Daria Kasatkina vs Elise Mertens — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026 ·
hard
BEL16#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Kasatkina D.6-4 6-0
Mertens E.
Kasatkina D.
662
Mertens E.
400
Daria Kasatkina defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-0 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. Daria Kasatkina extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Daria Kasatkina handed Elise Mertens a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | R32 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2022-01-10 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-08-02 | San Jose | SF | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2019-04-22 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Daria Kasatkina | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2017-08-21 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2015-01-19 | Daytona Beach FL $25K | F | clay | Daria Kasatkina | 6-2 4-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
59%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
61%
Return points won·Even
50%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.3
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
69
Break points saved·Dominant
21
65
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
91
89
Kasatkina D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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