Elise Mertens vs Maya Joint — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
BEL
Elise Mertens
[2]
#21WTA
1917ELO
1859Hard ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025
hard
AUS
Maya Joint
#52WTA
1712ELO
1684Hard ELO
$391kYTD
$1.7MCAREER
20 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Elise Mertens defeated Maya Joint 6-2 6-3 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #21, defending last year's final.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Joint M.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+176 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1684
6.8Overall Elo 1917
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1712
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
5.2
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.5
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.5
Country comfort
7.0
Context
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.

Mertens E.
662
Joint M.
230

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
1.00
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 60%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Mertens E.Joint M.
59%1st serve in+5%64%
69%1st serve points won+9%60%
49%2nd serve points won+4%45%
61%Service points won+7%54%
45%Return points won+3%42%
56%Break points saved+5%51%
4.5Aces / match+3.21.3
3.8Double faults / match+0.73.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Kessler M.
Mertens E.[2]
6-43-66-0
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[2]
Joint M.
6-26-3
Kessler M.
Avanesyan E.[6]
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Kessler M.
Yastremska D.[1]
7-56-4
Avanesyan E.[6]
Anisimova A.[3]
W/O
Mertens E.[2]
Kudermetova V.
6-10-66-2
Joint M.
Kenin S.
6-36-1
R16
Avanesyan E.[6]
Minnen G.
6-26-2
Anisimova A.[3]
Bondar A.
6-36-4
Kenin S.
Blinkova A.
6-23-66-2
Mertens E.[2]
Zarazua R.
6-46-3
Joint M.
Linette M.[4]
6-16-1
Kudermetova V.
Osorio C.
6-46-1
Kessler M.
Carle M.
6-26-2
Yastremska D.[1]
Li A.
1-67-56-2
R32
Mertens E.[2]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-36-1
Bondar A.
Sherif M.
7-56-4
Linette M.[4]
Gracheva V.
6-33-66-4
Carle M.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-33-66-0
Zarazua R.
Bronzetti L.
6-46-3
Anisimova A.[3]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Kudermetova V.
Cocciaretto E.
7-56-0
Minnen G.
Tomova V.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Sun L.[5]
4-66-36-3
Blinkova A.
Pera B.
7-56-4
Osorio C.
Yuan Y.[8]
6-26-3
Yastremska D.[1]
Volynets K.
2-66-46-1
Joint M.
Danilovic O.
6-26-3
Li A.
Stephens S.
7-56-1
Kessler M.
Sramkova R.[7]
6-37-5
Avanesyan E.[6]
Wang X.
6-37-5