Donna Vekic vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Budapest Round of 32

Budapest · WTA · Round of 32
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
clay
Ekaterina Alexandrova
RUS
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Vekic D.
6-3 7-5
Alexandrova E.
Vekic D.
672
Alexandrova E.
350

Donna Vekic defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 7-5 in the Budapest round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-06-24Bad HomburgR16grassDonna Vekic6-4 3-6 6-3
2024-03-18MiamiR64hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-4
2024-01-29LinzSFhardEkaterina Alexandrova5-7 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayDonna Vekic7-6(7) 7-6(5)
2020-02-10St. PetersburgR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Alexandrova E.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Alexandrova E.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Slight edge
91
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
61
Tiebreaks·Even
33
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Alexandrova E.
Freshness·Slight edge
97
91

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Babos T.[1]
Safarova L.[2]
6-746-46-3
Semi-finals
Safarova L.[2]
Witthoeft C.
6-46-3
Babos T.[1]
Goerges J.[3]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.[2]
Sasnovich A.
6-37-5
Witthoeft C.
Beck A.[8]
6-16-1
Goerges J.[3]
Wickmayer Y.[5]
6-17-5
Babos T.[1]
Dodin O.[7]
6-42-66-1
R16
Babos T.[1]
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[2]
Hsieh S.
6-26-1
Sasnovich A.
Parmentier P.[6]
7-636-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
7-636-3
Beck A.[8]
Stollar F.
6-26-0
Wickmayer Y.[5]
Khromacheva I.
6-46-2
Goerges J.[3]
Vekic D.
6-26-2
Dodin O.[7]
Korpatsch T.
6-26-1
R32
Parmentier P.[6]
Baindl K.
7-637-62
Beck A.[8]
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Wickmayer Y.[5]
Shinikova I.
6-34-67-5
Khromacheva I.
Allertova D.
6-766-36-4
Vekic D.
Alexandrova E.
6-37-5
Goerges J.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-736-36-4
Dodin O.[7]
Galfi D.
6-46-4
Korpatsch T.
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Blinkova A.
Broady N.
3-66-46-3
Babos T.[1]
Soylu I.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[2]
Linette M.
6-05-77-64
Hsieh S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
2-66-36-1
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
4-66-46-1
Witthoeft C.
Cirstea S.[4]
6-36-2
Falconi I.
Stefkova B.
4-67-56-4
Stollar F.
Kovinic D.
6-27-64