Mccartney Kessler vs Elise Mertens — Hobart Final

Hobart · WTA · Final
USA
Mccartney Kessler
#48WTA
1818ELO
1790Hard ELO
$372kYTD
$2.3MCAREER
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025
hard
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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Mccartney Kessler defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 3-6 6-0 in the Hobart final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #21, defending last year's final. Mccartney Kessler extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kessler M.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Mertens E.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1790
Surface ELO
5.7+70 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1818
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1917
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
4.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
8.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
6.5
Context
5.0
Defending pts

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.

Kessler M.
6362
Mertens E.
4601

Conditions

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-10BJK Cup QualifiersRR–Elise Mertens7-6(3) 2-6 3-3 RET
2025-09-24BeijingR64hardMccartney Kessler6-2 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Kessler M.Mertens E.
64%1st serve in+5%59%
63%1st serve points won+6%69%
49%2nd serve points won49%
58%Service points won+3%61%
44%Return points won+1%45%
55%Break points saved+1%56%
1.8Aces / match+2.74.5
3.4Double faults / match+0.43.8

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