Veronika Erjavec (born 30 December 1999) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings singles ranking of No. 98, achieved on 27 October 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 101, achieved on 15 September 2025. She is currently the No. 1 singles player from Slovenia.
Erjavec has won one WTA Tour title in doubles at the 2025 Iași Open, with Panna Udvardy. She also earned four WTA Challenger doubles titles.
Career
2018
Erjavec 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.
In July, she won the doubles tournament in
Prokuplje, Serbia, with her Croatian partner Lea Bošković.
In September, she played in the doubles final of the Royal Cup in Podgorica, Montenegro.
At the end of the year, she played in doubles finals of ITF tournaments in Italy.
2019
Erjavec started season with the tournament held in
Tabarka, Tunisia. She became champion in doubles with her Bosnian partner, Nefisa Berberović.
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.
In June, she reached the third doubles championship of the season, alongside Berberović in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2022
In May 2022, she won a tournament in Split, Croatia, with her partner Lea Bošković.
The duo also won a $25k tournament in Austria. Erjavec then entered the final of the tournament held in Brașov, Romania in June.
She won another championship with her Croatian partner Bošković at
Tarvisio, Italy in July.
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.
2024
Partnering Darja Semeņistaja, Erjavec won the doubles title at the Canberra Tennis International, overcoming
Kaylah McPhee and
Astra Sharma in the final.
She was runner-up at the WTA 125 Cali Open, having defeated fourth seed Chloé Paquet, Francesca Jones, Jazmín Ortenzi and Panna Udvardy, before losing the championship match to second seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the final. At the same tournament, partnering Kristina Mladenovic, Erjavec won the doubles title, defeating Tara Würth and Katarina Zavatska in the final.[
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2025: Major, top 100 singles debuts, WTA Tour doubles title
Erjavec made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 Australian Open after conceding just 13 games across three qualifying matches. However, she was unable to maintain that good form as she lost in the first round to Suzan Lamens in straight sets.
Partnering Panna Udvardy, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Iași Open, defeating María Lourdes Carlé and Simona Waltert in the final.
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Singles
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
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WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Win | 1–0 | | Iași Open, Romania | Clay | Dalila Jakupović | Irina Bara Monica Niculescu | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | Darja Semeņistaja | Kaylah McPhee Astra Sharma | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | | Cali Open, Colombia | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Katarina Zavatska Tara Würth | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 3–1 | | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins | 2–6, 7–5, 5–10 |
| Win | 4–1 | | Huzhou Open, China | Clay | Zhibek Kulambayeva | Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 6–4, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| 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 Gabrić | 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 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jul 2025 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W75 | Clay | Nuria Brancaccio | 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 34 (22 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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| 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 (i) | 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: 2 (2 defeats)
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)
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| Bronze | June 2018 | Mediterranean Games, Tarragona, Spain | Clay | Lucia Bronzetti | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
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