Nao Hibino vs Donna Vekic — Tashkent Final

Tashkent · WTA · Final
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Hibino N.
6-2 6-2
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
662
Vekic D.
220

Nao Hibino defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-2 in the Tashkent final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nao Hibino claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-09ZhengzhouR32hardDonna Vekic6-4 6-2
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardDonna Vekic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hibino N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Hibino N.Vekic D.
—
Serve
6
—
Return
36

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Hibino N.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hibino N.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
67
Break points saved·Dominant
39
86
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
33

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Hibino N.Vekic D.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
97

Hibino N.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hibino N.
Vekic D.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Hibino N.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Jovanovski B.
Beck A.[1]
2-67-56-3
Hibino N.
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Rodina E.
Larsson J.[4]
6-35-76-0
Vekic D.
Friedsam A.
3-66-37-5
R16
Beck A.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Krunic A.
6-46-3
Baindl K.
Siniakova K.[5]
7-646-3
Rodina E.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Friedsam A.
Gasparyan M.[6]
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Witthoeft C.[2]
4-66-26-2
Hibino N.
Sasnovich A.
W/O
Larsson J.[4]
Abduraimova N.
6-26-2
R32
Rodina E.
Radwanska U.
6-26-4
Beck A.[1]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-1
Krunic A.
Kontaveit A.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Hercog P.[3]
4-66-36-3
Baindl K.
Koukalova K.
6-46-0
Siniakova K.[5]
Kania P.
6-27-65
Shvedova Y.
Mitu C.[8]
7-56-3
Abduraimova N.
Martic P.
6-46-0
Larsson J.[4]
Voegele S.
6-36-3
Gasparyan M.[6]
Panova A.
7-626-1
Witthoeft C.[2]
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-4
Friedsam A.
Vesnina E.
6-25-77-5
Jovanovski B.
Ostapenko J.[7]
4-66-27-5
Cepelova J.
Sharipova S.
6-26-1
Vekic D.
Bertens K.
6-31-66-3
Hibino N.
Kalinina A.
6-46-4