Elise Mertens vs Tatjana MariaSingapore Round of 16

Singapore · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2025
hard
#76WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
Mertens E.
6-7 6-3 6-1
Maria T.
Mertens E.
63662
Maria T.
77311

Elise Mertens defeated Tatjana Maria 6-7 6-3 6-1 in the Singapore round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, 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
2024-04-15StuttgartR32clayElise Mertens6-1 4-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Maria T.
51
Serve
9
54
Return
13

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%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
51%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 77). 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
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.6+239 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.4Hard Elo 1608
8.6Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
1.4Overall Elo 1703
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
7.9
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
8.2
7.0
3-set count
4.0
6.0
Prev. match
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
64

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Maria T.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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