Is Pam Shriver coaching Donna Vekic?

Donna Vekic is a 28-year-old professional tennis player who is ranked No. 21 in singles by the WTA as of July 2024. She has won four WTA singles titles till date, including the 2023 Monterrey Open, the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open and the 2017 Nottingham Open. Vekic achieved her career-high ranking of No. 19 in singles in November 2019.

Vekic’s best performance at a Grand Slam includes reaching the semifinals of the 2024 Wimbledon Open. She lost to Jasmine Paolini by playing her longest Wimbledon singles semifinal. With the win, she became the first woman from Croatia to reach the semifinals at the All England Club event since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in 1999. She lost to current world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open. Additionally, she lifted the 2023 Hopman Cup trophy with her rumored boyfriend Borna Coric. The duo defeated Celine Naef and Leandro Riedi from Switzerland in the final.

Vekic has also represented Croatia at the Billie Jean King Cup and holds a win-loss record of 16-8. She is a right-handed player who loves to play on hard courts, and her favorite tournament is Wimbledon. Vekic is also a successful entrepreneur who owns a home fragrance brand DNNA, as well as a clothing line called Donna Sports, in collaboration with Uomo Sports.

Has Pam Shriver joined the coaching team of Donna Vekic?

Pam Shriver is part of Donna Vekic’s coaching team. She joined Vekic after she finished runner-up at the 2022 San Diego Open. Vekic shared in an interview that she was so impressed with Shriver’s analysis of her game at the San Diego Open that she hired her on the spot. She also said that Shriver is like a consultant, coach, and mentor to her. Within a span of five months, Vekic quickly rose in the ranking list from No. 51 to No. 23 in the world.

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Who trains Donna Vekic?

Vekic is primarily trained by Nikola Horvat. He is a former professional player from Croatia who played on the professional circuit for two years (1996 - 1998). He was the winner of the U14 Junior National Championship team of Croatia. Horvat has previously coached Magda Linette, Timea Babos, Ivana Lisjak and Mario Ancic. He is the head coach of the junior tennis team of the Croatian Federation. He completed his bachelor’s degree in sports coaching science from the University of Zagreb.

Besides Horvat, Vekic is also trained by Pamela Shriver, a former professional player from America. She has won 21 major titles in doubles and one major title in mixed doubles. Shriver won a gold medal in the women’s doubles event at the 1988 Olympic Games. She has won 133 WTA Tour titles to date, including one mixed doubles, 21 singles titles and 111 doubles titles.