Is Pam Shriver coaching Donna Vekic?

Donna Vekic is a professional tennis player who is ranked No. 19 in singles by the WTA as of December 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. Donna Vekic achieved her career-high ranking of No. 18 in singles in October 2024. She 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 prefers hard courts, and her favorite tournament is Wimbledon. Further, she 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.

Vekic’s best performance at a Grand Slam includes reaching the semifinals of the 2024 Wimbledon. 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 Borna Coric. The duo defeated Celine Naef and Leandro Riedi from Switzerland in the final.

Has Pam Shriver joined the coaching team of Donna Vekic?

Pam Shriver, a former WTA professional, 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.

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.

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Who trains Donna Vekic?

Vekic is primarily trained by Sascha Bajin, a former tennis pro who was hired in December 2024. In 2018, German tennis coach and former Serbian player Sascha Bajin was named the first WTA Coach of the Year. In singles and doubles, he had career-high rankings of 1,149 and 1,180, respectively. He is most recognized for coaching Naomi Osaka to two Grand Slam titles, one at the 2018 US Open and one at the 2019 Australian Open, and for being Serena Williams's hitting partner during several of her major title victories.

Vekic was formerly coached by Nikola Horvat, 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.