Elina Svitolina vs Elise Mertens — Montreal Quarter-final
Montreal · WTA · Quarter-final
UKR5#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018 ·
hard
BEL14#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Svitolina E.7-5 6-3
Mertens E.
Svitolina E.
762
Mertens E.
530
Elina Svitolina defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 6-3 in the Montreal quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
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 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2017-04-24 | Istanbul | F | clay | Elina Svitolina | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
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
91
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
65
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
93
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
70
89
Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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