Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Elise MertensEastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
#426WTA
1775ELO
1679Grass ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2017 ·
grass
#22WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pavlyuchenkova A.
3-6 6-4 6-1
Mertens E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3662
Mertens E.
6411

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-08DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-1
2024-01-29LinzQFhardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-3 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 7-6 6-3
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BELRRclayElise Mertens6-4 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
65
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
70

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
94

Mertens E.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw