Have a look at the bio, partner and WTA ranking of Donna Vekic
Croatian tennis star Donna Vekic is currently smashing her way through at the ongoing Wimbledon Championships 2024, after beating L.Radovcic in the quarter finals, find out more about her below.
Following the win against Radovcic, Vekic will now face off against Italian star J. Paolini in the semi-final.
Who is Donna Vekic, bio, age, height, parents, partner, coach, WTA world ranking and net worth
Vekic is all set to enter her first ever semi-finals at a Wimbledon Championship 2024.
Donna Vekic bio
Donna Vekic is a Croatian professional tennis player and businesswoman who was born on June 28, 1996 in Osijek, Croatia. She was born to parents Brankica Vekić, and Igor Vekić, and she has a brother named Bruno Vekić. Although Vekic was born in Osijek, Croatia, she currently lives in Monte Carlo.
She mainly plays as a right-handed aggressive baseliner or a two-handed backhand. Back in November 2019, Donna achieved a career-high singles ranking by of 19 under the WTA rankings. She has so far won four singles titles on WTA Tour and has a current world ranking of 49.
Coach
Donna currently trains under Nikola Horvat, and Pam Shriver.
Nationality
Donna is a Croatian national.
Age and height
Donn ais currently 28 years old and stands at a height of 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in).
Style of play
Donna Vekic has proven herself to be a very aggressive player who rarely holds back on her groundstrokes. She mostly hits flat and hard off both wings and often looks to end points with as quickly as possible.
While Vekic doesn’t usually use a lot of variations from the back of the court, she occasionally brings out the slice or the drop shot. Vekic rarely approaches the net and avoids volleying. She has shown a special affinity for fast courts throughout her career and can hit often anyone off the court.
Career, stats, and rankings
Donna Vekic turned pro in September 2012 and she has since earned a career total prize money earnings of $7,620,717. She has won a total of five titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit throughout her career. Her best performance at a major event came during the 2024 Wimbledon Championships where she reached the semifinals in singles.
Back in November 2019, Donna achieved a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 19. She is currently ranked at no. 37 as of 1 July 2024. Donna Vekic has so far won the following four singles titles on WTA Tour
- 2014 Malaysian Open
- 2017 Nottingham Open
- 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open
- 2023 Monterrey Open
Given below are her best finish at each of the four Grand Slams:
- Australian Open: 2nd Round (2013, 2017, 2018)
- French Open: 3rd Round (2015)
- Wimbledon: 4th Round (2018)
- US Open: 3rd Round (2017)
Boyfriend
Vekic is reportedly in a relationship with Croatian ATP tennis star Borna Coric although neither have officially confirmed it. She has previously dated Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka from 2015 to 2019.
Donna Vekic has an Instagram account with the handle @donnavekic, where she has over 249k followers.
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