Aryna Sabalenka vs Elise Mertens — Stuttgart Quarter-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Quarter-final
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
[1]
#1WTA
2240ELO
2116Clay ELO
$4.1MYTD
$49MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
WWLLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2025
clay
BEL
Elise Mertens
#21WTA
1917ELO
1830Clay ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LWLWLWLWWL

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sabalenka A.
8.0
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
Mertens E.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.0+286 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.0Clay Elo 1830
9.3Overall Elo 2240
ELO gap
0.7Overall Elo 1917
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.1
Surface form
5.1
10.09-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.4
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.7
Country comfort
6.0
Surface transition
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Sabalenka A.
662
Mertens E.
410

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
0.85
SlowFast

Head to head

10–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR16grassAryna Sabalenka6-4 7-6(4)
2025-04-22MadridR32clayAryna Sabalenka3-6 6-2 6-1
2024-08-26US OpenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-4
2023-01-16Australian OpenR32hardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-1
2021-04-29MadridQFclayAryna Sabalenka6-1 4-0 RET
2020-11-09LinzFhardAryna Sabalenka7-5 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 3-6 7-5
2018-08-06MontrealR16hardElise Mertens2-6 7-6(1) 6-0
2018-06-25EastbourneR16grassAryna Sabalenka7-5 2-6 7-6(4)
2018-04-09LuganoFclayElise Mertens7-5 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Sabalenka A.Mertens E.
65%1st serve in+6%59%
74%1st serve points won+5%69%
56%2nd serve points won+8%48%
67%Service points won+6%61%
44%Return points won44%
69%Break points saved+13%56%
5.4Aces / match+1.14.3
2.1Double faults / match+1.73.8

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

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paolini J.[5]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Paolini J.[5]
Gauff C.[4]
6-46-3
Alexandrova E.
Pegula J.[3]
6-06-4
Ostapenko J.
Swiatek I.[2]
6-33-66-2
R16
Swiatek I.[2]
Fett J.
6-26-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Potapova A.
W/O
Mertens E.
Shnaider D.[8]
6-27-65
Paolini J.[5]
Niemeier J.
6-17-5
Alexandrova E.
Andreeva M.[6]
6-36-2
Pegula J.[3]
Frech M.
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.
Navarro E.[7]
7-53-66-2
Gauff C.[4]
Seidel E.
6-16-1
R32
Andreeva M.[6]
Andreeva E.
6-21-0
Seidel E.
Maria T.
3-67-626-4
Niemeier J.
Siegemund L.
4-66-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Yastremska D.
6-33-0
Frech M.
Errani S.
7-54-67-65
Potapova A.
Tauson C.
2-67-686-3
Mertens E.
Sasnovich A.
7-636-2
Shnaider D.[8]
Kudermetova V.
5-76-26-3
Paolini J.[5]
Lys E.
6-26-1
Alexandrova E.
Samsonova L.
6-36-3
Navarro E.[7]
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-0
Fett J.
Vekic D.
7-626-4