Elise Mertens vs Donna Vekic — Monterrey Round of 16
Monterrey · WTA · Round of 16
BEL5#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2025 ·
hard
CRO#36WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWWW
Mertens E.6-3 6-3
Vekic D.
Mertens E.
662
Vekic D.
330
Elise Mertens defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 6-3 in the Monterrey round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 6 games past Donna Vekic.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-07 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Donna Vekic | 3-6 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
71
35
Break points saved·Dominant
65
35
Break points won·Slight edge
97
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
13
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
48
84
Mertens E.: played today · 4 matches, 93 games (7d) · Vekic D.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast