Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Elise Mertens — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 February 2025 ·
hard
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Alexandrova E.6-4 6-2
Mertens E.
Alexandrova E.
662
Mertens E.
420
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #18, defending last year's round of 16. Ekaterina Alexandrova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped just 6 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | s Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Elise Mertens | 2-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-07-24 | Tokyo Olympics | R64 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | SF | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2019-06-10 | S-Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
4.2
4.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
57
69
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
65
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
52
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
19
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
61
89
Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast