Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
Elise Mertens
BEL10
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
Jessica Pegula
USA
Jessica Pegula
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Mertens E.
5-7 7-5 6-0
Pegula J.
Mertens E.
5762
Pegula J.
7501

Elise Mertens defeated Jessica Pegula 5-7 7-5 6-0 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeR32clayElise Mertens7-5 6-1
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardJessica Pegula6-4 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayElise Mertens6-1 6-3
2020-08-24CincinnatiQFhardElise Mertens6-1 6-3
View full head-to-head →

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Pegula J.

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

Mertens E.Pegula J.
51
Serve
68
54
Return
73

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Pegula J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Pegula J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
96
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Pegula J.
Freshness·Even
81
79

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[9]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-3
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[9]
Mertens E.[10]
6-47-65
Krejcikova B.
Teichmann J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Sabalenka A.[3]
3-66-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Pegula J.
5-77-56-0
Teichmann J.
Gauff C.
6-36-3
R16
Sabalenka A.[3]
Kontaveit A.[15]
6-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Garcia C.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-12-67-5
Teichmann J.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Gauff C.
Martincova T.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Swiatek I.[8]
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-06-2
R32
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-23-4
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.[1]
2-66-46-1
Potapova A.
Keys M.[11]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[6]
Kudermetova V.
6-45-76-4
Jabeur O.
Rybakina E.[14]
7-664-66-2
Gauff C.
Vondrousova M.[12]
3-66-06-4
Martincova T.
Bertens K.[5]
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[15]
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.[8]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-756-2
Mertens E.[10]
Rogers S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Martic P.[13]
7-626-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Tig P.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Kasatkina D.
6-43-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.
Wang Q.
6-41-67-5
Keys M.[11]
Liang E.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Teichmann J.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[14]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Gauff C.
Alexandrova E.
7-632-67-68
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
7-656-766-3
Doi M.
Hercog P.
6-24-66-3
Anisimova A.
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Begu I.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.[15]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
3-66-26-4
Rogers S.
Kanepi K.
7-646-2
Mertens E.[10]
Tomova V.
4-66-26-4
Pegula J.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Pera B.
6-06-3