Donna Vekić [ 1] is a Croatian tennis player, accomplished in singles. Her breakthrough came in 2019 when she reached her first quarterfinal at a Grand Slam championship, at the US Open ,[ 2] which brought her into the top 20 of the WTA rankings .[ 3] In her prize collection, she has four WTA Tour singles titles,[ 1] as well as five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit .[ 4] In addition, she has played one Premier -level tournament, the 2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy , as the biggest final of her career.[ 5] She also has played in national competitions for Croatia including Fed Cup [ 6] and Olympic Games .[ 7] At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics , she scored her biggest match win so far, defeating world No. 3, Aryna Sabalenka , in the second round.[ 8] She used to be Croatian number one a couple of times.[ 5] [ 9]
Career finals
Discipline
Type
Won
Lost
Total
Singles
Grand Slam
–
–
–
–
Summer Olympics
–
–
–
–
WTA Finals
–
–
–
–
WTA 1000
–
–
–
–
WTA Tour
4
9
13
0.31
Total
4
9
13
0.31
Doubles
Grand Slam
–
–
–
–
Summer Olympics
–
–
–
–
WTA Finals
–
–
–
–
WTA 1000
–
–
–
–
WTA Tour
–
–
–
–
Total
–
–
–
–
Total
4
9
13
0.31
Vekić at the 2022 Birmingham Classic
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[ 10] [ 11]
Current through the 2024 Cincinnati Open .
Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)
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Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2012
Tashkent Open , Uzbekistan
International[ h]
Hard
Irina-Camelia Begu
4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 2013
Birmingham Classic , United Kingdom
International
Grass
Daniela Hantuchová
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
1–2
Apr 2014
Malaysian Open , Malaysia
International
Hard
Dominika Cibulková
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
1–3
Sep 2015
Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan
International
Hard
Nao Hibino
2–6, 2–6
Win
2–3
Jun 2017
Nottingham Open , United Kingdom
International
Grass
Johanna Konta
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Loss
2–4
Aug 2018
Washington Open , United States
International
Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–4, 6–7(7–9) , 2–6
Loss
2–5
Feb 2019
St. Petersburg Trophy , Russia
Premier[ i]
Hard (i)
Kiki Bertens
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Loss
2–6
Jun 2019
Nottingham Open, United Kingdom
International
Grass
Caroline Garcia
6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–6
Oct 2021
Courmayeur Ladies Open , Italy
WTA 250
Hard (i)
Clara Tauson
7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Loss
3–7
Oct 2022
Southern California Open , US
WTA 500
Hard
Iga Świątek
3–6, 6–3, 0–6
Win
4–7
Mar 2023
Monterrey Open , Mexico
WTA 250
Hard
Caroline Garcia
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss
4–8
Jun 2023
German Open , Germany
WTA 500
Grass
Petra Kvitová
2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
4–9
Jun 2024
Bad Homburg Open , Germany
WTA 500
Grass
Diana Shnaider
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss
4-10
Aug 2024
Summer Olympics , France
Olympics
Clay
Zheng Qinwen
2–6, 3–6
Singles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–5)
$10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2011
ITF Hvar, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Ema Burgić
5–7, 6–7(2)
Win
1–1
Jul 2011
ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom
10,000
Hard
Bojana Bobusic
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
1–2
Aug 2011
ITF Westende, Belgium
10,000
Hard
Lu Jiajing
4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss
1–3
Oct 2011
Lagos Open , Nigeria
25,000
Hard
Elina Svitolina
4–6, 3–6
Loss
1–4
Oct 2011
Lagos Open, Nigeria
25,000
Hard
Tamaryn Hendler
4–6, 5–7
Win
2–4
Mar 2012
ITF Bangalore, India
25,000
Hard
Andrea Koch Benvenuto
6–2, 6–4
Loss
2–5
Apr 2012
ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Olga Puchkova
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win
3–5
May 2012
Fergana Challenger , Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Nadiia Kichenok
6–2, 6–2
Loss
3–6
Jul 2012
ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil
25,000
Hard
María Irigoyen
5–7, 0–6
Loss
3–7
Jul 2012
ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom
25,000
Hard
Carina Witthöft
2–6, 7–6(4) , 2–6
Win
4–7
Apr 2013
Lale Cup Istanbul , Turkey
50,000
Hard
Elizaveta Kulichkova
6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss
4–8
Sep 2016
Neva Cup St. Petersburg , Russia
100,000
Hard (i)
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
1–6, 2–6
Win
5–8
Oct 2016
Soho Square Tournament , Egypt
100,000
Hard
Sara Sorribes Tormo
6–2, 6–7(7) , 6–3
Legend
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 2011
ITF Westende, Belgium
10,000
Hard
Alexandra Walker
Anouk Delefortrie Déborah Kerfs
6–4, 6–3
National representation
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Billie Jean King Cup
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Current in 2022. [ 12]
Group membership
Zone Group (16–9)
Matches by surface
Hard (11–8)
Clay (5–0)
Matches by type
Singles (13–7)
Doubles (3–1)
Matches by location
Europe (16–8)
Away (0–0)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Opponent
W/L
Score
2012
Z1 R/R
Feb 2012
Eilat (ISR )
Poland
Hard
Urszula Radwańska
L
3–6, 3–6
Z1 P/O
Bosnia&Herzegovina
Anita Husarić
W
6–2, 6–0
2013
Z1 R/R
Feb 2013
Eilat (ISR)
Austria
Hard
Yvonne Meusburger
W
6–1, 6–3
Georgia
Margalita Chakhnashvili
W
6–0, 6–1
Belarus
Ilona Kremen
W
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Z1 P/O
Poland
Agnieszka Radwańska
L
3–6, 2–6
2014
Z1 R/R
Feb 2014
Budapest (HUN )
Netherlands
Hard (i)
Kiki Bertens
L
2–6, 4–6
Luxembourg
Anne Kremer
W
6–1, 6–2
Belgium
Yanina Wickmayer
L
3–6, 2–6
Z1 P/O
Turkey
Melis Sezer
W
6–2, 6–1
2015
Z1 R/R
Feb 2015
Budapest (HUN)
Israel
Hard (i)
Julia Glushko
W
6–2, 6–7(6–8) , 7–5
Latvia
Jeļena Ostapenko
L
3–6, 1–6
Z1 P/O
Serbia
Aleksandra Krunić
L
1–6, 1–6
2017
Z1 R/R
Feb 2017
Tallinn (EST )
Bosnia&Herzegovina
Hard (i)
Jelena Simić
W
6–2, 6–1
Hungary
Dalma Gálfi
W
6–2, 6–0
Z1 P/O
Great Britain
Heather Watson
L
2–6, 4–6
2019
Z1 R/R
Feb 2019
Bath (GBR )
Turkey
Hard (i)
Pemra Özgen
W
7–6, 6–3
Serbia
Aleksandra Krunić
W
1–6, 7–5, 6–1
2022
Z1 R/R
Apr 2022
Antalya (TUR)
Georgia
Clay
Mariam Bolkvadze
W
6–2, 6–4
Austria
Sinja Kraus
W
7–5, 6–3
United Cup participation
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Hopman Cup participation
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WTA Tour career earnings
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Current through the 2022 Tallinn Open .[ 1]
Year
Grand Slam singles titles
WTA singles titles
Total singles titles
Earnings ($)
Money list rank
2014
0
1
1
325,466
95
2015
0
0
0
240,387
119
2016
0
0
0
243,988
120
2017
0
1
1
574,399
59
2018
0
0
0
830,793
46
2019
0
0
0
1,534,830
26
2020
0
0
0
450,884
47
2021
0
1
1
571,182
64
2022
0
0
0
379,228
123
Career
0
3
3
5,448,690
119
Grand Slam statistics
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The tournaments won by Vekić are in boldface , and advanced into finals by Vekić are in italics .[ 1]
Year
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
2012
absent
absent
absent
did not qualify
2013
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2014
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2015
not seeded
not seeded
did not qualify
did not qualify
2016
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
did not qualify
2017
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2018
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2019
29th
23rd
22nd
23rd
2020
19th
26th
cancelled
18th
2021
28th
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2022
not seeded
qualifier
not seeded
not seeded
2023
not seeded
22nd
20th
21st
2024
21st
not seeded
not seeded
24th
Head-to-head records
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#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
DVR
2014
1.
Dominika Cibulková
No. 10
Malaysian Open , Malaysia
Hard
F
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
No. 95
2017
2.
Johanna Konta
No. 8
Nottingham Open , UK
Grass
F
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
No. 70
2018
3.
Sloane Stephens
No. 4
Wimbledon , UK
Grass
1R
6–1, 6–3
No. 55
4.
Sloane Stephens
No. 9
Pan Pacific Open , Japan
Hard (i)
1R
6–4, 6–4
No. 45
5.
Caroline Garcia
No. 4
Pan Pacific Open, Japan
Hard (i)
QF
6–3, 6–4
No. 45
2019
6.
Kiki Bertens
No. 9
Brisbane International , Australia
Hard
2R
7–6(7–5) , 1–6, 7–5
No. 34
7.
Petra Kvitová
No. 2
St. Petersburg Trophy , Russia
Hard (i)
QF
6–4, 6–1
No. 30
2021
8.
Aryna Sabalenka
No. 3
Tokyo Summer Olympics
Hard
2R
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
No. 50
2022
9.
Maria Sakkari
No. 7
San Diego Open , U.S.
Hard
1R
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
No. 77
10.
Aryna Sabalenka
No. 5
San Diego Open, U.S.
Hard
QF
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–1
No. 77
2023
11.
Caroline Garcia
No. 5
Monterrey Open , Mexico
Hard (i)
F
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
No. 31
12.
Elena Rybakina
No. 3
German Open , Germany
Grass
2R
6–7(1–7) , 6–3, 6–4
No. 23
13.
Maria Sakkari
No. 8
German Open, Germany
Grass
SF
6–4, 7–6(10–8)
No. 23
2024
14.
Aryna Sabalenka
No. 2
Dubai Championships , UAE
Hard
2R
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–0
No. 31
15.
Coco Gauff
No. 2
Paris Olympics , France
Clay
3R
7–6(9–7) , 6–2
No. 21
Double-bagel matches
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Result
W–L
Year
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Rank
Rd
Win
1–0
2011
ITF Lagos, Nigeria
25,000
Hard
Biola Akewula
n/a
R1
No. 638
Win
2–0
2012
ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Rano Nizamova
n/a
Q1
No. 314
Win
3–0
2016
Qatar Total Open , Qatar
Premier 5
Hard
Fatma Al-Nabhani
No. 378
1R
No. 104
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