Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens — Brisbane Round of 32
Elise Mertens defeated Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #19. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped the opening set before beating Sloane Stephens 2–6 6–1 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMertens E. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsMertens E. and Stephens S. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mertens E. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Stephens S. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
1–325%Mertens E. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Stephens S. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–6Sets4–4
35–47Games40–40
1–0Tiebreaks1–1
0–1Deciding sets0–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Sabalenka A.#2L2-6 3-6Australian Open · hardL6-7 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Svitolina E.#7L1-6 6-1 1-6Wimbledon · grassW7-5 7-6Saint Malo 125 · clay
vs Pliskova K.#51L7-6 3-6 0-3Eastbourne · grassW6-0 6-4Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
- Mertens E.January 2024BrisbaneThis matchHard2-6 6-1 6-3
- Stephens S.September 2023San DiegoHard6-1 6-3
- Stephens S.August 2018US OpenHard6-3 6-3
- Mertens E.August 2018CincinnatiHard7-6(8) 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchMertens E.Stephens S.2 032ELO1 8571 859Hard ELO1 7247–3Last 105–528Age30179 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0MEarningsCareer $19.4M2026 $411K
Cite this
Elise Mertens beat Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-1 6-3. Umpiry, "Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens — Brisbane Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-01-01/mertens-vs-stephens-brisbane-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 2024).