Sofia Kenin vs Donna Vekic — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO16
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Kenin S.
7-5 6-3
Vekic D.
Kenin S.
762
Vekic D.
530

Sofia Kenin defeated Donna Vekic 7-5 6-3 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

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

Kenin S.Vekic D.
13
Serve
6
0
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
86
Break points won·Slight edge
85
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Vekic D.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1659
Surface ELO
5.4+77 Hard Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1807
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
4.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Kenin S.Vekic D.
Freshness·Even
91
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Andreeva M.[12]
Tauson C.
7-616-1
Semi-finals
Tauson C.
Muchova K.[14]
6-46-746-3
Andreeva M.[12]
Rybakina E.[6]
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Rybakina E.[6]
Kenin S.
6-27-62
Andreeva M.[12]
Swiatek I.[2]
6-36-3
Tauson C.
Noskova L.
7-646-4
R16
Andreeva M.[12]
Stearns P.
6-16-1
Tauson C.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-36-2
Rybakina E.[6]
Badosa P.[9]
4-67-687-62
Muchova K.[14]
Kessler M.
6-31-67-65
Cirstea S.
Navarro E.[8]
7-653-67-5
Noskova L.
Pegula J.[5]
6-37-68
Kenin S.
Paolini J.[4]
6-46-0
Swiatek I.[2]
Yastremska D.
7-56-0
R32
Stearns P.
Zheng Q.[7]
3-66-46-4
Kenin S.
Kostyuk M.
5-77-677-65
Rybakina E.[6]
Uchijima M.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-4
Pegula J.[5]
Samsonova L.
6-06-4
Andreeva M.[12]
Vondrousova M.
7-56-0
Navarro E.[8]
Bencic B.
7-662-66-3
Cirstea S.
Parks A.
3-66-46-1
Noskova L.
Shnaider D.[11]
7-684-66-3
Badosa P.[9]
Mertens E.
6-26-1
Paolini J.[4]
Lys E.
6-27-5
Tauson C.
Svitolina E.
7-653-67-64
Muchova K.[14]
Raducanu E.
7-666-4
Swiatek I.[2]
Azarenka V.
6-06-2
Yastremska D.
Potapova A.
6-26-3
Kessler M.
Gauff C.[3]
6-47-5
R64
Shnaider D.[11]
Frech M.
6-26-2
Raducanu E.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Fernandez L.
6-26-2
Andreeva M.[12]
Avanesyan E.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Kalinskaya A.[15]
6-16-2
Tauson C.
Sramkova R.
7-676-0
Noskova L.
Putintseva Y.
6-27-65
Azarenka V.
Kalinina A.
2-67-646-4
Badosa P.[9]
Sun L.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Ito A.
6-06-2
Cirstea S.
Kasatkina D.[10]
6-16-4
Kudermetova V.
Alexandrova E.
3-66-46-3
Samsonova L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Uchijima M.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[14]
Lamens S.
6-26-2
Potapova A.
Haddad Maia B.[13]
6-36-0
Yastremska D.
Linette M.
6-37-5
Kessler M.
Anisimova A.
6-26-3
Stearns P.
Jabeur O.
7-666-4
Lys E.
Begu I.
5-77-56-3
Kostyuk M.
Siniakova K.
6-36-4
Parks A.
Wang X.
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Kenin S.
Vekic D.[16]
7-56-3