Karolina Muchova vs Elise MertensStuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
#9WTA
2066ELO
1893Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 April 2026
clay
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Muchova K.
1-6 6-3 6-0
Mertens E.
Muchova K.
1662
Mertens E.
6301

Karolina Muchova defeated Elise Mertens 1-6 6-3 6-0 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #9. Karolina Muchova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR16hardKarolina Muchova7-6(5) 7-5
2020-10-19OstravaR16hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Muchova K.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Even
94
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.3+82 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Clay Elo 1811
7.2Overall Elo 2066
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1894
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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·Dominant
51
78

Muchova K.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 113 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
11°CDrizzle
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 84%