Donna Vekic vs Clara Burel — Linz Quarter-final

Linz · WTA · Quarter-final
Donna Vekic
CRO3
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2024
hard
Clara Burel
FRA
Clara Burel
#630WTA
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLLLLW
Vekic D.
6-0 7-6
Burel C.
Vekic D.
6772
Burel C.
0630

Donna Vekic defeated Clara Burel 6-0 7-6 in the Linz quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Burel C.

Burel C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Burel C.
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
Vekic D.Burel C.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Burel C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
55
Break points saved·Dominant
86
46
Break points won·Even
91
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
33
45

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Burel C.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
6.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
7.9
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
7.0
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
Vekic D.Burel C.
Freshness·Dominant
97
63

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Burel C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
3°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.[1]
Alexandrova E.[2]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Alexandrova E.[2]
Vekic D.[3]
5-77-647-66
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.[3]
Burel C.
6-07-63
Alexandrova E.[2]
Potapova A.[5]
6-27-68
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mertens E.[4]
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.[1]
Burrage J.
6-16-2
R16
Ostapenko J.[1]
Tauson C.
3-66-47-67
Vekic D.[3]
Yastremska D.
6-16-1
Burel C.
Siniakova K.
6-35-76-4
Burrage J.
Cristian J.
6-37-65
Mertens E.[4]
Bronzetti L.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Boulter K.
7-626-4
Potapova A.[5]
Cocciaretto E.
2-67-697-5
Alexandrova E.[2]
Niemeier J.
6-36-0
R32
Yastremska D.
Andreeva E.
7-643-66-2
Bronzetti L.
Kerber A.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Trevisan M.
6-46-0
Potapova A.[5]
Errani S.
6-46-3
Niemeier J.
Blinkova A.
6-36-4
Burel C.
Kraus S.
6-16-4
Tauson C.
Giorgi C.
3-66-36-3
Boulter K.
Paolini J.[6]
6-26-2
Cristian J.
Podoroska N.
6-36-4
Burrage J.
Gracheva V.[7]
6-46-0
Siniakova K.
Martic P.[8]
4-66-37-5
Cocciaretto E.
Stefanini L.
6-26-0