Elise Mertens vs Tatjana MariaStuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 April 2024
clay
#96WTA
1703ELO
1585Clay ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
Mertens E.
6-1 4-6 6-0
Maria T.
Mertens E.
6462
Maria T.
1601

Elise Mertens defeated Tatjana Maria 6-1 4-6 6-0 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayElise Mertens5-7 0-6
2025-01-27SingaporeR16hardElise Mertens6-7(3) 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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 clay

Mertens E.Maria T.
Serve
12
Return
16

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (120 vs 133). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
13
Break points saved·Dominant
90
31
Break points won·Clear edge
96
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
9
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
58

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+225 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Clay Elo 1585
8.6Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
1.4Overall Elo 1703
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
5.8
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
6.8
7.0
3-set count
0.0
6.0
Prev. match
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·Even
74
71

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Maria T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 48 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 87%