Donna Vekic

Donna Vekić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 17 in January 2025. Vekić has won four WTA singles titles, including the 2014 Malaysian Open and the 2023 Monterrey Open. Her best Grand Slam singles performance is reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2024. She is also an Olympic silver medalist, having won the silver medal in singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Donna Vekić was born on June 28, 1996 in Osijek, Croatia, to Igor and Brankica Vekić. She stands 179 cm tall, and plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She is coached by Sascha Bajin and Pam Shriver. Since turning pro, she has earned around US$9 Million in prize money.

Her father was a goalkeeper for NK Osijek, and she has a brother named Bruno. She began playing tennis at age six and trained at the IMG Academy from age nine. She speaks Croatian, English, and Italian.

Vekić was in a relationship with tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka from 2015 to 2019. In 2021, she founded DNNA, a luxury home fragrance brand that sells beeswax candles and reed diffusers, with proceeds supporting bee conservation in Croatia.

Between 2021 and 2024, she opened three public tennis courts in her hometown of Osijek, modeled after Grand Slam venues, to promote tennis and healthy living.

Career

Donna Vekić turned professional in 2012 and quickly made her mark by reaching the final of the Tashkent Open in her WTA main-draw debut, becoming the youngest player to reach a final at the event in six years. She broke into the Top 100 in 2013 and won her maiden WTA singles title at the 2014 Malaysian Open.

In 2017, Vekić won her second WTA title at the Nottingham Open and reached the third round at the US Open. She broke into the Top 50 for the first time and finished the year ranked No. 56. In 2018, she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the semifinals at the Washington Open, finishing the season ranked No. 34.

Vekić’s breakthrough continued in 2019 with a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open and a quarterfinal at the US Open, becoming the first Croatian woman to reach the US Open quarterfinals since 2016. She finished the year ranked No. 19, her best year-end finish.

In 2021, after overcoming injuries and surgery, Vekić won the Courmayeur Ladies Open, her third WTA title. She reached the fourth round at the Australian Open and competed at the Tokyo Olympics, where she reached the quarterfinals.

In 2022, Vekić returned to the Top 50 after a runner-up finish at the San Diego Open.

She reached the semifinals at the Bad Homburg Open in 2024 and made her first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, becoming the first Croatian woman to do so since 1999. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won the silver medal in singles, the first Olympic medal for Croatian women’s tennis.

In 2025, Vekić reached the fourth round at the Australian Open and the semifinals at the Linz Open and Dubai Championships. She continues to compete at the highest level while balancing her entrepreneurial ventures and philanthropic efforts.

Career Record

Singles

• Career record: 379–288
• Career titles: 4
• Highest ranking: No. 17 (January 27, 2025)
• Current ranking: No. 1493 (May 19, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – QF (2023)
• French Open – 4R (2019)
• Wimbledon – SF (2024)
• US Open – QF (2019)

Other tournaments

• Olympic Games – F (2024, silver medal)

Doubles

• Career record: 18–41
• Career titles: 0
• Highest ranking: No. 171 (August 20, 2018)
• Current ranking: No. 1493 (May 19, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – 2R (2015, 2018)
• French Open – 2R (2018)
• Wimbledon – 1R (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023)
• US Open – 3R (2023)

Other tournaments

• Olympic Games – 2R (2024)

Medal Record

• Silver – 2024 Paris Olympics, Singles, representing Croatia