# Teliana Pereira

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

## 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. 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.
In February 2014, she reached the semifinals of the Rio Open.
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.
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". Since then she has commented tennis on ESPN Brazil and ran an academy on Campo Largo, Paraná.

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | 0–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 3–3 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0–3 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0–3 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–11 |

## 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Yaroslava Shvedova | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2015 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | International | Clay | Annika Beck | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2013 | Copa Bionaire, Colombia | Clay | Florencia Molinero | Catalina Castaño 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)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2006 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2006 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | 6–1, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2006 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Mailen Auroux | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2006 | ITF Itajaí, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Veronica Spiegel | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Nov 2006 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Yanina Wickmayer | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2007 | ITF Athens, Greece | 10,000 | Clay | Violette Huck | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2007 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Audrey Bergot | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2007 | ITF Foggia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Rebeca Bou Nogueiro | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–3 | May 2007 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Darija Jurak | 1–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2007 | ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–3 | Aug 2007 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Frederica Piedade | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Dec 2008 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Emilia Yorio | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–3 | Oct 2010 | ITF Arujá, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Vanesa Furlanetto | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–3 | Oct 2010 | ITF Londrina, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–3 | Mar 2011 | ITF Metepec, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Amanda Fink | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–3 | Jul 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–4 | Apr 2012 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | 25,000 | Hard | Adriana Pérez | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 14–4 | May 2012 | ITF Rosario, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | Mailen Auroux | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 14–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6–2, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–6 | Sep 2012 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 15–6 | Oct 2012 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 16–6 | Nov 2012 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | Amanda Carreras | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–6 | Jun 2013 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Daniela Seguel | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–6 | Jul 2013 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Alberta Brianti | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 19–6 | Sep 2013 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–6 | Sep 2013 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 25,000 | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 21–6 | Sep 2013 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Florencia Molinero | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21–7 | Jul 2014 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay | Kaia Kanepi | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 21–8 | Sep 2014 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Denisa Allertová | 3–6, ret. |
| Win | 22–8 | Apr 2015 | Open Medellín, Colombia | 50,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 22–9 | Oct 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Tena Lukas | 4–6, 3–6 |

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

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2006 | ITF Itajaí, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Yanina Wickmayer | Fernanda Hermenegildo Monika Kochanová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2006 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Yanina Wickmayer | Florencia Molinero Veronica Spiegel | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2007 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Marcella Koek | Monika Krauze Anna Savitskaya | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2007 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Nikola Hofmanova | Katarína Poljaková Zuzana Zlochová | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jul 2007 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Joana Cortez | Nina Bratchikova Neuza Silva | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2007 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Ana Clara Duarte | Joana Cortez Roxane Vaisemberg | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2007 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Joana Cortez | Mihaela Buzărnescu Magdalena Kiszczyńska | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, [4–10] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2007 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | 25,000 | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Olga Brózda Maria Kondratieva | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Nicole Clerico | Joana Cortez Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | Nov 2008 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Fernanda Hermenegildo | Tatiana Búa María Irigoyen | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2011 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Fernanda Hermenegildo | Macall Harkins Nicole Rottmann | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2011 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | Céline Ghesquière Elixane Lechemia | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2011 | ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Fernanda Hermenegildo | Maria Fernanda Alves Roxane Vaisemberg | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [11–9] |
| Loss | 8–6 | Dec 2011 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | Vivian Segnini | Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2012 | ITF Pomezia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Bianca Botto | Benedetta Davato Anne Schäfer | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–6 | May 2012 | ITF Rosario, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | Nicole Rottmann | Verónica Cepede Royg Luciana Sarmenti | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Jun 2012 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | Elitsa Kostova Jasmina Tinjić | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 10–8 | Sep 2012 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Timea Bacsinszky Mihaela Buzărnescu | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Sep 2012 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 25,000 | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Pemra Özgen Alyona Sotnikova | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 10–10 | Oct 2012 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Paula Kania Katarzyna Piter | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 10–11 | May 2013 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Catalina Castaño | Vania King Arantxa Rus | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Loss | 10–12 | Jul 2014 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Florencia Molinero 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)
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
| Number 1 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Ana Ivanovic | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2016 Miami |
| Serena Williams | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2016 Roland Garros |
| Karolína Plíšková | 0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6) at 2014 Eastbourne |
| Simona Halep | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2014 Wimbledon |
| Number 4 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Francesca Schiavone | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2015 Bogotá |
| Belinda Bencic | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Fed Cup |
| Number 5 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Eugenie Bouchard | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2013 Australian Open |
| Daniela Hantuchová | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2014 Charleston |
| Sara Errani | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 Rio Open |
| Number 6 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Flavia Pennetta | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (6–3, 0–6, 4–6) at 2015 Beijing |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (0–6, 0–6) at 2016 US Open |
| Number 8 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Ekaterina Makarova | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2015 US Open |
| Number 9 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Andrea Petkovic | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2016 Brisbane |
| Timea Bacsinszky | 2–2 | 50% | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2014 Fed Cup |