Danielle Collins vs Elise Mertens — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Danielle Collins
#276WTA
1844ELO
1772Hard ELO
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023
hard
BEL
Elise Mertens
#21WTA
1917ELO
1859Hard ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Danielle Collins defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #21, defending last year's round of 16. Danielle Collins extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Collins D.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Mertens E.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1772
Surface ELO
6.0+87 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1917
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.0
Surface form
4.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
8.3
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
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.

Collins D.
6782
Mertens E.
4660

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.99
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-01CharlestonQFclayDanielle Collins6-3 6-4
2024-01-08HobartR32hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenR64hardElise Mertens3-6 7-6(7) 6-1
2022-01-17Australian OpenR16hardDanielle Collins4-6 6-4 6-4
2021-09-27Chicago 2R16hardDanielle Collins6-2 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassElise Mertens6-3 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Collins D.Mertens E.
57%1st serve in+2%59%
66%1st serve points won+3%69%
47%2nd serve points won+2%49%
57%Service points won+4%61%
44%Return points won+1%45%
56%Break points saved56%
4.3Aces / match+0.24.5
5.6Double faults / match+1.83.8

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

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[1]
Pegula J.[2]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-1
Pegula J.[2]
Sakkari M.[5]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[5]
Garcia C.[3]
6-26-757-65
Kudermetova V.[8]
Gauff C.[4]
6-23-66-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Bencic B.[7]
W/O
R16
Sakkari M.[5]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[7]
Azarenka V.
1-67-646-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[3]
Muchova K.
6-737-56-4
Pegula J.[2]
Ostapenko J.
6-22-67-5
Gauff C.[4]
Kvitova P.
6-37-66
Kudermetova V.[8]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kasatkina D.[6]
6-37-67
R32
Kasatkina D.[6]
Marino R.
7-656-2
Haddad Maia B.
Badosa P.
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-23-66-3
Collins D.
Mertens E.
6-47-66
Azarenka V.
Oz I.
6-16-1
Bencic B.[7]
Tomova V.
6-06-1
Alexandrova E.
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova V.[8]
Krejcikova B.
6-43-67-65
Kvitova P.
Zhang S.
7-56-2
Kenin S.
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Keys M.
7-56-2