Elise Mertens vs Ann LiSingapore Final

Singapore · WTA · Final
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2025
hard
#31WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Mertens E.
6-1 6-4
Li A.
Mertens E.
662
Li A.
140

Elise Mertens defeated Ann Li 6-1 6-4 in the Singapore final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR64grassElise Mertens6-7(5) 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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 hard

Mertens E.Li A.
51
Serve
47
54
Return
49

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
80
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
83
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
66

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+102 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Hard Elo 1746
6.3Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1807
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
5.1
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
81
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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