Elise Mertens vs Veronika Kudermetova — Istanbul Semi-final

Istanbul · WTA · Semi-final
BEL
Elise Mertens
[1]
#21WTA
1917ELO
1830Clay ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 2021
clay
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
[3]
#85WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Elise Mertens defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-4 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #21, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Mertens E.
662
Kudermetova V.
140

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06HobartQFhardElise Mertens6-1 0-6 6-2
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardElise Mertens3-6 6-4 6-3
2023-02-06Abu DhabiR16hardVeronika Kudermetova6-1 7-5
2021-05-10RomeR64clayVeronika Kudermetova4-6 6-2 6-3
2020-11-09LinzQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2020-08-24CincinnatiR16hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
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Statistics

Recent form
Mertens E.Kudermetova V.
59%1st serve in+4%55%
69%1st serve points won+4%73%
49%2nd serve points won49%
61%Service points won+1%62%
45%Return points won+4%41%
56%Break points saved56%
4.5Aces / match+1.76.2
3.8Double faults / match+0.92.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Cirstea S.
Mertens E.[1]
6-17-63
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[1]
Kudermetova V.[3]
6-16-4
Cirstea S.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Bogdan A.
2-66-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Konjuh A.
7-54-66-3
Cirstea S.
Ferro F.
6-4
R16
Kudermetova V.[3]
Kanepi K.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[1]
Golubic V.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.
6-43-66-4
Bogdan A.
Krejcikova B.[5]
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Kasatkina D.[4]
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Potapova A.
7-666-4
Ferro F.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Konjuh A.
Wang Q.[8]
6-16-4
R32
Kanepi K.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Pera B.
6-43-67-64
Mladenovic K.
Haas B.
6-46-3
Krejcikova B.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-786-26-0
Mertens E.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-0
Golubic V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-42-66-3
Siniakova K.
Bucsa C.
7-653-66-3
Wang Q.[8]
Gasanova A.
4-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[4]
Mrdeza T.
6-16-0
Cirstea S.
Baindl K.
6-47-66
Zvonareva V.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Potapova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
7-626-786-4
Konjuh A.
Errani S.
7-56-2
Kostyuk M.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-3
Bogdan A.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Ferro F.
Martic P.[2]
7-56-2