Elise Mertens vs Jasmine Paolini — Doha Round of 64
Doha · WTA · Round of 64
BEL16#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022 ·
hard
#15WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLW
Mertens E.6-3 2-6 7-5
Paolini J.
Mertens E.
6272
Paolini J.
3651
Elise Mertens defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–5.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Rome | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-7 3-6 |
| 2024-06-24 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Jasmine Paolini | 5-2 |
| 2023-10-16 | Monastir | F | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2021-10-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Jasmine Paolini | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2020-08-10 | Prague | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2018-04-21 | Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs ITA | RR | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
46
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
82
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Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast