Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula — Rome Round of 32
Elise Mertens defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMertens E. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
19 shared · last 12 monthsMertens E. and Pegula J. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mertens E. went 12–11 (52%) against them, Pegula J. 18–10 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 7 better-results split).
12–1152%Mertens E. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents18–1064%Pegula J. · better vs 7
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
29–25Sets40–27
242–235Games340–292
3–2Tiebreaks3–4
3–5Deciding sets7–4
vs Sabalenka A.#2L2-6 4-6US Open · hardL5-7 5-7US Open · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9L6-7 1-6Miami · hardW6-2 6-4US Open · hard
vs Kostyuk M.#10L4-6 6-2 4-6Cincinnati · hardW6-2 6-3Miami · hard
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vs Keys M.#23L2-6 7-6 4-6Indian Wells · hardL3-6 6-4 1-6Adelaide · hard
vs Fernandez L.#26W6-2 6-2Dubai · hardW7-5 6-7 7-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Alexandrova E.#28L4-6 2-6Doha · hardL6-4 1-6 1-6Doha · hard
vs Wang X.#38W6-3 6-4Singapore · hardW6-2 6-1Indian Wells · hard
vs Vekic D.#40L6-3 1-6 3-6Wuhan · hardW6-4 7-5Berlin · grass
vs Siniakova K.#55W6-1 6-4Rome · clayW7-6 3-6 6-3Berlin · grass
vs Badosa P.#59L2-6 1-6Dubai · hardL4-6 0-6Beijing · hard
vs Joint M.#75W6-2 6-3Hobart · hardW6-3 6-0Australian Open · hard- vs Kessler M.#77L4-6 6-3 0-6Hobart · hardW7-5 6-2Austin · hard
- vs Townsend T.#92W6-1 6-0Singapore · hardW6-2 6-3Cincinnati · hard
vs Raducanu E.#100L1-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassL6-4 6-7 5-7Eastbourne · grass- vs Tomljanovic A.#103W6-3 6-2US Open · hardW6-1 4-6 6-3Austin · hard
- vs Kudermetova V.#446W3-6 6-4 6-3US Open · hardW6-7 6-1 6-2Beijing · hard
- vs Parrizas-Diaz N.#751W6-3 6-1Hobart · hardW6-1 6-3Austin · hard
- vs Shnaider D.#14Hard to compareW6-2 7-6Stuttgart · clayW6-4 6-2US Open · hard
- vs Sasnovich A.#121Hard to compareW7-6 6-2Stuttgart · clayW6-2 6-2s Hertogenbosch · grass
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Mertens E. leads 4–141
Clay: Mertens E. leads 2–0 · Hard: Mertens E. leads 2–1
- Mertens E.May 2025RomeThis matchClay7-5 6-1
- Pegula J.January 2025Australian OpenHard6-4 6-2
- Mertens E.May 2023Roland GarrosClay6-1 6-3
- Mertens E.March 2021DubaiHard5-7 7-5 6-0
- Mertens E.August 2020CincinnatiHard6-1 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchMertens E.Pegula J.2 032ELO2 2121 774Clay ELO1 8097–3Last 108–229Age31179 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0MEarningsCareer $27.6M2026 $5.7M
Cite this
Elise Mertens beat Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1. Umpiry, "Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula — Rome Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-05-06/mertens-vs-pegula-rome-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 6 May 2025).