Donna Vekic vs Maria SakkariAdelaide Round of 16

Adelaide · WTA · Round of 16
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020
hard
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Vekic D.
2-6 7-5 6-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
2762
Sakkari M.
6511

Donna Vekic defeated Maria Sakkari 2-6 7-5 6-1 in the Adelaide round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 5–3. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

53
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
2018-10-01BeijingR64hardDonna Vekic6-1 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-2
2017-06-12NottinghamQFgrassDonna Vekic6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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

Serve & return on hard

Vekic D.Sakkari M.
6
Serve
24
36
Return
39

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
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·Clear edge
4.9
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
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
Freshness·Slight edge
97
92

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 21%