Danielle Collins vs Elise Mertens — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
Danielle Collins
USA
Danielle Collins
#1014WTA
1844ELO
1772Hard ELO
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Collins D.
6-4 7-6
Mertens E.
Collins D.
672
Mertens E.
460

Danielle Collins defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Danielle Collins extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-01CharlestonQFclayDanielle Collins6-3 6-4
2024-01-08HobartR32hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenR64hardElise Mertens3-6 7-6 6-1
2022-01-17Australian OpenR16hardDanielle Collins4-6 6-4 6-4
2021-09-27Chicago 2R16hardDanielle Collins6-2 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassElise Mertens6-3 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Collins D.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.6
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Collins D.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
65
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Collins D.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
89

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw