Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens — Cincinnati Round of 16
Elise Mertens defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #19.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMertens E. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
11 shared · last 12 monthsMertens E. and Stephens S. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mertens E. went 5–10 (33%) against them, Stephens S. 8–6 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).
5–1033%Mertens E. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents8–657%Stephens S. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
12–20Sets18–13
139–162Games148–127
2–3Tiebreaks1–1
0–2Deciding sets1–2
vs Sabalenka A.#2W7-5 6-2Lugano · clayL3-6 6-3 4-6USA vs BLR · hard
vs Keys M.#23L3-6 6-7US Open · hardW6-3 6-0US Open · hard
vs Kasatkina D.#87W6-2 7-5New Haven · hardL4-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard
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- vs Tomljanovic A.#103W6-2 7-6Rabat · clayW6-1 6-3Miami · hard
vs Mladenovic K.#825L4-6 4-6BEL vs FRA · hardW6-2 6-0FRA vs USA · clay
vs Cibulkova D.L1-6 3-6New Haven · hardW6-2 5-7 6-3US Open · hard
vs Wang Q.L6-4 3-6 3-6Indian Wells · hardL2-6 2-6Wuhan · hard- vs Mchale C.L4-6 1-6Tokyo · hardL3-6 0-6Beijing · hard
vs Halep S.L2-6 1-6Roland Garros · clayL6-3 4-6 1-6Roland Garros · clay- vs Parmentier P.W6-2 6-1BEL vs FRA · hardW6-4 6-0Acapulco · hard
- vs Garcia C.#784Hard to compareL6-7 4-6Beijing · hardL1-6 6-7Rome · clay
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Mertens E. leads 1–010
- Mertens E.August 2018CincinnatiThis matchHard7-6(8) 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchMertens E.Stephens S.2 050ELO1 8571 878Hard ELO1 7247–3Last 105–522Age25179 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0MEarningsCareer $19.4M2026 $411K
Cite this
Elise Mertens beat Sloane Stephens 7-6(8) 6-2. Umpiry, "Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens — Cincinnati Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-08-16/mertens-vs-stephens-cincinnati-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 16 August 2018).