Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova — London Quarter-final

London · WTA · Quarter-final
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 12 June 2026 ·
grass
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Pliskova K.
Vekic D.
6462
Pliskova K.
4631

Donna Vekic defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the London quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-20MiamiR128hardDonna Vekic6-4 2-6 6-2
2021-08-11MontrealR32hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 6-3 7-6(2)
2021-06-30WimbledonR64grassKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-2
2021-06-01Roland GarrosR128clayKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-4
2012-08-23US OpenQ64hardDonna Vekic6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
6.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
89
Break points saved·Dominant
34
88
Break points won·Slight edge
90
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
78
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Vekic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw