Maria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens — St. Petersburg Quarter-final
St. Petersburg · WTA · Quarter-final
GRE1#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2022 ·
hard
BEL8#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Sakkari M.7-6 6-2
Mertens E.
Sakkari M.
762
Mertens E.
620
Maria Sakkari defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 6-2 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
5–5| 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 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-7 6-2 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 3-6 6-1 |
| 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
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
78
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
65
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
89
96
Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Mertens E.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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