Elise Mertens vs Maria Sakkari — Zhuhai Round Robin
Zhuhai · WTA · Round Robin
BEL6#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 22 October 2019 ·
hard
GRE9#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.6-2 3-6 6-1
Sakkari M.
Mertens E.
6362
Sakkari M.
2611
Elise Mertens defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the Zhuhai round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | s Hertogenbosch | R16 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2022-02-07 | St. Petersburg | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-7 6-2 |
| 2019-04-29 | Rabat | QF | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2016-01-15 | Australian Open | Q64 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 2-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2014-11-17 | New Delhi 50K | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2014-11-03 | Sharm El Sheikh 25K | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2014-01-27 | Tinajo Lanzarote 10K | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2014-01-20 | Tinajo Lanzarote 10K | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
78
Break points won·Slight edge
97
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
71
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
89
75
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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