Veronika Erjavec

Veronika Erjavec

Country (sports)	Slovenia
Born	(1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 25) Slovenia
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	1R (2025)
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 Women's tennis Representing  Slovenia Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Singles
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Veronika Erjavec (born 30 December 1999) is a Slovenian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 168 in singles and No. 120 in doubles, both achieved on 20 May 2024. ^[1]

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

2018

She 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

Erjavec 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

In 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

In 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

Partnering 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]

2025: Grand Slam debut

Erjavec made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 Australian Open after conceding just 13 games across three qualifying matches. ^[20] However, she was unable to maintain that good form as she lost in the first round to Suzan Lamens in straight sets. ^[21]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(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	2024	2025	W–L
Australian Open	Q1	1R	0–1
French Open	Q2		0–0
Wimbledon	Q1		0–0
US Open	Q2		0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–1

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2024	Cali Open, Colombia	Clay	Irina-Camelia Begu	3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend W60/75 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Clay (6–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend W60/75 tournaments (3–5) W40/50 tournaments (3–0) W25 tournaments (8–2) W15 tournaments (8–5)

Finals by surface Hard (3–2) Clay (18–9) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

Billie Jean King Cup

Doubles (0–2)

Legend
Finals (0–2)

Edition	Round	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Against	Opponents	W/L	Result
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

Erjavec 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)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Bronze	June 2018	Mediterranean Games, Tarragona, Spain	Clay	Lucia Bronzetti	2–6, 6–4, 6–3

References

1. "Veronika Erjavec| Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
2. "Veronika Erjavec do brona na sredozemskih igrah!". www.teniskisvet.si (in Slovenian). 4 July 2018.
3. "ITF: Erjavčeva po naslovu v dvojicah v igri za dvojno krono". www.teniskisvet.si (in Slovenian). 6 July 2018.
4. "ITF: Potočnikovi slovenski finale v Podgorici". www.teniskisvet.si (in Slovenian). 22 September 2018.
5. "ITF: Vroči Slovenki osvojili še turnir v Dolomitih!". www.teniskisvet.si (in Slovenian). 21 December 2018.
6. "ITF: Erjavčeva posegla po naslovu v Tabarki". www.teniskisvet.si (in Slovenian). 23 April 2019.
7. "Veronika Erjavec klonila v finalu turnirja posameznic ITF v Tučepih, osvojila pa turnir v konkurenci dvojic". www.teniska-zveza.si (in Slovenian). 12 May 2019.
8. "ITF: Erjavčeva v Banjaluki že do 3. naslova v sezoni!". www.teniska-zveza.si (in Slovenian). 9 June 2019.
9. "Veronika Erjavec v Splitu z domačinko ugnala vso konkurenco". www.teniska-zveza.si (in Slovenian). 7 May 2022.
10. "Veronika Erjavec že trikrat zapored zaigrala v finalu ITF turnirja, uspešen teden tudi za Luiso Fusil". www.teniska-zveza.si (in Slovenian). 6 June 2022.
11. "Veronika Erjavec v Trbižu že do 12. naslova na turnirjih serije WTT". www.teniska-zveza.si (in Slovenian). 5 July 2022.
12. "Bogdan defeats Begu in all-Romanian final to win Iasi 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
13. "Champions crowned at Workday Canberra International 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
14. "Cali Open: Erjavec knocks out No 4 seed Paquet". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
15. "Cali Open: Erjavec moves into last 8". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
16. "Cali Open: Erjavec makes last 4". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
17. "Cali Open: Erjavec brushes aside Udvardy to book spot in final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
18. "Cali Open: Begu beats Erjavec to win the title". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
19. "Marino triumphs at WTA 125 Midland; Begu captures WTA 125 Cali crown". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
20. "Australian Open 2025's Grand Slam debuts: Lamens, Jones, Wei, Erjavec". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
21. "Australian Open: Lamens beats qualifier Erjavec to move into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• Veronika Erjavec at the Women's Tennis Association
• Veronika Erjavec at the International Tennis Federation
• Veronika Erjavec at the Billie Jean King Cup ( archived former page )
• Veronika Erjavec at Wimbledon
• Veronika Erjavec at ESPN.com