Elise Mertens vs Elvina KalievaTampico Round of 32

Tampico · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2022
hard
#133WTA
1569ELO
1540Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLW
Mertens E.
6-2 7-5
Kalieva E.
Mertens E.
672
Kalieva E.
25

Elise Mertens defeated Elvina Kalieva 6-2 7-5 in the Tampico round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kalieva E.

Kalieva E.serving51% hold

wins 50% 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

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Kalieva E.
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·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
18
Break points saved·Dominant
90
28
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
84
100

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Kalieva E.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast