Daria Kasatkina vs Elise Mertens — Daytona Beach FL $25K Final
Daytona Beach FL $25K · ITF · Final
#68WTA
1795ELO
1770Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015 ·
clay
#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Kasatkina D.6-2 4-6 6-0
Mertens E.
Kasatkina D.
6462
Mertens E.
2601
Daria Kasatkina defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 4-6 6-0 in the Daytona Beach FL $25K final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22. Daria Kasatkina extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Daria Kasatkina handed Elise Mertens a third-set bagel in a 6–2 4–6 6–0 win.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Doha | R32 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | R32 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2022-01-10 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-08-02 | San Jose | SF | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2019-04-22 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Daria Kasatkina | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2017-08-21 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
69
Break points saved·Dominant
21
65
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
87
85
Kasatkina D.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About