Anett Kontaveit vs Elise Mertens — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022 ·
hard
BEL16#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Kontaveit A.6-3 0-6 6-2
Mertens E.
Kontaveit A.
6062
Mertens E.
3621
Anett Kontaveit defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 0-6 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Anett Kontaveit narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anett Kontaveit closed it out in three sets, 6–3 0–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 0-6 6-2 |
| 2019-01-07 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2018-10-29 | Zhuhai | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-04-10 | Biel | QF | hard | Anett Kontaveit | 7-5 6-7 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
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
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (55 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
69
Break points saved·Slight edge
60
65
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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85
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast