Maria Sakkari vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Q64
Australian Open · WTA · Q64
#33WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 15 January 2016 ·
hard
#23WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sakkari M.2-6 6-4 6-2
Mertens E.
Sakkari M.
2662
Mertens E.
6421
Maria Sakkari defeated Elise Mertens 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open q64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #23. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 2–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
5–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | s Hertogenbosch | R16 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2022-02-07 | St. Petersburg | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-7 6-2 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 3-6 6-1 |
| 2019-04-29 | Rabat | QF | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2014-11-17 | New Delhi 50K | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2014-11-03 | Sharm El Sheikh 25K | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2014-01-27 | Tinajo Lanzarote 10K | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2014-01-20 | Tinajo Lanzarote 10K | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
62
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
51
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
69
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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