Donna Vekic vs Maria SakkariSan Diego Round of 32

San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022
hard
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
Vekic D.
7-6 6-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
7762
Sakkari M.
6310

Donna Vekic defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6 6-1 in the San Diego round of 32 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

  • Match story: Donna Vekic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

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)
2020-01-13AdelaideR16hardDonna Vekic2-6 7-5 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%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.4
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
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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.9Hard Elo 1736
Surface ELO
6.1+60 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1812
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.9
Surface form
3.4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
1.2
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
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·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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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