Coco Gauff vs Elise Mertens — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
Coco Gauff
USA3
Coco Gauff
#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 February 2026 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gauff C.
2-6 7-6 6-3
Mertens E.
Gauff C.
2762
Mertens E.
6631

Coco Gauff defeated Elise Mertens 2-6 7-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-06Indian WellsR16hardCoco Gauff6-0 6-2
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardCoco Gauff3-6 6-3 6-0
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayCoco Gauff6-4 6-0
2021-06-21EastbourneR32grassCoco Gauff0-6 7-6 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Gauff C.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
93
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
65
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
71

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

Freshness

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Gauff C.Mertens E.
Freshness·Dominant
80
55

Gauff C.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 51 games (7d) · Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw