Elina Svitolina vs Elise MertensBad Homburg Round of 32

Bad Homburg · WTA · Round of 32
#8WTA
2070ELO
1859Grass ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 22 June 2025
grass
#27WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Svitolina E.
7-5 6-4
Mertens E.
Svitolina E.
762
Mertens E.
540

Elina Svitolina defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 6-4 in the Bad Homburg round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #8, defending last year's round of 32. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR32grassElise Mertens6-1 7-6(4)
2024-04-01CharlestonR16clayElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassElina Svitolina6-1 1-6 6-1
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyQFhardElise Mertens6-3 5-7 [10-6]
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-1
2018-08-06MontrealQFhardElina Svitolina7-5 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-0
2017-04-24IstanbulFclayElina Svitolina6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
80
Break points saved·Even
93
90
Break points won·Even
99
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6+109 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Grass Elo 1750
6.5Overall Elo 2070
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1894
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.3
Surface form
7.9
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.8
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
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
98
78

Svitolina E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 34%