTA Tour singles title since 1988, and jumping 130 places up the WTA rankings to No. 81.

In July 2015, she won her second WTA Tour title at the Brasil Tennis Cup in Florianópolis. With the result, Pereira entered the top 50 for the first time. She was just the second Brazilian in the Open era to win a tour title in Brazil – Niege Dias achieved the feat once, doing it over in Guarujá in 1987. [5]

Pereira performed very poorly throughout 2016 and finally dropped out of top 200 by the end of the season.

In September 2020, Pereira announced her retirement at the age of 32, declaring she had lost interest in training and travels, while expressing satisfaction with how her career went, with two WTA Tour titles and "always surpassing my expectations". [6] Since then she has commented tennis on ESPN Brazil and ran an academy on Campo Largo, Paraná. [7] [8]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 W–L
Australian Open AAAAA Q1 1R Q2 1R Q2 AA0–2
French Open AAAAA Q3 2R 2R 2R AAA3–3
Wimbledon Q1 AAA Q1 Q2 1R 1R 1R AAA0–3
US Open AAAA Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R AAA0–3
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–41–31–40–00–00–03–11

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Apr 2015 Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Win2–0 Aug 2015 Brasil Tennis Cup, BrazilInternationalClay Flag of Germany.svg Annika Beck 6–4, 4–6, 6–1

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2013 Copa Bionaire, ColombiaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño
6–3, 1–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 31 (22 titles, 9 runner–ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2006ITF Tucumán, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini 6–2, 6–1
Loss1–1Oct 2006ITF Córdoba, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Vanesa Furlanetto 6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Win2–1Oct 2006ITF Santiago, Chile10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Mailen Auroux 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win3–1Nov 2006ITF Itajaí, Brazil10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Veronica Spiegel4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss3–2Nov 2006ITF Córdoba, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6
Win4–2Mar 2007ITF Athens, Greece10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Violette Huck 6–2, 6–1
Win5–2Mar 2007ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of France.svg Audrey Bergot 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win6–2Mar 2007ITF Foggia, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Rebeca Bou Nogueiro 6–4, 6–3
Loss6–3May 2007ITF Vienna, Austria10,000Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak 1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win7–3Aug 2007ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil25,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves 6–4, 6–2
Win8–3Aug 2007ITF Bogotá, Colombia25,000Clay Flag of Portugal.svg Frederica Piedade 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win9–3Dec 2008ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Emilia Yorio6–2, 6–1
Win10–3Oct 2010ITF Arujá, Brazil10,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Vanesa Furlanetto4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win11–3Oct 2010ITF Londrina, Brazil10,000Clay Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 6–4, 6–0
Win12–3Mar 2011ITF Metepec, Mexico10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Fink 6–4, 6–4
Win13–3Jul 2011ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 6–4, 6–3
Loss13–4Apr 2012ITF Caracas, Venezuela25,000Hard Flag of Venezuela.svg Adriana Pérez 1–6, 1–6
Win14–4May 2012ITF Rosario, Argentina25,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Mailen Auroux7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss14–5Jun 2012ITF Maribor, Slovenia25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss14–6Sep 2012ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win15–6Oct 2012ITF Seville, Spain25,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Win16–6Nov 2012ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina25,000Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Carreras 6–1, 6–2
Win17–6Jun 2013ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay Flag of Chile.svg Daniela Seguel 6–1, 6–4
Win18–6Jul 2013ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 6–4, 7–5
Win19–6Sep 2013ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000Clay Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier 6–1, 6–4
Win20–6Sep 2013 Open de Saint-Malo, France25,000Clay Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier6–2, 6–1
Win21–6Sep 2013ITF Seville, Spain25,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss21–7 Jul 2014 Open de Biarritz, France100,000Clay Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 2–6, 4–6
Loss21–8Sep 2014ITF Alphen aan den Rijn,
Netherlands
25,000Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 3–6, ret.
Win22–8 Apr 2015 Open Medellín, Colombia50,000Clay Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg7–6(8–6), 6–1
Loss22–9Oct 2019ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Tena Lukas 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 2006ITF Itajaí, Brazil10,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Hermenegildo
Flag of Slovakia.svg Monika Kochanová
6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Nov 2006ITF Córdoba, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero
Flag of Argentina.svg Veronica Spiegel
7–5, 6–4
Win3–0Mar 2007ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Koek Flag of Poland.svg Monika Krauze
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Savitskaya
6–1, 6–0
Win4–0May 2007ITF Vienna, Austria10,000Clay Flag of Austria.svg Nikola Hofmanova Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Poljaková
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Zlochová
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss4–1Jul 2007ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss4–2Aug 2007ITF Bogotá, Colombia25,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Clara Duarte Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez
Flag of Brazil.svg Roxane Vaisemberg
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss4–3Sep 2007ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Kiszczyńska
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [4–10]
Loss4–4Nov 2007 ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon25,000Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of Poland.svg Olga Brózda
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kondratieva
3–6, 1–6
Win5–4Nov 2007ITF Sintra, Portugal25,000Clay (i) Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez
Flag of Brazil.svg Roxane Vaisemberg
6–4, 6–2
Win6–4Nov 2008ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina10,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Hermenegildo Flag of Argentina.svg Tatiana Búa
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
6–3, 6–2
Loss6–5Mar 2011ITF Poza Rica, Mexico10,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Hermenegildo Flag of the United States.svg Macall Harkins
Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Rottmann
2–6, 4–6
Win7–5Jul 2011ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg Flag of France.svg Céline Ghesquière
Flag of France.svg Elixane Lechemia
6–1, 6–1
Win8–5Jul 2011ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil25,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Hermenegildo Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Roxane Vaisemberg
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Loss8–6Dec 2011ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina25,000Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini Flag of Argentina.svg Mailen Auroux
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
1–6, 3–6
Win9–6Apr 2012ITF Pomezia, Italy10,000Clay Flag of Peru.svg Bianca Botto Flag of Italy.svg Benedetta Davato
Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win10–6May 2012ITF Rosario, Argentina25,000Clay Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Rottmann Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg
Flag of Argentina.svg Luciana Sarmenti
6–2, 7–5
Loss10–7Jun 2012ITF Zlín, Czech Republic25,000Clay Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jasmina Tinjić
6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss10–8Sep 2012ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
4–6, 1–6
Loss10–9Sep 2012 Open de Saint-Malo, France25,000Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alyona Sotnikova
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss10–10Oct 2012ITF Seville, Spain25,000Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandrina Naydenova Flag of Poland.svg Paula Kania
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter
7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss10–11 May 2013 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus
6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss10–12Jul 2014 Open de Biarritz, France100,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt
2–6, 2–6

Record against players who were ranked top 10

Ranked top 10 at some point in their career (but not necessarily when they faced Pereira)

PlayerRecordWin% Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 0–10%0–10–00–0Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2016 Miami
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 0–10%0–00–10–0Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2016 Roland Garros
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 0–20%0–00–10–1Lost (5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6) at 2014 Eastbourne
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 0–10%0–00–00–1Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2014 Wimbledon
Number 4 ranked players
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone 1–0100%0–01–00–0Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2015 Bogotá
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 1–0100%0–01–00–0Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Fed Cup
Number 5 ranked players
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 0–10%0–10–00–0Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2013 Australian Open
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová 0–10%0–00–10–0Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2014 Charleston
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 0–10%0–00–10–0Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 Rio Open
Number 6 ranked players
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 0–10%0–10–00–0Lost (6–3, 0–6, 4–6) at 2015 Beijing
Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 1–233%1–20–10–0Lost (0–6, 0–6) at 2016 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 0–20%0–10–10–0Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 US Open
Number 9 ranked players
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 0–10%0–10–00–0Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2016 Brisbane
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 2–250%0–02–20–0Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2014 Fed Cup

References

  1. Kawana, Suely (27 December 2024). "Teliana Pereira festeja seu maior presente de Natal: Matteo". TenisBrasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. A única chance de vencer
  3. "Teliana lose in the semifinals and quits best country's campaign in 24 years". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. "Semifinalist, Teliana demands of herself for higher intensity". TenisBrasil (in Portuguese). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. Pereira Makes History At Home In Brazil
  6. Aos 32 anos de idade, Teliana Pereira anuncia sua aposentadoria do tênis
  7. Teliana renova com ESPN e faz parte de super transmissão do US Open
  8. Clubes e Academias do Paraná: Academia Pereira Tennis