Simona Halep vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
ROU4
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL16
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Halep S.
6-4 6-4
Mertens E.
Halep S.
662
Mertens E.
440

Simona Halep defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-29MadridR16clayElise Mertens4-6 7-5 7-5
2020-08-10PragueFclaySimona Halep6-2 7-5
2019-02-11DohaFhardElise Mertens3-6 6-4 6-3
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR16claySimona Halep6-2 6-1
2018-05-07MadridR32claySimona Halep6-0 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Halep S.Mertens E.
—
Serve
51
—
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
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
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
80
Break points saved·Even
87
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
78

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.[14]
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.
Halep S.[4]
7-687-5
Kenin S.[14]
Barty A.[1]
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-16-1
Muguruza G.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
7-56-3
Kenin S.[14]
Jabeur O.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
7-666-2
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Kerber A.[17]
6-757-646-2
Jabeur O.
Wang Q.[27]
7-646-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Swiatek I.
6-747-57-5
Muguruza G.
Bertens K.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
6-31-66-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.[22]
6-746-36-2
Kenin S.[14]
Gauff C.
6-756-36-0
Halep S.[4]
Mertens E.[16]
6-46-4
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-647-63
Barty A.[1]
Rybakina E.[29]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Goerges J.
1-67-646-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Keys M.[10]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Alexandrova E.[25]
6-16-2
Kenin S.[14]
Zhang S.
7-57-67
Wang Q.[27]
Williams S.[8]
6-46-727-5
Kontaveit A.[28]
Bencic B.[6]
6-06-1
Mertens E.[16]
Bellis C.
6-16-756-0
Halep S.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-4
Bertens K.[9]
Diyas Z.
6-27-63
Kerber A.[17]
Giorgi C.
6-26-746-3
Muguruza G.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Osaka N.[3]
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Wozniacki C.
7-53-67-5
Swiatek I.
Vekic D.[19]
7-56-3
R64
Rybakina E.[29]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Martic P.[13]
4-66-37-5
Keys M.[10]
Rus A.
7-636-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Hibino N.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.[25]
Krejcikova B.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Badosa P.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[3]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Gauff C.
Cirstea S.
4-66-37-5
Zhang S.
Mcnally C.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
1-66-26-3
Wang Q.[27]
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Williams S.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-26-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-1
Vekic D.[19]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Mertens E.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Muchova K.[20]
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Collins D.[26]
6-42-67-5
Halep S.[4]
Dart H.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Davis L.
6-27-66
Bertens K.[9]
Rodionova A.
6-37-5
Kerber A.[17]
Hon P.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Townsend T.
7-57-61
Kenin S.[14]
Li A.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.
Blinkova A.
4-66-36-4
Giorgi C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-3
Bencic B.[6]
Ostapenko J.
7-57-5
Barty A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Yastremska D.[23]
7-57-5
R128
Cirstea S.
Strycova B.[32]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[29]
Pera B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Wang Y.
7-652-66-3
Zhu L.
Golubic V.
4-66-17-65
Goerges J.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Martic P.[13]
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Rus A.
Linette M.
1-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Peng S.
4-67-666-3
Sakkari M.[22]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Kanepi K.
7-632-66-3
Badosa P.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Zheng S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Kenin S.[14]
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-756-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Ahn K.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.[23]
Juvan K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-3
Bencic B.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kudermetova V.
2-66-16-1
Vekic D.[19]
Sharapova M.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Bellis C.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Collins D.[26]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Doi M.
2-66-47-66
Svitolina E.[5]
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Sevastova A.[31]
6-16-1
Rodionova A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-656-0
Bertens K.[9]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Baindl K.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[17]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Stojanovic N.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Siegemund L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Rogers S.
0-66-16-0
Alexandrova E.[25]
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-2
Li A.
Cabrera L.
7-647-610
Suarez Navarro C.
Sabalenka A.[11]
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Sasnovich A.
7-634-67-5
Wang Q.[27]
Parmentier P.
7-626-3
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Gauff C.
Williams V.
7-656-3
Swiatek I.
Babos T.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.
Han N.
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-16-1
Keys M.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[24]
2-67-56-2
Jabeur O.
Konta J.[12]
6-46-2
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-24-66-4
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sharma A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-0
Muchova K.[20]
Flipkens K.
6-32-67-67
Halep S.[4]
Brady J.
7-656-1
Diyas Z.
Anisimova A.[21]
6-34-66-3