Elina Svitolina vs Elise Mertens — Istanbul Final

Istanbul · WTA · Final
Elina Svitolina
UKR1
Elina Svitolina
#10WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL6
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Svitolina E.
6-2 6-4
Mertens E.
Svitolina E.
662
Mertens E.
240

Elina Svitolina defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 6-4 in the Istanbul final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

4–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR32grassElise Mertens6-1 7-6(4)
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassElina Svitolina7-5 6-4
2024-04-01CharlestonR16clayElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassElina Svitolina6-1 1-6 6-1
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyQFhardElise Mertens6-3 5-7 [10-6]
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-1
2018-08-06MontrealQFhardElina Svitolina7-5 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Svitolina E.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Svitolina E.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
80
Break points saved·Even
93
90
Break points won·Even
99
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
75

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Svitolina E.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
98
81

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Mertens E.[6]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Begu I.[3]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-44-66-2
Begu I.[3]
Eraydin B.
2-67-656-1
Cepelova J.
Yastremska D.
2-67-646-4
Svitolina E.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Mertens E.[6]
Errani S.
7-633-66-3
Begu I.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-11-66-3
Eraydin B.
Aksu A.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.[5]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-3
Buyukakcay C.
Babos T.[2]
6-47-65
Cepelova J.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-47-63
R32
Errani S.
Hsieh S.
6-06-1
Mertens E.[6]
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Begu I.[3]
Maria T.
1-66-17-5
Aksu A.
Kulichkova E.
7-56-1
Eraydin B.
Pironkova T.[7]
6-26-4
Yastremska D.
Petkovic A.[8]
3-66-06-3
Flipkens K.
Kucova K.
6-01-0
Kalinskaya A.
Chang K.
6-16-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Soylu I.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Bouchard E.[4]
6-06-4
Sakkari M.
Kovinic D.
7-636-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Hibino N.
2-66-06-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Kamenskaya V.
6-40-66-1
Cirstea S.[5]
Ferro F.
6-36-1
Babos T.[2]
Perrin C.
6-36-2
Buyukakcay C.
Zanevska M.
6-26-1