Donna Vekic

Croatian professional player Donna Vekic is ranked No. 18 as of May 2025, with a career-high ranking of No. 17. The 28-year-old came to prominence after securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2019 US Open. As of May 2025, she has won four WTA singles titles. One of the victories of Vekic's career includes winning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She lost to eventual gold medalist Qinwen Zheng in straight sets.

Vekic registered her best Grand Slam performance by reaching the semifinal of the 2024 Wimbledon Open. She played the longest women's semifinal in the history of Wimbledon (two hours and 51 minutes) against Jasmine Paolini. She competed in various other team competitions for Croatia and helped win the 2023 Hopman Cup. Vekic is an aggressive player who rarely holds back on her groundstrokes. She hits flat and hard off both wings and looks to the endpoints with as few swings of the racquet as possible. Vekic has shown a special affinity for fast courts in her career so far and can hit anyone off the court with her punishing game.

Donna Vekic Personal Information

Donna Vekic's Early Life

Vekic started playing tennis when she turned six and trained at the IMG Academy until she turned nine. As a member of the Croatia Fed Cup team, she competed in three rubbers, registering a 2-0 win over Herzegovina and Bosnia. She secured a spot in her maiden WTA final at the 2012 Tashkent Open but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu. She won her first WTA title at the 2014 Malaysian Open, winning over Dominika Cibulkova by 5–7, 7–5, 7–6.

Vekic has a big first serve, which she uses to take charge of rallies. Her second serve is fairly consistent, too, and can put pressure on her opponents with its pace and depth.

Vekic's forehand is her stronger wing, and she is equally proficient in hitting it cross-court or down the line. She can also effectively vary the spin on it, although she prefers to drive it flat a lot of the time. The Croat's backhand is consistent but not as big of a weapon as her forehand.

Vekic's movement is not her strongest asset, as she lacks the pure foot speed of some of her rivals. She can redirect the ball at pace when she reaches it, but she often struggles to get her full weight behind her shots while defending.

Vekic's shot selection can also be a bit of a question mark at times. She has been guilty of pressing too much in neutral rallies and often makes many unforced errors.

Donna Vekic's Personal Life

Vekic was born in Osijek, Croatia, but lives in Monte Carlo. Her father's name is Igor, and her mother's is Brankica. She wants to be a gymnast, but quit training at age six due to an ankle injury.

Vekic considers hard courts her favorite surface. However, she has had most of her early career success on grass, reaching the Wimbledon fourth round in 2018 and winning the Nottingham title in 2017.

Vekic has been in a relationship with Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka since 2015. She became the unwanted centre of attention during the 2015 Montreal Masters, when Nick Kyrgios made a derogatory remark to Wawrinka on the court, suggesting that Vekic had had a physical relationship with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

That ugly incident, in which there was no fault of Vekic's, is well and truly in the past. The Croat is now looking ahead to a bright future on the WTA tour, and her recent results suggest she's well on her way to the top.

Donna Vekic's Family Background

Igor and Brankica Vekic are Donna Vekic's parents. Working as the CEO of the ECM Global DOO, Igor Vekic was a professional footballer. He competed as a goalkeeper for the Croatian team NK Osijek. She talked about her mother, Brankica Vekic, a track and hurdle runner who participated in 100-metre and 400-metre races. Vekic posted a tweet in 2014 in which her mother was carrying her home on her back. Vekic wrote, "That awkward moment when your mum has to carry you home because you're too tired to walk. #week4 #3togo.”

Vekic also has a brother named Bruno Vekic, who is a football player and an aspiring pilot by profession.

Donna Vekic Boyfriend

Reportedly, Vekic is dating a 50-year-old businessman from Croatia, Kresimir Corak. Corak was previously married to Sanja Duggan, one of Croatia's influential figures. The couple divorced in 2019 due to a long-distance relationship problem. Before Duggan, Corak married Ana Hanzekovic and had two children - Luka (son) and Nika (daughter).

According to Blic Zena, the duo got in touch through Corak's daughter, who is also the same age as Vekic. However, neither party has been officially confirmed. Prior to that, Vekic dated professional player Borna Coric.

Donna Vekic Kids

Vekic does not have any kids as of May 2025.

Donna Vekic Social Media

Donna Vekic Instagram: @donnavekic

Donna Vekic X: @DonnaVekic

Donna Vekic Clothing: @donnasport_internazionate

Donna Vekic Fragrance: @my_dnna

Donna Vekic Prize Money

According to the WTA website, Donna Vekic has won over $9.4 million in prize money to date, including over $916,022 in May 2025.

Donna Vekic Brand Ambassador

For racquet and tennis equipment, Vekic signed an endorsement deal with Yonex and uses a VCORE 100 racket. She also uses a Yonex Pro Racket bag of nine pieces. In 2019, she was roped in to promote a Swiss watch brand named F P Journe. Damiani Group, a renowned watch and jewellery brand, signed a brand sponsorship deal with Vekic in 2022.

Viber, a voice-over platform, roped in Donna Vekic to promote them in 2023. She has also promoted a wellness and organic health supplement brand named Cymbiotika since 2023. (via sportskhabri)

Other brands endorsed by Vekic include Stella Artois, L'Oréal Paris, CNT, and OBC Croatia (via the Donnavekic official website).

Donna Vekic Investments

Donna Vekic is a successful businesswoman who launched her clothing line Donna Sport with UOMO Sport in January 2023. In an interview with tennis.com, she talks about her clothing line: "A lot of brands are getting into crazy patterns, crazy colours," Vekic exclaimed on the phone to me last week. I like to keep things more classic and elegant. There doesn't need to be too much going on in one outfit."

In addition, she started a fragrance diffusers and candles brand called DNNA. With the help of sponsors and the town of Osijek—Baranja County, Vekic introduced four courts from 2021 to 2025. The courts were designed to create awareness regarding the sport and motivate healthy lifestyles. She also introduced DTT Active Holidays in association with hotels.

Donna Vekic Career Stats

Vekic has a win-loss record of 381-290 in her WTA career as of May 2025. She has (as of May) served 56 aces and won 65.3% of his service games.

Donna Vekic Achievements

One of Vekic's biggest achievements is winning the silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She also recorded her best major performance by reaching the semifinal at the 2024 US Open. Vekic has won four WTA singles titles, one ITF doubles title, and five singles titles.

Donna Vekic Titles Won

As of May 2025, Vekic had won four WTA titles: the 2023 Monterrey Open, the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open, the 2017 Nottingham Open, and the 2014 Malaysian Open.

Donna Vekic's Best finish at each Grand Slam

Australian Open: QF (2023)

French Open: 4th Round (2019)

Wimbledon: SF (2024)

US Open: QF (2019)

Donna Vekic Coaching Staff

In December 2024, Sascha Bajin joined Vekic's coaching team for 2025. Her previous coach, Nikola Horvat, quit due to family reasons. Bajin, a former Serbian-German tennis player and coach, has served as a hitting partner for Serena Williams. He also won the 2018 WTA Coach of the Year award for coaching Naomi Osaka.

In addition to Osaka, he has coached Kristina Mladenovic, Dayana Yastremska, Alycia Parks, and Karolina Pliskova. Bajin has also worked as a hitting partner for Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, and Caroline Wozniacki.

Donna Vekic Diet

Vekic prefers to have plant-based food and loves the products and recipes of @deliciouslyella. In an interview with tennis.com, she said, "Nutrition is very important—up to 70 per cent of helping you play your best—but we can also get away with taking a few liberties here and there,". She added that she tries to eat two hours before a match and adds a snack (like a banana) if the match goes longer. Post-match, she avoids eating carbs for dinner. Vekic likes cooking her mother's lasagne. Post Grand Slam, she first has a drink, followed by a burger and a Nutella pizza (via celebwell).