Yulia Putintseva vs Elise Mertens — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020 ·
hard
BEL16#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Putintseva Y.4-6 6-3 6-2
Mertens E.
Putintseva Y.
4662
Mertens E.
6321
Yulia Putintseva defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Yulia Putintseva claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 4–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-02 | San Jose | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2020-02-07 | Fed Cup QLS R1: BEL vs KAZ | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
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
48
69
Break points saved·Dominant
29
65
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Even
67
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
87
89
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast