Elise Mertens vs Victoria MbokoUnited Cup Round Robin

United Cup · WTA · Round Robin
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
#10WTA
2006ELO
2006Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$3.3MCAREER
19 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLL
Mertens E.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Mboko V.
Mertens E.
6362
Mboko V.
3631

Elise Mertens defeated Victoria Mboko 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Mboko came in ranked #10.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mboko V.

Mboko V.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Even serve battle

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.Mboko V.
51
Serve
58
54
Return
53

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
95
Break points won·Even
96
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1847
Surface ELO
7.1+159 Hard Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 2006
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.0
Surface form
7.9
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
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·
74

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast