Sloane Stephens vs Elise Mertens — San Diego Round of 32
San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2023 ·
hard
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Stephens S.6-1 6-3
Mertens E.
Stephens S.
662
Mertens E.
130
Sloane Stephens defeated Elise Mertens 6-1 6-3 in the San Diego round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped just 4 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2024-01-01 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2018-08-16 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6(8) 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
59
69
Break points saved·Dominant
26
65
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
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·Clear edge
78
93
Stephens S.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 60 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast