Veronika Erjavec

Veronika Erjavec
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999
Slovenia
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$372,215
Singles
Career record247–148
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 176 (19 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2025)
French OpenQ3 (2025)
Wimbledon2R (2025)
US OpenQ2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record147–75
Career titles3 WTA Challengers, 22 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 223 (19 May 2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–5
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Slovenia
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Singles
Last updated on: 19 May 2025.

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. 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 Q3 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: 4 (3 titles – 1 runner–ups)

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)
Loss 3–1 Jun 2025 Città di Grado Tennis Cup, Italy Clay Dominika Šalková Quinn Gleason
Ingrid Martins 		2–6, 7–5, [5–10]

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

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