Elise Mertens vs Anna BondarToronto Round of 64

Toronto · WTA · Round of 64
#23WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 6 August 2026 ·
hard
#77WTA
1735ELO
1654Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Mertens E.
vs
Bondar A.

Elise Mertens faces Anna Bondar in the Toronto round of 64 on hard. Elise Mertens holds the paper edge — ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 190-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 20:50 UTC
Mertens E.70%
Bondar A.30%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Mertens E. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
12 common opponents · Mertens E. 9–5 · Bondar A. 6–10
Both lost · same surface, 20 days apart
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+193 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 1654
7.0Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1734
5.0First meeting on hard
H2H
5.0First meeting on hard
5.76 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
4.04 of last 10 on hard
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
7.0Grass → Hard
Surface transition
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year
5.0Opponent hot: 8 of last 10
Opponent rise

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.

33 vs 37 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bondar A.

Bondar A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
41
23
Break points won·Dominant
96
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
51
7
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
76

Bondar A.: 8 days rest · 8 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather forecast
24°CDrizzle
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 71%

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-08TorontoR64hardElise Mertens7-6 6-1

Draw