Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova — San Diego Round of 16
San Diego · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CRO#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 12 October 2022 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.6-3 6-2
Pliskova K.
Vekic D.
662
Pliskova K.
320
Donna Vekic defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the San Diego round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 7–5. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic dropped just 5 games past Karolina Pliskova.
Head to head
5–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | London | QF | grass | Donna Vekic | 4-6 6-4 3-6 |
| 2026-04-06 | Linz | QF | hard | Donna Vekic | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2024-03-18 | Miami | R128 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 2-6 6-2 |
| 2023-04-17 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-7 7-6 |
| 2022-10-10 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-08-09 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2018-12-31 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-09-17 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2014-03-31 | Monterrey | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012-08-23 | US Open | Q64 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
37
88
Break points saved·Dominant
35
86
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
72
94
Vekic D.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 52 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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