Elise Mertens vs Petra KvitovaDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Mertens E.
7-5 1-2
Kvitova P.
Mertens E.
71
Kvitova P.
52

Elise Mertens advanced when Petra Kvitova retired 7-5 1-2 in the Doha round of 32. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Petra Kvitova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-13CincinnatiQFhardPetra Kvitova7-5 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Kvitova P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Even serve battle

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.Kvitova P.
51
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
88
Break points saved·Even
90
93
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.3
Minutes 14d
5.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Country comfort
6.9
Context
5.0
Defending pts

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw