Elise Mertens vs Barbora Krejcikova — United Cup Quarter-final
United Cup · WTA · Quarter-final
#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, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
#26WTA
1874ELO
1820Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.5-7 6-1 7-5
Krejcikova B.
Mertens E.
5672
Krejcikova B.
7151
Elise Mertens defeated Barbora Krejcikova 5-7 6-1 7-5 in the United Cup quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped the opening set before beating Barbora Krejcikova 5–7 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
67%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
83
Break points won·Even
97
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
85
88
Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Krejcikova B.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast