Donna Vekic vs Maria Sakkari — Nottingham Quarter-final

Nottingham · WTA · Quarter-final
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2017
grass
Maria Sakkari
GRE6
Maria Sakkari
#37WTA
1812ELO
1631Grass ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Vekic D.
6-2 6-3
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
662
Sakkari M.
230

Donna Vekic defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3 in the Nottingham quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-18MonterreyR32hardDonna Vekic6-2 6-3
2024-04-22MadridR64clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2
2023-06-19BerlinSFgrassDonna Vekic6-4 7-6(8)
2023-02-06LinzQFhardMaria Sakkari6-3 7-6(8)
2022-10-10San DiegoR32hardDonna Vekic7-6(3) 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

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.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
3.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
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·Clear edge
67
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Even
91
87
Deciding sets·Even
77
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
83

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·Clear edge
97
81

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vekic D.
Konta J.[1]
2-67-637-5
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Safarova L.[5]
7-653-67-64
Konta J.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-26-3
Safarova L.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-30-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Ahn K.
6-46-1
Konta J.[1]
Barty A.
6-37-5
R16
Vekic D.
Boserup J.
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[5]
Hsieh S.
1-66-37-67
Ahn K.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
6-26-757-5
Sakkari M.[6]
Mchale C.
1-67-637-5
Barty A.
Fett J.
6-26-1
Konta J.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-1
R32
Boserup J.
Robson L.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Rogers S.[6]
6-46-3
Nara K.
Davis L.[3]
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Martincova T.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Kucova K.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[5]
Min G.
6-36-756-2
Linette M.
Dodin O.
6-47-65
Rybarikova M.
Yastremska D.
6-16-2
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Watson H.
6-26-3
Barty A.
Maria T.
4-66-36-0
Sakkari M.[6]
Cepelova J.
7-635-77-66
Konta J.[1]
Moore T.
6-23-0
Mchale C.
Sevastova A.[2]
6-05-77-62
Ahn K.
Osaka N.[8]
6-16-1
Fett J.
Barthel M.[7]
6-35-77-5
Wickmayer Y.
Kulichkova E.
6-46-4