A four-time visitor to the Auckland tournament, Peer got as far as the semifinals, despite being targeted by anti-Israeli demonstrators outside the stadium for the second year in a row.
The world No 30, who has five WTA Tour titles to her names, admitted it wasn't pleasant to hear people chant slogans like "Shahar out".
"It's not a very nice feeling and not very comfortable, but I'm really proud of how I handled this week," she said.
"I'm only 22, but I think I handed it pretty well."
Peer even joked that she might have lost yesterday against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, the third seed, because the demonstration wasn't as loud as it had been on other days.
On the day the noise that reached on-court was the loudest, she beat Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1 6-0.
Nevertheless, being made a political target wasn't something other players on the circuit had to deal with, Peer said.
"It's not fair because I don't have anything to do with politics," she said.
"I'm just a tennis player who wants to enjoy the tour like other players."
Reaching the semifinals represents Peer's deepest run at the Classic.
Her previous best was making the last eight, which she achieved in her first appearance in 2005 as a qualifier and also last year, when she lost to top seed and eventual winner Elena Dementieva of Russia.
Peer indicated a willingness to return next year, saying she liked the tournament and the fans, and appreciated the way tournament director Brenda Perry looked after the players.
However, one complication was that the Classic clashed with the Hopman Cup in Perth, a teams event she had planned to play in this week but didn't because Israel were late with their entry application.
Next month, she intends to head to another tournament where she has also found herself caught up in controversy.
She said she had gained a visa to play in Dubai, having been denied entry into the United Arab Emirates last year, apparently because of anti-Israel sentiments in the Gulf state after a three-week war between Israel and Islamic militants in Gaza.
In Auckland, the protests this week have ranged in size from eight to about 20 people.
Eight arrests were made after police were called in response to complaints from fans about the noise from the protesters, who used loud hailers, drums and whistles.
