46 Facts About Donna Vekic

Donna Vekic is a Croatian professional tennis player and businesswoman.

Donna Vekic has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour – at the 2014 Malaysian Open, at the 2017 Nottingham Open, and the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open.

Donna Vekic has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.

Donna Vekic was defeated by Irina-Camelia Begu, in straight sets.

Donna Vekic started her year off by entering the main draw of the Australian Open where she defeated Andrea Hlavackova, in the first round.

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Donna Vekic won the $50k tournament in Istanbul, defeating Elizaveta Kulichkova in the final.

Donna Vekic ended the 2013 season ranked No 86, her first top-100 season.

Donna Vekic began her 2014 season at the Shenzhen Open where she lost in the first round to third seed Klara Zakopalova.

At the Australian Open, Donna Vekic was defeated in the first round by qualifier Lucie Hradecka.

At the Brasil Tennis Cup, Donna Vekic was defeated in the first round by third seed and eventual champion, Klara Zakopalova.

At the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Donna Vekic came through qualifying with wins over Alla Kudryavtseva and Johanna Larsson.

Donna Vekic was defeated in the third round by eighth seed Petra Kvitova.

At the Monterrey Open, Donna Vekic beat fifth seed Garbine Muguruza in the first round in two tie-breaking sets, but lost to Karolina Pliskova in the second round, in three sets.

At the Madrid Open, Donna Vekic was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Kristina Mladenovic.

Donna Vekic played one grass-court tournament before Wimbledon, at the Birmingham Classic where she was defeated in the first round by Belinda Bencic.

At the Wimbledon Championships, Donna Vekic stunned 21st seed Roberta Vinci in the first round.

Donna Vekic lost in the second round to 2010 Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva.

At the Istanbul Cup, Donna Vekic was defeated in the first round by third seed Klara Koukalova.

Donna Vekic started her US Open Series at the Rogers Cup where she was eliminated in the first round of qualifying by Tamira Paszek.

Donna Vekic lost in the first round of the Marrakesh Grand Prix, and in the second round of the Madrid Open.

Donna Vekic reached the quarterfinals of the San Antonio Open, with wins over Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Kiki Bertens, before losing to Tsvetana Pironkova.

Donna Vekic failed to progress through qualifying for the US Open.

Donna Vekic reached the second round at the Australian Open and then lost to Caroline Wozniacki.

At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, Donna Vekic reached the fourth round in a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.

Donna Vekic ended the season ranked 34, her first year-end top 50 rankings.

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Donna Vekic started the year strong by reaching the semifinals in Brisbane, but was unable to keep this momentum at the Australian Open, being upset in the second round by the Australian wildcard and world No 240, Kimberly Birrell.

Donna Vekic rebounded at her next tournament, reaching the biggest final of her career at the St Petersburg Trophy, a Premier-level event.

Donna Vekic then reached another semifinal in Acapulco, losing to eventual champion Wang Yafan, before recording early round exits in both Indian Wells and Miami.

Donna Vekic only played two clay-court warm-up tournaments, losing in the quarterfinals to world No 1, Naomi Osaka, in Stuttgart and retiring in her third-round match against fellow Croatian Petra Martic in Madrid due to a foot injury.

Opening the grass-court season in Nottingham, Donna Vekic reached her second final of the year before falling to former world No 4, Caroline Garcia, despite leading by a set and a break.

Rebounding from this disappointment, Donna Vekic opened the summer hardcourt season with a semifinal showing in San Jose before making the third round in Cincinnati, where she fell to Venus Williams.

Nonetheless, Donna Vekic finished the year ranked world No 19, her first year-end top 20 finish.

Donna Vekic kicked off her 2020 season at the Brisbane International.

Donna Vekic lost in the first round to qualifier Yulia Putintseva.

In Russia at the St Petersburg Trophy, Donna Vekic was the seventh seed and the previous year's finalist.

Donna Vekic was defeated in the second round by Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Donna Vekic started her 2021 season at the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Women's Open.

Donna Vekic was beaten in the first round by ninth seed Karolina Pliskova.

Donna Vekic was beaten in the third round by 15th seed and eventual semifinalist, Elena Rybakina.

Unable to defend her points from the 2019 US Open, Donna Vekic fell out of the top 100 on 20 September 2021 to world No 101, her lowest ranking in five years since year-end 2016.

At the Wimbledon, Donna Vekic lost in the first round to Jessica Pegula in straight sets.

Donna Vekic makes up for this with a reliable second serve, so that double faults are uncommon.

Donna Vekic's groundstrokes are powerful, allowing her to dictate play from the baseline, and her forehand, which is hit hard, flat, and fast, is her greatest asset.

Donna Vekic is a quick mover, with impressive speed and footwork.

Outside of tennis, Donna Vekic established a luxury home fragrance brand, DNNA, in 2021, selling beeswax candles and reed diffusers.

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Donna Vekic announced that a proportion of all sales revenue will be donated towards bee conservation in her native Croatia.