Elise Mertens vs Aryna Sabalenka — Lugano Final
Lugano · WTA · Final
BEL2#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018 ·
clay
#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.7-5 6-2
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
762
Sabalenka A.
520
Elise Mertens defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 6-2 in the Lugano final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 11–1. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 11–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
1–11| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 4-0 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2020-02-17 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 2-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
100
Break points saved·Dominant
65
93
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
100
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) · Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast