Perez's singles campaign was over before it began, losing in the qualifier stage, while she failed to move past the first round in the women's and mixed doubles.

The Shellharbour talent admits it was a frustrating grand slam outing, but she hasn't lost her confidence.

In fact, Perez has some lofty goals this year.

"I've always said it, but I'm really trying to pursue that top 100 [WTA women's ranking] in the singles. I'm going to try give it a good push," the 249th-ranked player said.

"More so, I would love to try and make the Australian team. So that's trying to get my Fed Cup debut. And then also maybe get to the Olympics - that would be a huge dream of mine. I guess right now we've got Sam [Stosur] and Ash [Barty] also pursuing Olympics, so we'll see what happens but that would be incredible.

"I've always thrived in and really enjoyed team environments... playing for something bigger than yourself, I find that really important. It makes it easier to go out there and give it your best when you've got others wanting the best out of you. So to be able to play for Australia in the Fed Cup or Olympics would be one of my biggest dreams come true."

The 24-year-old teamed up with new women's doubles partner Stosur in Melbourne, falling 4-6, 6-1, 5-7 to Ons Jabeur and Lara Arruabarrena on Friday evening.

Perez and Luke Saville then lost their first round mixed doubles match 4-6, 5-7 against Iga Swiatek and Lukasz Kubot on Saturday.

Last Tuesday, she lost her singles qualifier by 6-7, 1-6 to Yanina Wickmayer.

That result hurt the most.

"Obviously it was an incredible experience but I really went in with the expectation to try and qualify for the singles main draw," she said.

"I was hitting it really well and practising with a lot of these girls that were some of the main seeds in the main draw. I was matching up with them, but then I went out and was unable to get my qualifying win.

"But it happens and sometimes it's the match ups, sometimes it's just nerves and the situation."

However, Perez hasn't spent much too time dwelling on the campaign.

She hopped on a plane to Tasmania on Monday to prepare for her next challenge: the Burnie International.

Perez will face fellow Australian Abbie Myers in a first round singles match on Wednesday morning, before teaming up with Aussie Storm Sanders in a doubles match against Kyoka Okamura and Kamilla Rakhimova later in the day.

Perez said she hoped to taste success in both formats, but she had been particularly "training hard on my singles".

"I'm trying to improve my shot selection and get a little bit more consistent," Perez said. "I haven't had a lot of singles matches recently where I've been able to progress through the draw and get a bit of confidence and rhythm.

"I'm playing with a good friend of mine, Storm, in the doubles. We thought this would be a good time to get our first match under our belts. You want to match up your styles with someone who suits you and it's great to be friends too... you feel more comfortable around them. That's why this year I've teamed up with my friends Stosur and Sanders."