Donna Vekic vs Karolina PliskovaSan Diego Round of 16

San Diego · WTA · Round of 16
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022
hard
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Vekic D.
6-3 6-2
Pliskova K.
Vekic D.
662
Pliskova K.
320

Donna Vekic defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the San Diego round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 7–3. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-12LondonQFgrassDonna Vekic4-6 6-4 3-6
2026-04-06LinzQFhardDonna Vekic7-5 6-4
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardDonna Vekic6-4 2-6 6-2
2023-04-17StuttgartR16clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(5)
2021-08-09MontrealR32hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 6-3 7-6(2)
2021-06-28WimbledonR64grassKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-2
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128clayKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-4
2018-12-31BrisbaneSFhardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-4
2018-09-17TokyoSFhardKarolina Pliskova6-2 4-6 6-3
2014-03-31MonterreyR16hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.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.Pliskova K.
6
Serve
36
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
95
Break points won·Even
91
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
74

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1736
Surface ELO
6.0+75 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1869
0.0
H2H
10.0
4.9
Surface form
5.4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
9.1
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
95
95

Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Pliskova K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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