Naomi Osaka vs Donna Vekic — Stuttgart Quarter-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Quarter-final
Naomi Osaka
JPN1
Naomi Osaka
#14WTA
1987ELO
1886Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2019
clay
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Osaka N.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Vekic D.
Osaka N.
64772
Vekic D.
36641

Naomi Osaka defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Stuttgart quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayNaomi Osaka6.1-7.7 4-6
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardNaomi Osaka6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Serve advantage — Osaka N.

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
Osaka N.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
86
Break points won·Slight edge
97
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Vekic D.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
95

Osaka N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d) · Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[3]
Kontaveit A.[8]
6-37-62
Semi-finals
Kontaveit A.[8]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Kvitova P.[3]
Bertens K.[6]
7-633-66-1
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[3]
Sevastova A.[7]
2-66-26-3
Bertens K.[6]
Kerber A.[5]
6-36-4
Osaka N.[1]
Vekic D.
6-34-67-64
Kontaveit A.[8]
Azarenka V.
5-77-53-0
R16
Kerber A.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Bertens K.[6]
Bencic B.
4-66-36-4
Kvitova P.[3]
Minnen G.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[7]
Siegemund L.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.[8]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Pliskova K.[4]
4-66-36-4
Vekic D.
Kasatkina D.
6-17-5
Osaka N.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
R32
Bencic B.
Minella M.
6-26-4
Bertens K.[6]
Friedsam A.
7-56-2
Minnen G.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-3
Sevastova A.[7]
Ostapenko J.
6-24-66-0
Kontaveit A.[8]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-4
Vekic D.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-17-5
Hsieh S.
Wang Q.
4-66-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
4-66-24-0
Siegemund L.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Mertens E.
7-687-5
Petkovic A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4