Elise Mertens vs Ella SeidelStuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 April 2026
clay
#100WTA
1616ELO
1526Clay ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
Mertens E.
6-3 6-4
Seidel E.
Mertens E.
662
Seidel E.
340

Elise Mertens defeated Ella Seidel 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

Seidel E.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
77
Break points won·Dominant
96
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
40
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+284 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Clay Elo 1526
8.1Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1616
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
3.5
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.3
Prev. match
9.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Clear edge
74
98

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Seidel E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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