Elise Mertens vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Doha Round of 64
Doha · WTA · Round of 64
BEL16#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026 ·
hard
#426WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.6-2 6-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mertens E.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
210
Elise Mertens defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 3 games past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | Linz | QF | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2017-06-26 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2017-04-22 | Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL | RR | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
6.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
45
Break points won·Even
97
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
85
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast