Elise Mertens vs Alexandra Eala — Madrid Round of 64
Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
BEL19#22WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 ·
clay
#20WTA
1895ELO
1677Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.6MCAREER
21 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.6-2 6-1
Eala A.
Mertens E.
662
Eala A.
210
Elise Mertens defeated Alexandra Eala 6-2 6-1 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 3 games past Alexandra Eala.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Bad Homburg | R32 | grass | Elise Mertens | 3-6 3-6 |
| 2023-10-16 | Monastir | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
41
Break points saved·Dominant
65
12
Break points won·Clear edge
97
83
Deciding sets·Even
63
65
Tiebreaks·
71
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
89
72
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Eala A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast