Elise Mertens vs Peyton StearnsDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2024
hard
#60WTA
1804ELO
1755Hard ELO
$476kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWLL
Mertens E.
6-2 6-3
Stearns P.
Mertens E.
662
Stearns P.
230

Elise Mertens defeated Peyton Stearns 6-2 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-18MiamiR64hardElise Mertens6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stearns P.

Stearns P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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.Stearns P.
51
Serve
34
54
Return
37

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
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (120 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
73
Break points saved·Even
90
90
Break points won·Even
96
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
90

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
6.3+93 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1755
6.4Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1804
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
0.7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
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
81
97

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Stearns P.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw