Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula — 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, 29 May 2023
clay
Jessica Pegula
USA5
Jessica Pegula
#4WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Mertens E.
6-1 6-3
Pegula J.
Mertens E.
662
Pegula J.
130

Elise Mertens defeated Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, defending last year's quarter-final. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeR32clayElise Mertens7-5 6-1
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardJessica Pegula6-4 6-2
2021-03-07DubaiQFhardElise Mertens5-7 7-5 6-0
2020-08-24CincinnatiQFhardElise Mertens6-1 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Pegula J.

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 clay

Mertens E.Pegula J.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
22

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Pegula J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Pegula J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
96
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Pegula J.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.3Clay Elo 1811
Surface ELO
6.7+131 Clay Elo edge
2.6Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
7.4Overall Elo 2097
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
6.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.2
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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.Pegula J.
Freshness·Even
74
72

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Muchova K.[10]
6-25-76-4
Semi-finals
Muchova K.[10]
Sabalenka A.[1]
7-656-757-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Haddad Maia B.[14]
6-27-67
Quarter-finals
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Jabeur O.[7]
3-67-656-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-46-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Gauff C.[4]
6-46-2
Muchova K.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
R16
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-736-37-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Tsurenko L.
5-1
Jabeur O.[7]
Pera B.
6-36-1
Gauff C.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
7-56-2
Muchova K.[10]
Avanesyan E.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mertens E.[23]
3-67-636-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Kasatkina D.[9]
6-47-65
Sabalenka A.[1]
Stephens S.
7-656-4
R32
Kasatkina D.[9]
Stearns P.
6-06-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rybakina E.[2]
W/O
Gauff C.[4]
Andreeva M.[8]
6-756-16-1
Tsurenko L.
Andreescu B.[25]
6-16-1
Schmiedlova A.
Day K.
6-16-3
Pera B.
Cocciaretto E.
6-47-62
Jabeur O.[7]
Danilovic O.
4-66-46-2
Stephens S.
Putintseva Y.
6-33-66-2
Swiatek I.[3]
Wang X.
6-06-0
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Alexandrova E.[14]
5-76-47-5
Muchova K.[10]
Begu I.[27]
6-36-2
Avanesyan E.
Tauson C.[21]
3-66-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Potapova A.[28]
4-66-36-0
Mertens E.[23]
Pegula J.[5]
6-16-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Blinkova A.
2-66-27-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Rakhimova K.
6-26-2
R64
Tsurenko L.
Davis L.
6-31-0
Cocciaretto E.
Waltert S.
6-26-3
Blinkova A.
Garcia C.[5]
4-66-37-5
Kasatkina D.[9]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Stephens S.
Gracheva V.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Zheng Q.[19]
6-34-66-2
Rakhimova K.
Frech M.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Noskova L.[12]
6-36-3
Pegula J.[5]
Giorgi C.
6-20-0
Pera B.
Vekic D.[22]
3-66-46-3
Jabeur O.[7]
Dodin O.
6-26-3
Avanesyan E.
Jeanjean L.
6-07-5
Andreeva M.[8]
Parry D.
6-16-2
Gauff C.[4]
Grabher J.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Shymanovich I.
7-56-2
Mertens E.[23]
Osorio C.
6-37-63
Wang X.
Peterson R.
7-656-2
Begu I.[27]
Errani S.
6-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bolsova A.
6-36-4
Potapova A.[28]
Sherif M.
3-66-46-1
Day K.
Keys M.[19]
6-24-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Martic P.
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Paolini J.[13]
6-27-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Liu C.
6-46-0
Andreescu B.[25]
Navarro E.
6-16-4
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Shnaider D.[25]
6-25-76-4
Tauson C.[21]
Fernandez L.[24]
6-35-76-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Samsonova L.[20]
4-67-57-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Friedsam A.
6-26-0
Svitolina E.[7]
Hunter S.
2-66-36-1
Muchova K.[10]
Podoroska N.
6-30-66-3
Stearns P.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-31-66-2
R128
Swiatek I.[3]
Bucsa C.[31]
6-46-0
Peterson R.
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Navarro E.
Andreeva E.
6-23-66-4
Bolsova A.
Kucova K.
6-26-1
Day K.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-1
Danilovic O.
Baindl K.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Janicijevic S.
0-66-26-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-2
Samsonova L.[20]
Volynets K.
6-06-1
Giorgi C.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
Stearns P.
Siniakova K.
7-676-2
Ostapenko J.[29]
Martincova T.
6-37-5
Osorio C.
Bogdan A.
3-66-37-5
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Maria T.
6-06-1
Andreescu B.[25]
Azarenka V.[18]
2-66-36-4
Waltert S.
Mandlik E.
6-14-66-2
Shnaider D.[25]
Marino R.
6-37-5
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.[20]
6-06-4
Frech M.
Zhang S.[29]
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.[9]
Niemeier J.
6-36-4
Noskova L.[12]
Kovinic D.
6-32-1
Alexandrova E.[14]
Tomova V.
6-12-66-1
Davis L.
Zhu L.
6-36-3
Tsurenko L.
Krejcikova B.[13]
6-26-4
Parry D.
Kalinina A.[25]
6-26-3
Grabher J.
Rus A.
6-26-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Burel C.
7-606-2
Martic P.
Rogers S.[32]
3-66-36-2
Friedsam A.
Hibino N.
6-33-66-4
Pera B.
Kontaveit A.
7-666-2
Vekic D.[22]
Yastremska D.
6-27-5
Jabeur O.[7]
Bronzetti L.
6-46-1
Podoroska N.
Ponchet J.
6-06-2
Errani S.
Teichmann J.
3-66-46-2
Muchova K.[10]
Sakkari M.[8]
7-657-5
Jeanjean L.
Birrell K.
6-46-766-3
Fernandez L.[24]
Linette M.[21]
6-31-66-3
Avanesyan E.
Bencic B.[11]
6-32-66-4
Potapova A.[28]
Townsend T.
6-16-2
Sherif M.
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Bonaventure Y.
6-26-0
Hunter S.
Parrizas Diaz N.
4-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Trevisan M.[26]
6-26-2
Vondrousova M.
Parks A.
6-46-0
Gracheva V.
Galfi D.
6-42-66-1
Rakhimova K.
Bejlek S.
6-06-3
Shymanovich I.
Udvardy P.
6-766-36-1
Schmiedlova A.
Kudermetova V.[11]
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Zanevska M.
7-57-63
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-36-2
Begu I.[27]
Bondar A.
6-46-2
Tauson C.[21]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-26-0
Cocciaretto E.
Kvitova P.[10]
6-36-4
Liu C.
In Albon Y.
6-16-4
Andreeva M.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Kanepi K.
6-13-66-1
Gauff C.[4]
Masarova R.
3-66-16-2
Paolini J.[13]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-52-66-2
Mertens E.[23]
Hruncakova V.
6-16-4
Pegula J.[5]
Collins D.
6-46-2
Garcia C.[5]
Wang X.[32]
7-644-66-4
Zheng Q.[19]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-36-1
Rybakina E.[2]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-46-2
Wang X.
Bouzkova M.[27]
6-47-65