Donna Vekic vs Aryna Sabalenka — St. Petersburg Qualifying Round 1
St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2017
hard
#1WTA
2240ELO
2211Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$49MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Donna Vekic defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-2 in the St. Petersburg qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic dropped just 6 games past Aryna Sabalenka.
Vekic D.
662
Sabalenka A.
42–
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-19 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-7(5) 6-3 6-0 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-10-10 | San Diego | QF | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 |
| 2021-07-24 | Tokyo Olympics | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) |
| 2019-07-29 | San Jose | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
Recent form61%1st serve in+4%65%
69%1st serve points won+5%74%
46%2nd serve points won+10%56%
60%Service points won+8%68%
43%Return points won43%
56%Break points saved+14%70%
2.7Aces / match+2.75.4
4Double faults / match+22
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw — qualifying
Q3
Petkovic A.
Komardina A.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Vekic D.
6-45-77-5
Voegele S.
Kostova E.
6-36-4
Mertens E.
Zanevska M.
6-22-66-4
Q2
Voegele S.
Allertova D.
7-56-2
Kostova E.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-1
Zanevska M.
Dabrowski G.
7-667-67
Mertens E.
Martincova T.
4-66-45-5
Petkovic A.
Haas B.
6-36-4
Komardina A.
Sharipova S.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.
Goncalves P.
3-66-26-0
Vekic D.
Kamenskaya V.
6-26-1
Q1
Allertova D.
Lukas T.
2-67-617-5
Mertens E.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-0
Martincova T.
Pervushina O.
6-26-4
Zanevska M.
Krajicek M.
6-16-2
Dabrowski G.
Khromacheva I.
4-66-36-2
Goncalves P.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-4
Sharipova S.
Tig P.
6-24-1
Komardina A.
Lykina K.
6-16-3
Haas B.
Pogrebnyak V.
6-06-3
Petkovic A.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-636-1
Voegele S.
Strakhova V.
6-06-2
Kostova E.
Shinikova I.
7-52-67-65
Alexandrova E.
Sasnovich A.
6-47-5
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.
6-46-2
Kamenskaya V.
Burger C.
2-66-47-63
Flipkens K.
Tomova V.
6-16-2