Donna Vekic vs Dominika Cibulkova — Kuala Lumpur Final
Donna Vekic defeated Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 7-5 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donna Vekic claimed a first win over Dominika Cibulkova in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic dropped the opening set before beating Dominika Cibulkova 5–7 7–5 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedVekic D. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsVekic D. and Cibulkova D. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Vekic D. went 4–5 (44%) against them, Cibulkova D. 9–2 (82%). Cibulkova D. came out better against 3 of 9 comparable opponents, Vekic D. against 0.
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vs Zhang S.#57W1-6 6-3 6-4Kuala Lumpur · hardW4-2Acapulco · hard
vs Radwanska U.#717W6-3 6-2Birmingham · grassW7-5 6-3Stanford · hard
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vs Kvitova P.L3-6 4-6Miami · hardW6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hard
vs Lisicki S.L6-2 3-6 0-6Luxembourg · hardL6-7 6-7Madrid · clay- vs Koukalova K.L3-6 5-7Shenzhen · hardL6-3 3-6 3-6New Haven · hard
vs Date Krumm K.W7-6 6-2Miami · hardW6-3 1-6 6-3Brisbane · hard- vs Halep S.L2-6 1-6US Open · hardW6-3 6-0Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–1- Vekic D.April 2014Kuala LumpurThis matchHard5-7 7-5 7-6(4)
- Cibulkova D.March 2014Indian WellsHard6-3 6-2
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Donna Vekic beat Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 7-5 7-6(4). Umpiry, "Donna Vekic vs Dominika Cibulkova — Kuala Lumpur Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-04-20/cibulkova-vs-vekic-kuala-lumpur-f?utm_source=cite (as of 20 April 2014).