Elise Mertens vs Elena Gabriela RuseMonterrey Round of 16

Monterrey · WTA · Round of 16
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
#71WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Mertens E.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Ruse E.
Mertens E.
6362
Ruse E.
3621

Elise Mertens defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Monterrey round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-11s HertogenboschR16grassElena Gabriela Ruse6-3 6-3
2025-06-09s HertogenboschFgrassElise Mertens6-3 7-6(4)
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayElise Mertens6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Ruse E.
51
Serve
0
54
Return
32

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%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
72
Break points won·Even
96
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
5

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 Score
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.5+93 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Hard Elo 1754
6.3Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1850
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
2.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Freshness·Clear edge
74
97

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Ruse E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 32%