Elise Mertens vs Lin ZhuUnited Cup Round Robin

United Cup · WTA · Round Robin
#21WTA
1917ELO
1859Hard ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LWLWLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
#137WTA
1668ELO
1644Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
WWLWLLWWLL

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
7.6+216 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1644
8.0Overall Elo 1917
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1668
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.0
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
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.

Mertens E.
662
Zhu L.
220

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonR64grassElise Mertens6-2 6-0
2021-02-08Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens7-6(8) 6-1
2019-02-18DubaiR64hardLin Zhu5-7 6-4 7-5
2018-10-08TianjinR32hardElise Mertens7-5 6-1

Statistics

Recent form
59%1st serve in+10%69%
69%1st serve points won+5%64%
48%2nd serve points won+4%52%
61%Service points won+1%60%
44%Return points won+4%48%
56%Break points saved+2%58%
4.3Aces / match+2.61.7
3.8Double faults / match+21.8

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