Gallery: Donna Vekic's First Photo Shoot
Check out photos of - and learn a little more about - one of the freshest new faces on the WTA.
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Sixteen-year-old Donna Vekic has emerged as one of the freshest new faces on the WTA in recent weeks.
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With some impressive power and poise for someone so young, Vekic reached her first WTA final in Tashkent.
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Vekic came through qualifying and ended up as the runner-up, falling to Irina-Camelia Begu in the final.
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Vekic was the youngest player to make it to a WTA final since Tamira Paszek won Portoroz six years ago.
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By virtue of the result, Vekic surged from No.183 to a new career-high of No.121 on the WTA Rankings.
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Vekic is the youngest player in the Top 500, and one of only three players in the Top 500 born in 1996.
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Born in Osijek, Croatia, Vekic started playing tennis at six years old and is currently based in London.
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These photos were from Vekic's first photo shoot - the Croatian enjoys the fashionable side of tennis.
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Vekic had just signed with Nike and had an array of different clothes to enjoy and try on for the shoot.
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Vekic was happy to do the photo shoot and particularly enjoyed the shots with the wind blowing in her hair.
