Sloane Stephens vs Elise Mertens | Sloane Stephens Wins 3-6 6-3 6-1

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MadridR64ClayMon 22 AprFinal

Sloane StephensWTA #136 · USA

Elise Mertens(28)WTA #19 · BEL

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Sloane Stephens defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 16. Sloane Stephens moved ahead in the head-to-head, 3–2.

Key context

Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 6–3 6–1.

How the match was decided

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Stephens S. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

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Stephens S. and Mertens E. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Stephens S. went 9–5 (64%) against them, Mertens E. 7–8 (47%). Stephens S. came out better against 5 of 9 comparable opponents, Mertens E. against 1 — though 3 of those edges carry caveats (lower-tier event, retirement).

9–564%Stephens S. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents7–847%Mertens E. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

20–12Sets20–18

162–138Games172–155

3–2Tiebreaks2–1

2–2Deciding sets2–5

vs Svitolina E.#7W7-5 7-6Saint Malo 125 · clayL1-6 6-1 1-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Swiatek I.#9L4-6 4-6Dubai · hardL3-6 4-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Stearns P.#36W1-6 6-1 6-3Rouen · clayW6-2 6-3Doha · hard

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vs Pliskova K.#51W6-0 6-4Roland Garros · clayL7-6 3-6 0-3Eastbourne · grass
vs Sherif M.#52W7-5 6-3Indian Wells · hardW6-2 2-0Australian Open · hard
vs Cocciaretto E.#71W7-5 6-2Cincinnati · hardL6-1 3-6 6-7Dubai · hard
vs Yuan Y.#135L4-6 6-3 6-7Hobart · hardL6-3 1-6 4-6Beijing · hard
vs Gracheva V.#162W6-2 6-1Roland Garros · clayW6-4 3-6 6-2Charleston · clay
vs Collins D.L2-6 2-6Charleston · clayL3-6 4-6Charleston · clay
vs Kalinskaya A.#22Hard to compareL7-6 1-6 4-6Australian Open · hardL4-6 6-4 3-6Rome · clay
vs Bronzetti L.#132Hard to compareL1-6 1-6Rabat · clayW6-1 6-3Linz · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Stephens S. leads 3–2

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Clay: Stephens S. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 2–2

Stephens S.April 2024MadridThis matchClay3-6 6-3 6-1
Mertens E.January 2024BrisbaneHard2-6 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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vs Sakkari M.View match

Player context

Before the match

Stephens S.Mertens E.1 857ELO2 0321 770Clay ELO1 7745–5Last 107–331Age28170 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $19.4M2026 $411KEarningsCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0M

Cite this

Sloane Stephens beat Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Sloane Stephens vs Elise Mertens — Madrid Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-04-22/mertens-vs-stephens-madrid-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 22 April 2024).