Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2024
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Vekic D.
6-4 2-6 6-2
Pliskova K.
Vekic D.
6262
Pliskova K.
4621

Donna Vekic defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's round of 32. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-12LondonQFgrassDonna Vekic4-6 6-4 3-6
2026-04-06LinzQFhardDonna Vekic7-5 6-4
2023-04-17StuttgartR16clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(5)
2022-10-10San DiegoR16hardDonna Vekic6-3 6-2
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
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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
Vekic D.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
6.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
6.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Pliskova K.
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
Vekic D.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Pliskova K.
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
5.4
H2H
4.6
4.8
Surface form
5.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
8.9
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
4.8
Country comfort
6.1
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Pliskova K.
Freshness·Even
97
96

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Collins D.
Rybakina E.[4]
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Collins D.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-36-2
Rybakina E.[4]
Azarenka V.[27]
6-40-67-62
Quarter-finals
Alexandrova E.[14]
Pegula J.[5]
3-66-46-4
Azarenka V.[27]
Putintseva Y.
7-641-66-3
Rybakina E.[4]
Sakkari M.[8]
7-56-746-4
Collins D.
Garcia C.[23]
6-36-2
R16
Sakkari M.[8]
Kalinskaya A.[22]
W/O
Garcia C.[23]
Gauff C.[3]
6-31-66-2
Rybakina E.[4]
Keys M.[17]
6-37-5
Pegula J.[5]
Navarro E.[20]
7-616-3
Putintseva Y.
Kalinina A.[32]
6-47-65
Azarenka V.[27]
Boulter K.[24]
7-56-1
Collins D.
Cirstea S.[19]
6-36-2
Alexandrova E.[14]
Swiatek I.[1]
6-46-2
R32
Cirstea S.[19]
Kasatkina D.[10]
7-56-2
Garcia C.[23]
Osaka N.
7-647-5
Sakkari M.[8]
Yastremska D.[28]
7-56-4
Alexandrova E.[14]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
6-43-66-3
Navarro E.[20]
Paolini J.[12]
6-23-66-0
Pegula J.[5]
Fernandez L.[31]
7-56-4
Kalinskaya A.[22]
Ostapenko J.[9]
6-36-1
Keys M.[17]
Wang X.
6-47-65
Rybakina E.[4]
Townsend T.
6-36-736-4
Azarenka V.[27]
Zheng Q.[7]
6-47-5
Putintseva Y.
Minnen G.
6-22-66-4
Kalinina A.[32]
Sabalenka A.[2]
6-41-66-1
Collins D.
Avanesyan E.
6-16-2
Boulter K.[24]
Haddad Maia B.[11]
6-26-3
Swiatek I.[1]
Noskova L.[26]
6-776-46-4
Gauff C.[3]
Dodin O.
6-46-0
R64
Pegula J.[5]
Zhu L.
6-44-1
Garcia C.[23]
Tomova V.
6-15-2
Kasatkina D.[10]
Liu C.
6-01-0
Osaka N.
Svitolina E.[15]
6-27-65
Zheng Q.[7]
Siniakova K.
4-66-31-0
Boulter K.[24]
Fruhvirtova B.
7-651-0
Swiatek I.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-16-1
Townsend T.
Mertens E.[25]
6-26-2
Alexandrova E.[14]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Noskova L.[26]
Timofeeva M.
6-46-4
Paolini J.[12]
Volynets K.
7-687-5
Fernandez L.[31]
Arango E.
6-46-2
Gauff C.[3]
Podoroska N.
6-16-2
Dodin O.
Rus A.
6-43-66-3
Collins D.
Potapova A.[30]
6-26-2
Yastremska D.[28]
Saville D.
7-57-5
Keys M.[17]
Shnaider D.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.[4]
Tauson C.
3-67-56-4
Azarenka V.[27]
Stearns P.
7-53-66-4
Minnen G.
Tsurenko L.
7-56-1
Kalinina A.[32]
Wozniacki C.
5-77-56-4
Sabalenka A.[2]
Badosa P.
6-46-3
Navarro E.[20]
Hunter S.
6-46-3
Kalinskaya A.[22]
Wang X.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[9]
Siegemund L.
7-636-4
Avanesyan E.
Jabeur O.[6]
6-14-66-3
Wang X.
Kudermetova V.[16]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[8]
Yuan Y.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.[19]
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Haddad Maia B.[11]
Parry D.
3-66-16-4
Putintseva Y.
Samsonova L.[13]
6-14-66-3
R128
Tauson C.
Dolehide C.
6-33-66-2
Hunter S.
Trevisan M.
6-33-0
Volynets K.
Kenin S.
6-24-66-3
Arango E.
Maria T.
6-26-3
Stephens S.
Kerber A.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Pera B.
3-66-16-1
Tsurenko L.
Linette M.
2-66-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Burel C.
6-16-4
Siegemund L.
Krunic A.
4-66-26-2
Rogers S.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Siniakova K.
Bogdan A.
6-26-4
Shnaider D.
Williams V.
6-36-3
Giorgi C.
Frech M.
6-46-2
Timofeeva M.
Gracheva V.
6-36-3
Zhu L.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-3
Osaka N.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-4
Liu C.
Martic P.
6-46-1
Avanesyan E.
Andreeva E.
6-03-66-1
Saville D.
Zhang S.
6-42-66-4
Wang X.
Baptiste H.
7-616-3
Townsend T.
Bronzetti L.
3-66-36-4
Fruhvirtova B.
Carle M.
6-36-3
Parry D.
Cristian J.
7-626-2
Podoroska N.
Krueger A.
6-46-2
Badosa P.
Halep S.
1-66-46-3
Yuan Y.
Blinkova A.
6-46-2
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
6-42-66-2
Tomova V.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-3
Stearns P.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Putintseva Y.
Bucsa C.
6-23-66-4