Elise Mertens vs Elina Svitolina — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
UKR4#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Mertens E.6-4 6-0
Svitolina E.
Mertens E.
662
Svitolina E.
400
Elise Mertens defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens handed Elina Svitolina a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2024-04-01 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elina Svitolina | 6-1 1-6 6-1 |
| 2021-01-31 | Gippsland Trophy | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 5-7 |
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | QF | hard | Elina Svitolina | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2017-04-24 | Istanbul | F | clay | Elina Svitolina | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
83
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
85
66
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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