Elise Mertens vs Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#128WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Mertens E.
6-2 6-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mertens E.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
210

Elise Mertens defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-29LinzQFhardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-3 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 6-4 6-1
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BELRRclayElise Mertens6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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.Pavlyuchenkova A.
51
Serve
54
Return

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%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
38%
Break points saved·Even
52%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
6.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
85
Break points saved·Even
90
87
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+106 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1742
6.5Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1775
0.0
H2H
10.0
7.5
Surface form
0.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.1
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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·
70

Mertens E.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw