Bernarda Pera vs Donna Vekic — Abu Dhabi Round of 64

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 64
Bernarda Pera
USA
Bernarda Pera
#773WTA
1653ELO
1610Hard ELO
31 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Pera B.
7-6 2-6 6-4
Vekic D.
Pera B.
712262
Vekic D.
610641

Bernarda Pera defeated Donna Vekic 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35. Bernarda Pera extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Bernarda Pera closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayBernarda Pera6-2 4-6 7-6(3)
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayBernarda Pera3-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pera B.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pera B.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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

Pera B.Vekic D.
—
Serve
6
—
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
Pera B.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pera B.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
67
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Clear edge
79
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
40
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pera B.Vekic D.
Freshness·
—
97

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.
Kudermetova V.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Sakkari M.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Kostyuk M.
7-686-4
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Rybakina E.
6-44-66-3
Sakkari M.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
0-66-16-4
Kudermetova V.
Svitolina E.
5-76-37-63
R16
Kostyuk M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Gasanova A.
7-56-3
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-44-66-1
Kenin S.
Putintseva Y.
3-67-656-4
Sakkari M.
Muguruza G.
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.
Jabeur O.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-757-68
R32
Kasatkina D.
Muchova K.
W/O
Jabeur O.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-3
Putintseva Y.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.
Hsieh S.
6-36-74
Zidansek T.
Fernandez L.
6-46-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pera B.
5-76-36-4
Kenin S.
Flipkens K.
5-75-4
Sakkari M.
Gauff C.
7-56-2
Gasanova A.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Kudermetova V.
Turati B.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Watson H.
7-56-776-3
Muguruza G.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-4
Rybakina E.
Wang X.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
R64
Muguruza G.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Wang Y.
6-33-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Burrage J.
4-66-27-5
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-37-63
Gasanova A.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Vekic D.
7-6102-66-4
Cornet A.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Kenin S.
Yang Z.
7-646-2
Flipkens K.
Siegemund L.
5-77-56-4
Krejcikova B.
Loeb J.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Trevisan M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
7-656-2
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-3
Muchova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zhu L.
6-27-61
Wang X.
Rus A.
6-33-66-4
Kostyuk M.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Fernandez L.
Paolini J.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Podoroska N.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Papamichail D.
6-27-64
Badosa P.
Sevastova A.
6-25-76-2
Rybakina E.
Stefanini L.
6-16-3
Alexandrova E.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hesse A.
6-36-4
Turati B.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.
6-46-3
Gauff C.
Eikeri U.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Bondar A.
6-26-3
Zidansek T.
Brady J.
0-66-36-4