Elise Mertens vs Alexandra EalaMonastir Round of 32

Monastir · WTA · Round of 32
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2023
hard
#32WTA
1895ELO
1833Hard ELO
$871kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
21 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
Mertens E.
7-5 6-0
Eala A.
Mertens E.
762
Eala A.
500

Elise Mertens defeated Alexandra Eala 7-5 6-0 in the Monastir round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassElise Mertens3-6 3-6
2026-04-21MadridR64clayElise Mertens6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Eala A.

Eala A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Eala A.
51
Serve
20
54
Return
63

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
80
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
75
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
82
Tiebreaks·Even
75
79

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.6+15 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Hard Elo 1833
5.9Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1895
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
0.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
5.5
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
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·Even
74
78

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Eala A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 50 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast