Elise Mertens vs Varvara Gracheva — Roland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
Elise Mertens
BEL23
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2022
clay
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#88WTA
1810ELO
1701Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Mertens E.
6-2 6-3
Gracheva V.
Mertens E.
662
Gracheva V.
230

Elise Mertens defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayElise Mertens6-3 7-5
2024-04-01CharlestonR32clayElise Mertens6-4 3-6 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
76
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Gracheva V.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+109 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Clay Elo 1701
6.2Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1810
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.3
Minutes 14d
9.3
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Country comfort
6.6
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Mertens E.Gracheva V.
Freshness·
78
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Gauff C.[4]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[3]
Kasatkina D.[20]
6-26-1
Gauff C.[4]
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Kudermetova V.[29]
6-47-65
Swiatek I.[3]
Pegula J.[5]
6-36-2
Gauff C.[4]
Stephens S.
7-56-2
Trevisan M.
Fernandez L.[24]
6-26-736-3
R16
Swiatek I.[3]
Zheng Q.
6-756-06-2
Trevisan M.
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-6107-5
Stephens S.
Teichmann J.[23]
6-26-0
Gauff C.[4]
Mertens E.[23]
6-46-0
Kasatkina D.[20]
Giorgi C.[28]
6-26-2
Pegula J.[5]
Begu I.
4-66-26-3
Fernandez L.[24]
Anisimova A.[6]
6-34-66-3
Kudermetova V.[29]
Keys M.[19]
1-66-36-1
R32
Zheng Q.
Cornet A.
6-03-0
Kudermetova V.[29]
Badosa P.[3]
6-32-1
Pegula J.[5]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-17-62
Trevisan M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Keys M.[19]
Rybakina E.[2]
3-66-17-63
Stephens S.
Parry D.
6-26-3
Anisimova A.[6]
Muchova K.[10]
6-776-23-0
Giorgi C.[28]
Sabalenka A.[1]
4-66-16-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Kerber A.[21]
6-47-65
Mertens E.[23]
Gracheva V.
6-26-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Teichmann J.[23]
Azarenka V.[15]
4-67-57-65
Begu I.
Jeanjean L.
6-16-4
Kasatkina D.[20]
Rogers S.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Fernandez L.[24]
Bencic B.[11]
7-53-67-5
R64
Rybakina E.[2]
Volynets K.
6-46-0
Kasatkina D.[20]
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-3
Trevisan M.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[32]
6-46-2
Kerber A.[21]
Jacquemot E.
6-17-62
Sasnovich A.[14]
Raducanu E.[12]
3-66-16-1
Fernandez L.[24]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Muchova K.[10]
Sakkari M.[4]
7-657-64
Gracheva V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-757-5
Gauff C.[4]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-17-64
Kanepi K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Petkovic A.
6-17-63
Teichmann J.[23]
Danilovic O.
6-46-1
Parry D.
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Cirstea S.[18]
3-66-26-0
Rogers S.
Collins D.[9]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Bouzkova M.[27]
W/O
Giorgi C.[28]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Zidansek T.[22]
Sherif M.
W/O
Kudermetova V.[29]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Kovinic D.
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Jeanjean L.
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-2
Bencic B.[11]
Andreescu B.[25]
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Zheng Q.
Halep S.[19]
2-66-26-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-01-66-3
Pegula J.[5]
Kalinina A.
6-15-76-4
Badosa P.[3]
Juvan K.[11]
7-53-66-2
Keys M.[19]
Garcia C.
6-47-63
Anisimova A.[6]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Begu I.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-736-36-4
R128
Halep S.[19]
Schunk N.
6-41-66-1
Zheng Q.
Zanevska M.
6-36-1
Kovinic D.
Samsonova L.[20]
2-66-26-1
Kalinina A.
Baptiste H.[26]
5-2
Sherif M.
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Begu I.
Paolini J.[13]
4-66-17-65
Jeanjean L.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Andrianjafitrimo T.
2-66-36-1
Badosa P.[3]
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Krunic A.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-3
Juvan K.[11]
Selekhmeteva O.
7-57-64
Kudermetova V.[29]
Zhu L.
6-43-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Kalinskaya A.[22]
6-33-66-4
Linette M.
Jabeur O.[6]
3-67-647-5
Trevisan M.
Dart H.
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[32]
Bondar A.
7-606-1
Fernandez L.[24]
Mladenovic K.
6-07-5
Anisimova A.[6]
Osaka N.[16]
7-56-4
Bouzkova M.[27]
Gasanova A.
6-26-1
Mertens E.[23]
Ruse E.
6-36-1
Gauff C.[4]
Marino R.
7-56-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Li A.[30]
3-62-3
Azarenka V.[15]
Bogdan A.
6-777-616-2
Schmiedlova A.
Kucova K.
4-67-616-2
Osorio C.
Tan H.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Yastremska D.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Doi M.
6-26-0
Rybakina E.[2]
Rus A.
6-15-76-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paquet C.
2-66-36-4
Haddad Maia B.
Bucsa C.[31]
6-31-66-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Maria T.
6-36-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Bronzetti L.
6-16-4
Pegula J.[5]
Wang Q.
6-26-4
Zidansek T.[22]
Liu C.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Collins D.[9]
Tomova V.
6-06-4
Rogers S.
Martincova T.
6-46-3
Contreras Gomez F.
Udvardy P.
7-686-3
Giorgi C.[28]
Zhang S.
3-66-26-2
Putintseva Y.
Bara I.
6-36-1
Brengle M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Raducanu E.[12]
Noskova L.[12]
6-747-56-1
Kerber A.[21]
Frech M.
2-66-37-5
Jacquemot E.
Watson H.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Martic P.
6-47-66
Muchova K.[10]
Monnet C.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Bjorklund M.
7-666-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Burel C.
6-26-3
Gracheva V.
Sharma A.
4-66-47-5
Petkovic A.
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Danilovic O.
Galfi D.
3-67-646-2
Parry D.
Krejcikova B.[2]
1-66-26-3
Saville D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Kontaveit A.[5]
7-657-5
Stephens S.
Niemeier J.
5-76-46-2
Andreescu B.[25]
Bonaventure Y.
3-67-56-0
Teichmann J.[23]
Pera B.
6-26-1
Volynets K.
Golubic V.
6-22-66-1
Kanepi K.
Muguruza G.[10]
2-66-36-4
Kasatkina D.[20]
Sramkova R.
6-26-0
Bencic B.[11]
Jani R.
6-16-1
Sasnovich A.[14]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-0