Elise Mertens vs Simona Halep — Doha Final
Doha · WTA · Final
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019 ·
hard
Mertens E.3-6 6-4 6-3
Halep S.
Mertens E.
3662
Halep S.
6431
Elise Mertens defeated Simona Halep 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Doha final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped the opening set before beating Simona Halep 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Elise Mertens | 4-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2020-08-10 | Prague | F | clay | Simona Halep | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-05-28 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-0 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
88
Break points saved·Even
65
68
Break points won·Even
97
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
71
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
91
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Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast