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Donna Vekić

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Croatian tennis player (born 1996)

Donna Vekić
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (age 29)
Osijek, Croatia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned proSeptember 2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSascha Bajin (2025-),[1]Pam Shriver (Oct 2022-Jun 2025)[2]
Prize moneyUS$ 10,210,220
Official websitedonnavekic.com
Singles
Career record386–298
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 17 (27 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 69 (29 September 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2023)
French Open4R (2019)
WimbledonSF (2024)
US OpenQF (2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesF (2024)
Doubles
Career record18–43
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 171 (20 August 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2015,2018)
French Open2R (2018)
Wimbledon1R (2014,2016,2017,2018,2023)
US Open3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
Team competitions
BJK Cup16–8
Hopman CupW (2023)
Medal record
Last updated on: 5 October 2025.

Donna Vekić (Croatian pronunciation:[ʋěːkitɕ];[3] born 28 June 1996) is a Croatian professionaltennis player. She achieved a career-high singlesranking of world No. 17 on 27 January 2025. Her best performance at amajor is reaching the semifinals at the2024 Wimbledon Championships, the longest in the history of the tournament, which she lost againstJasmine Paolini. Vekić is also an Olympic silver medalist, insingles at the2024 Paris Olympics.

Vekić has won four singles titles on theWTA Tour – at the 2014Malaysian Open, at the 2017Nottingham Open, the 2021Courmayeur Ladies Open, and the 2023Monterrey Open. She has also won five titles in singles and one doubles title on theITF Circuit.

Early life

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Vekić was born inOsijek to father Igor and mother Brankica. Her father was a goalkeeper forNK Osijek.[4] She has a brother, Bruno.[5]

She began playing tennis at the age of six,[4] and trained at theIMG Academy from the age of nine.[6]

Career

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2012: First WTA Tour final

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Vekić at the2013 Wimbledon Championships

Vekić is a member of theCroatia Fed Cup team. In February 2012, she played three rubbers at the tournament, including helping her country to a 2–0 win overBosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

At theTashkent Open, Vekić made it to her first final on theWTA Tour. It was her first main-draw appearance there, and she was the youngest player in six years to make it to the final of such an event. However, she was defeated byIrina-Camelia Begu in straight sets.[8]

2013: Top 100 debut

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Vekić started her year off by entering the main draw of theAustralian Open and defeatedAndrea Hlaváčková in the first round. In the second, she fell to the tenth seed and formerworld No. 1,Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.[9]

Vekić qualified (seeded 16th) for the main draw of theMiami Open by defeatingMarta Sirotkina andValeria Savinykh. In the first round, she beat fellow qualifierYulia Putintseva. In the second, she lost to 29th seedElena Vesnina. At theMonterrey Open, she defeatedJulia Cohen in the first round. In the second round, she lost to seventh seedUrszula Radwańska. Vekić won the $50k tournament in Istanbul, defeatingElizaveta Kulichkova in the final. Vekic ended the 2013 season ranked No. 86, her first top-100 season.

2014: First WTA Tour title

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Vekić at the 2014 Indian Wells Open

Vekić began 2014 season at theShenzhen Open where she lost in the first round to third seedKlára Zakopalová.[10] At theAustralian Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifierLucie Hradecká.[11]

In Thailand at thePattaya Open, she lost in the first round to top seed Sabine Lisicki.[12] At theBrasil Tennis Cup, Vekić was defeated in the first round by third seed and eventual champion, Klára Zakopalová.[13] In March, she was awarded a wild card for theIndian Wells Open where she lost in the second round to 12th seedDominika Cibulková.[14] At theMiami Open in Key Biscayne, Vekić came through qualifying with wins overAlla Kudryavtseva andJohanna Larsson. In the main draw, she upset 28th seedSvetlana Kuznetsova in the second round.[15] She was defeated in the third round by eighth seedPetra Kvitová.[16] At theMonterrey Open, Vekić beat fifth seedGarbiñe Muguruza in the first round in two tie-breaking sets,[17] but lost to Karolína Plíšková in the second round, in three sets.[18] Seeded seventh at theMalaysian Open, Vekić won her first career title by defeating top seed Dominika Cibulková in the final.[19]

At theMadrid Open, Vekić was defeated in the final round of qualifying byKristina Mladenovic. At theFrench Open in Roland-Garros, she lost in the first round toJulia Glushko.[20]

Vekić played one grass-court tournament before Wimbledon, at theBirmingham Classic where she was defeated in the first round byBelinda Bencic.[21] At theWimbledon Championships, Vekić stunned 21st seedRoberta Vinci in the first round.[22] She lost in the second round to 2010 Wimbledon finalistVera Zvonareva.[23]

At theİstanbul Cup, Vekić was defeated in the first round by third seed Klára Koukalová.[24] At theBaku Cup, she lost in the second round to Kristina Mladenovic.[25]

Vekić startedUS Open Series at theRogers Cup where she was eliminated in the first round of qualifying byTamira Paszek.[26] At theCincinnati Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying toMonica Niculescu. At theConnecticut Open, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Belinda Bencic. InFlushing Meadows, she lost in the first round toCoCo Vandeweghe.[27]

Seeded fifth at theTashkent Open, Vekić was defeated in the second round by Urszula Radwańska.[28] At theKorea Open, she lost in the first round toMaria Kirilenko.[29] After qualifying for the first edition of theWuhan Open, Vekić was defeated in the first round by 16th seedAndrea Petkovic.[30]

2015: Fourth WTA Tour final

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During the2015 Wimbledon qualifying

Vekić began the year as world No. 81. After a bad start into the new season, she beatLouisa Chirico atIndian Wells but lost in the second round toZarina Diyas. After her ranking dropped to No. 177, she entered theLale Cup in Istanbul as the top seed but lost in the quarterfinals to the sixth seed,Margarita Gasparyan. She lost in the first round of theMarrakesh Grand Prix, and in the second round of theMadrid Open.

During theFrench Open, she claimed her first top-40 victory in the season when she beatCaroline Garcia, and also defeatedBojana Jovanovski before bowing out toAna Ivanovic. After the French Open she continued her bad form from the first half of the season by failing to qualify forWimbledon or theUS Open. InTashkent, she reached the final with three-set wins overKiki Bertens,Carina Witthöft andAnna-Lena Friedsam and a two-set victory overEvgeniya Rodina, but lost toNao Hibino. She ended the season ranked No. 105.

2016: Fifth ITF title

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Vekić at the2016 Aegon International Eastbourne

Vekić began the season ranked 103. At theAustralian Open, she lost in the first round to qualifierNaomi Osaka. She reached the quarterfinals of theSan Antonio Open, with wins overAliaksandra Sasnovich and Kiki Bertens, before losing toTsvetana Pironkova. She lost in the first round of ten consecutive WTA tournaments from February to August, including theFrench Open, where she lost toMadison Keys, andWimbledon, where she tookVenus Williams to a first-set tie-break but lost in straight sets.

AtCincinnati in August, Vekić had victories overVarvara Lepchenko andMariana Duque Marino in qualifying, and defeated world No. 25 Ana Ivanovic, in the first round, before losing to tenth seedJohanna Konta in the second round. She failed to progress through qualifying for theUS Open. In September, she reached the final of theITF Saint Petersburg, with wins over Olga Doroshina,Anastasiya Komardina,Vesna Dolonc andAryna Sabalenka, before losing the final toNatalia Vikhlyantseva, in straight sets. InTashkent, she lost in the first round toKateryna Kozlova. InTianjin, after her victory overZhang Kailin, she lost to the second seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova.

In October, at theSoho Square Tournament, she had victories overLaura Pigossi,Jaqueline Cristian (walkover) andArantxa Rus, before she beatMaria Sakkari in three sets in the semifinals to reach her second ITF final of the year. In the final, she defeatedSara Sorribes Tormo in three sets, to win the fifth ITF title of her career. InPoitiers, she lost in the first round toLauren Davis, while at theOpen de Limoges she reached the third round, where she lost in three sets to world No. 24 and top-seed, Caroline Garcia. Vekić ended the season ranked world No. 101.

2017: Second career title

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She reached the second round at theAustralian Open and then lost to Caroline Wozniacki. Vekić won her second WTA Tour title at theNottingham Open in June, defeating Johanna Konta in three sets. Two weeks later, in the second round of theWimbledon Championships, she lost to Konta in three sets, with the final set lasting eighteen games.[31] At theUS Open, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2015 French Open, easily losing toAnastasija Sevastova. Vekić broke into the top 50 for the first time in July, reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 45 on 25 September, and ended the season ranked No. 56.

2018: Top 50 year-end ranking

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Vekić and Kuznetsova after the 2018 Washington Open final

AtWimbledon, Vekić reached the fourth round in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.[32] She upset world No. 4,Sloane Stephens, in the first round, then beatRebecca Peterson andYanina Wickmayer in straight sets before losing to eventual semifinalistJulia Görges. Following Wimbledon, she made the final at theWashington Open; however, she lost toSvetlana Kuznetsova in three sets, after squandering four match points in the second set.[33] In September, Vekić reached the semifinals inTokyo by defeating top-10 players Sloane Stephens and Caroline Garcia. She ended the season ranked 34, her first year-end top 50 rankings.

2019: US Open quarterfinal, top 20

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Vekić started the year strong by reaching the semifinals inBrisbane, but was unable to keep this momentum at theAustralian Open, being upset in the second round by the Australian wild card and world No. 240,Kimberly Birrell. She rebounded at her next tournament, reaching the biggest final of her career at theSt. Petersburg Trophy, a Premier-level event. Along the way, she upset the defending champion, world No. 2 and Australian Open runner-up, Petra Kvitová, in the quarterfinals, her first career win over the Czech. In the final, she was beaten by world No. 8, Kiki Bertens, in two close sets. She then reached another semifinal inAcapulco, losing to eventual championWang Yafan, before recording early round exits in both Indian Wells and Miami.

Vekić only played two clay-court warm-up tournaments, losing in the quarterfinals to world No. 1, Naomi Osaka, inStuttgart and retiring in her third-round match against fellow CroatianPetra Martić inMadrid due to a foot injury.

Seeded 23rd at theFrench Open, Vekić advanced to the fourth round for the first time in her career, after upsetting world No. 15, Belinda Bencic, in the third round. She then lost to Johanna Konta, in straight sets.

Vekić at the2019 Nottingham Open

Opening the grass-court season inNottingham, Vekić reached her second final of the year before falling to former world No. 4, Caroline Garcia, despite leading by a set and a break. After an opening-round loss to French Open championAshleigh Barty inBirmingham, Vekić was tabbed as a potential dark horse in the ladies' singles draw atWimbledon. However, she was upset in three sets in her first round match by eventual quarterfinalist, AmericanAlison Riske.

Rebounding from this disappointment, Vekić opened the summer hardcourt season with a semifinal showing inSan Jose, before making the third round inCincinnati where she fell to Venus Williams. Seeded 23rd at theUS Open, Vekić defeatedRichèl Hogenkamp,Kaia Kanepi,Yulia Putintseva and 26th seedJulia Görges to advance to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, becoming the first Croatian woman to reach the last eight at the US Open sinceAna Konjuh in2016. There, she was beaten by the 13th seed Bencic, in straight sets.

Despite recording just two match wins in her next five tournaments following the US Open, Vekić qualified for the second tier year-end singles tournament, theWTA Elite Trophy, for the first time in her career. Drawn in the Azalea Group with top seed Bertens andDayana Yastremska, she fell in straight sets in both her matches, ending her season. Nonetheless, Vekić finished the year ranked No. 19, her first year-end top 20 finish.

2020: Out of top 20

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Vekić kicked off her 2020 season at theBrisbane International. She lost in the first round to qualifier Yulia Putintseva.[34] Playing at the first edition of theAdelaide International, Vekić reached the quarterfinal where she was defeated by eventual finalist, Dayana Yastremska.[35]

Seeded 19th at theAustralian Open, Vekić beat 2008 champion and former world No. 1,Maria Sharapova, in the first round,[36] andAlizé Cornet in the second. She lost in the third round toIga Świątek.[37]

AtSt. Petersburg, Vekić, the seventh seed and the previous year's finalist, was defeated in the second round by Ekaterina Alexandrova.[38] Seeded 17th at theQatar Ladies Open, she lost in the first round to Iga Świątek.[39]

2021: Australian Open fourth round, WTA 250 title

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Vekić at the 2021 Nottingham Open

Vekić started her 2021 season at the first edition of theAbu Dhabi Open. Seeded 16th, she lost in the first round toBernarda Pera.[40] Seeded ninth at the first edition of theYarra Valley Classic, she was defeated in the second round by Tsvetana Pironkova.[41] Seeded 28th at theAustralian Open, she achieved her best ever result by reaching the fourth round; she ended up being eliminated from the tournament by 22nd seed and eventual finalist,Jennifer Brady.[42] With this run, she has reached the fourth round or better, completing the sweep of second-week appearances, at each of the four Grand Slam events. After the Australian Open, she underwent surgery on her right knee and said that she would be out of action for a while.[43]Vekić returned in time for theFrench Open but was beaten in the first round by ninth seed Karolína Plíšková.[44]

Seeded third at theNottingham Open, her first grass-court tournament of the season, Vekić lost in the third round to 15th seedNina Stojanović.[45] Seeded third inBirmingham, she reached quarterfinals and was defeated by Heather Watson.[46] AtWimbledon, she was eliminated in the second round by eighth seed and eventual finalist, Karolína Plíšková.[47]

Representing Croatia at theSummer Olympics, Vekić upset third seed Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.[48] She was beaten in the third round by 15th seed and eventual semifinalist,Elena Rybakina.[49]

Vekić won her third WTA Tour title, and first since 2017, at theCourmayeur Open in October,[50] she returned to the top 70.[citation needed]

2022: Hiatus, second WTA 500 final, back to top 50

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Vekić at the2022 Birmingham Classic

She took a two-month hiatus between the Australian Open and before Roland Garros returning to the WTA tour in April. Ranked No. 101, she qualified for2022 French Open as the sixth qualifier seed. It was the first time Vekić has had to contest qualifying for a major since the 2016 US Open, due to injury and missing play between Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2021, leading to a dip in the rankings.[51] After making the main draw at theFrench Open and a first-round win overMirjam Björklund, she was defeated byAmanda Anisimova in the second round. AtWimbledon, Vekić lost in the first round toJessica Pegula, in straight sets.[52]

On 17 October 2022, she returned to the top 50 at world No. 47 for the first time since July 2021[53] after a final showing at the WTA 500San Diego Open as a qualifier, defeating four straight top-25 players (including two in the top 10) en route before losing to Iga Świątek.[54]

2023: Monterrey Open title, Australian Open quarterfinals

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Vekić after beatingDayana Yastremska at the2023 French Open

Vekić started her 2023 season at the2023 United Cup, where she represented Croatia. She won all three of her matches in straight sets including a win over French playerAlizé Cornet. After the United Cup she entered theAustralian Open ranked No. 64. There she defeatedOksana Selekhmeteva, 18th seedLiudmila Samsonova,Nuria Parrizas-Diaz andLinda Fruhvirtová to reach her first Australian Open quarterfinal. She lost to the eventual champion,Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets. As a result, she moved up 30 places in the rankings and re-entered the top 40, at world No. 33 on 30 January 2023.[55]

Vekić won her fourth career title defeating top seedCaroline Garcia in three tight sets at theMonterrey Open in Mexico. The victory was her first top-ten win of the season and first title since 2021.[56] As a result, she returned to the top 25 on 6 March 2023. Five days later, she lost early toLesia Tsurenko atIndian Wells in a three-set match where she refused a handshake from her opponent.[57][58]

2024: Wimbledon semifinal, Olympic silver medal

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Seeded third, Vekić reached the semifinals at theLinz Open in February, recording wins over wildcard entrantDayana Yastremska[59] andClara Burel,[60] before losing to second seedEkaterina Alexandrova.[61]

The following month, she reached the quarterfinals at theSan Diego Open, defeating wildcard entrantKatherine Hui[62] and qualifierMarina Stakusic,[63] but losing to eventual championKatie Boulter in the last eight.[64]

Vekić made her fifth grass-court final at theBad Homburg Open in June defeatingViktoriya Tomova in the semifinals,[65][66] before losing toDiana Shnaider in the final.[67][68]

She reached a major semifinal for the first time in her career atWimbledon by defeatingWang Xiyu, lucky loserErika Andreeva, 28th seedDayana Yastremska,[69]Paula Badosa,[70][71] and qualifierLulu Sun.[72][73] She became the first Croatian woman to reach the semifinals at the All England Club sinceMirjana Lučić-Baroni in1999 and the first to do so at any major since Lučić-Baroni at the2017 Australian Open.[74] Vekić lost what was the longest-ever Wimbledon women's singles semifinal toJasmine Paolini.[75][76]

At theParis Olympics, she made the quarterfinals with wins overLucia Bronzetti,[77]Bianca Andreescu[78] and second seedCoco Gauff.[79] In the last eight, Vekić defeated 12th seedMarta Kostyuk on her fifth match point to become the first Croatian woman to reach the medal stage at the Olympics.[80] She overcameAnna Karolína Schmiedlová in the semifinals,[81] but then lost the Gold Medal match to Chinese playerZheng Qinwen in straight sets.[82]

Vekić defeated qualifierKimberly Birrell,[83]Greet Minnen[84] andPeyton Stearns[85] to reach the fourth round at theUS Open, where she lost to seventh seed Zheng Qinwen in three sets.[86]

In December, Vekić announced she had hiredSascha Bajin as her new coach replacing Nikola Horvat who had quit the previous month for family reasons.[87][88][89]

2025: Australian Open fourth round

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Vekić defeatedDiane Parry,[90] lucky loserHarriet Dart[91] and 12th seedDiana Shnaider[92] to make it through to the fourth round at theAustralian Open, where she lost to 27th seedAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[93]

Vekic split with her coach Pam Shriver on 19 June 2025.[94]

Personal life

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Vekić was in a relationship withStan Wawrinka from 2015 to 2019.[95][96][97]

In 2021, she founded a luxury home fragrance brand, DNNA, sellingbeeswax candles andreed diffusers. She announced that a percentage of all sales revenue will be donated towards bee conservation in her native Croatia.[98][99]

From 2021 to 2024, she opened three public tennis courts in her hometown of Osijek, all modeled afterGrand Slam venues.[100][101]

Career statistics

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Main article:Donna Vekić career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin %
Australian OpenA2R1R1R1R2R2R2R3R4R1RQF1R4R0 / 1316–1355%
French OpenA1R1R3R1R1R2R4R1R1R2R2R3R2R0 / 1311–1346%
WimbledonA1R2RQ21R2R4R1RNH2R1R3RSF2R0 / 1114–1156%
US OpenQ32R1RQ2Q33R1RQF3R1R1R1R4R2R0 / 1113–1154%
Win–loss0–02–41–42–20–34–45–48–44–34–41–47–410–46–40 / 4854–4853%
Career statistics
Titles0010010001010Career total: 4
Finals1111011201121Career total: 13
Year-end ranking[4]11886841051015634193267692319$8,880,301

Doubles

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Tournament2013201420152016201720182019...2022202320242025W–L
Australian OpenA1R2RAA2R1RA1R1RA2–6
French OpenA1RAA1R2RAAAAA1–3
WimbledonA1RA1R1R1RAA1RAA0–5
US Open1R1RAA1RAA1R3RA2–5
Win–loss0–10–41–10–10–32–30–10–12-30-10-05–19

Significant finals

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Olympic Games medal matches

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Singles: 1 (silver medal)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Silver2024Paris Summer OlympicsClayChinaZheng Qinwen2–6, 3–6

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