Donna Vekic vs Coco Gauff — Paris Olympics Round of 16

Paris Olympics · WTA · Round of 16
Donna Vekic
CRO13
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2024
clay
Coco Gauff
USA2
Coco Gauff
#4WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.
7-6 6-2
Gauff C.
Vekic D.
7962
Gauff C.
6720

Donna Vekic defeated Coco Gauff 7-6 6-2 in the Paris Olympics round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Donna Vekic had arrived on a 5-match winning run. Donna Vekic claimed a first win over Coco Gauff in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR64hardCoco Gauff7-6(5) 6-2
2024-12-27United CupRRhardCoco Gauff6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Gauff C.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Gauff C.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Gauff C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Slight edge
91
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Gauff C.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
1.5Clay Elo 1754
Surface ELO
8.5+265 Clay Elo edge
1.1Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
8.9Overall Elo 2071
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
8.0
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
2.0

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.Gauff C.
Freshness·Dominant
97
65

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Gauff C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Bronze
Swiatek I.[1]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-1
Final
Zheng Q.
Vekic D.[13]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Vekic D.[13]
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-0
Zheng Q.
Swiatek I.[1]
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.[8]
6-12-64-1
Schmiedlova A.
Krejcikova B.[9]
6-46-2
Zheng Q.
Kerber A.
6-746-47-66
Vekic D.[13]
Kostyuk M.[12]
6-42-67-68
R16
Swiatek I.[1]
Wang X.
6-36-4
Collins D.[8]
Osorio C.
6-04-66-3
Kerber A.
Fernandez L.[16]
6-46-3
Zheng Q.
Navarro E.[11]
6-777-646-1
Kostyuk M.[12]
Sakkari M.[7]
4-67-656-4
Vekic D.[13]
Gauff C.[2]
7-676-2
Schmiedlova A.
Paolini J.[4]
7-53-67-5
Krejcikova B.[9]
Svitolina E.
7-652-66-4
R32
Krejcikova B.[9]
Wang X.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[7]
Yuan Y.
6-26-1
Vekic D.[13]
Andreescu B.
6-36-4
Navarro E.[11]
Tomova V.
6-756-46-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Parry D.
6-16-1
Wang X.
Shnaider D.[15]
6-36-1
Fernandez L.[16]
Bucsa C.
7-646-3
Zheng Q.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Collins D.[8]
Wozniacki C.
6-33-66-3
Kerber A.
Cristian J.
6-43-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Haddad Maia B.[14]
6-46-4
Osorio C.
Yastremska D.
7-646-4
Paolini J.[4]
Linette M.
6-46-1
Gauff C.[2]
Carle M.
6-16-1
Kostyuk M.[12]
Burel C.
7-636-2
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.[5]
4-66-16-3
R64
Collins D.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-32-0
Wang X.
Noskova L.
6-36-3
Tomova V.
Frech M.
6-47-64
Vekic D.[13]
Bronzetti L.
6-27-5
Sakkari M.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-06-1
Parry D.
Podoroska N.
7-667-5
Osorio C.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-46-3
Yastremska D.
Pigossi L.
3-67-56-0
Bucsa C.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Burel C.
Siniakova K.
7-636-4
Kostyuk M.[12]
Sun L.
6-46-3
Linette M.
Andreeva M.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-1
Schmiedlova A.
Boulter K.
6-46-2
Rus A.
Gadecki O.
6-46-1
Zheng Q.
Errani S.
6-06-0
Pegula J.[5]
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Krejcikova B.[9]
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-07-63
Yuan Y.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-706-2
Svitolina E.
Uchijima M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.
Osaka N.
7-56-3
Gauff C.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-0
Navarro E.[11]
Grabher J.
6-26-0
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Gracheva V.
6-44-66-0
Wozniacki C.
Sherif M.
2-67-56-1
Andreescu B.
Tauson C.
6-26-3
Paolini J.[4]
Bogdan A.
7-56-3
Swiatek I.[1]
Begu I.
6-27-5
Fernandez L.[16]
Muchova K.
6-14-66-2
Shnaider D.[15]
Cocciaretto E.
6-27-5
Carle M.
Maria T.
6-06-0
Cristian J.
Garcia C.[17]
5-76-36-4