Donna Vekic vs Maria Sakkari — San Diego Round of 32
San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
CRO#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022 ·
hard
GRE5#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Vekic D.7-6 6-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
762
Sakkari M.
610
Donna Vekic defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6 6-1 in the San Diego round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
5–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | Monterrey | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-06-19 | Berlin | SF | grass | Donna Vekic | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2023-02-06 | Linz | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2020-01-13 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Donna Vekic | 2-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2018-10-01 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2017-06-12 | Nottingham | QF | grass | Donna Vekic | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
37
79
Break points saved·Dominant
35
78
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
72
71
Vekic D.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 52 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast