Elise Mertens vs Elina SvitolinaCharleston Round of 16

Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
#10WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Mertens E.
6-4 6-1
Svitolina E.
Mertens E.
662
Svitolina E.
410

Elise Mertens defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-1 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 64. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR32grassElise Mertens6-1 7-6(4)
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassElina Svitolina7-5 6-4
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassElina Svitolina6-1 1-6 6-1
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyQFhardElise Mertens6-3 5-7 [10-6]
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-1
2018-08-06MontrealQFhardElina Svitolina7-5 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-0
2017-04-24IstanbulFclayElina Svitolina6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (120 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
89
Break points saved·Even
90
93
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
92

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Clay Elo 1811
Surface ELO
6.5+184 Clay Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 2070
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
8.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
9.1
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.1
Country comfort
5.7
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
98

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 70%