Donna Vekic vs Maria Sakkari — Sharm El Sheikh $100K Semi-final

Sharm El Sheikh $100K · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 22 October 2016 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#33WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
Vekic D.
6-7 6-4 6-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
63662
Sakkari M.
77411

Donna Vekic defeated Maria Sakkari 6-7 6-4 6-1 in the Sharm El Sheikh $100K semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #33. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

6–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-18MonterreyR32hardDonna Vekic6-2 6-3
2024-04-22MadridR64clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2
2023-06-19BerlinSFgrassDonna Vekic6-4 7-6
2023-02-06LinzQFhardMaria Sakkari6-3 7-6
2022-10-10San DiegoR32hardDonna Vekic7-6 6-1
2020-01-13AdelaideR16hardDonna Vekic2-6 7-5 6-1
2018-10-01BeijingR64hardDonna Vekic6-1 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-2
2017-06-12NottinghamQFgrassDonna Vekic6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Sakkari M.
1st 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%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
76
Break points saved·Dominant
22
74
Break points won·Even
88
84
Deciding sets·Even
78
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
76

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
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88

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 5 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw