UMPIRY

Jelena Ostapenko vs Elise Mertens — Beijing Round of 32

BeijingR32HardMon 5 Oct · 16:30Final2h 16m
Jelena Ostapenko(24)WTA #32 · LAT
Elise Mertens(13)WTA #19 · BEL
SetsGames1
263
2
636

Elise Mertens defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the Round of 32 at the Beijing hard-court tournament. Mertens won the match 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. In the match, Mertens hit 7 aces and 7 double faults, while Ostapenko hit 5 aces and 11 double faults; Mertens won 78% of her first-serve points to Ostapenko's 61%, and converted 46% of her break points to Ostapenko's 50%, with Mertens securing 6 service breaks to Ostapenko's 4.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Mertens E. came through in three sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveMertens E. 6 · Ostapenko J. 4
  • 1st-serve points wonMertens E. 78% · Ostapenko J. 61%
  • AcesMertens E. 7 · Ostapenko J. 5

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 23–2BreakOstapenko J. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 26–3SetOstapenko J. · Broke to take the set
  3. Set 32–1Break backMertens E. · Broke back
  4. Set 32–3BreakMertens E. · Broke, never broken back
  5. Set 33–6SetMertens E. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowOstapenko J. broken 6 times · Mertens E. broken 4 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Ostapenko J.
7/13Mertens E.
9/13
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchOstapenko J.Mertens E.
EvenOstapenko J.Mertens E.
Late momentumMertens E.35
5Last 12 points7
8Last 3 games13
4/8Break points5/12

Break of serve

Match statistics

Ostapenko J.Mertens E.
Serve
  • 5Aces7
  • 11Double faults7
  • 61%1st serve points won78%
  • 54% · 7/13Service games held69% · 9/13
Return
  • 50%Break points won46%
  • 4Breaks of serve6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsMertens E. won 78% of points behind the first serve, Ostapenko J. 61%. Largest performance gap of the match.+17 ptsOstapenko J.1st-serve pts won61%Mertens E.1st-serve pts won78%
Double faultsMertens E. served 7 double faults, Ostapenko J. 11.+4Ostapenko J.11Mertens E.7

Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Ostapenko J. and Mertens E. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Ostapenko J. went 6–9 (40%) against them, Mertens E. 9–4 (69%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).

6–940%Ostapenko J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents9–469%Mertens E. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
16–20Sets18–12
149–173Games148–123
1–2Tiebreaks1–0
3–3Deciding sets4–0
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Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1
11

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

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Player context

Before the match
Ostapenko J.Mertens E.1 905ELO2 0131 738Hard ELO1 8404–6Last 107–329Age30177 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.7M2026 $2.0MEarningsCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0M

Match info

  • Started16:30 local
  • Duration2h 16m

Cite this

Elise Mertens beat Jelena Ostapenko 2-6 6-3 3-6. Umpiry, "Jelena Ostapenko vs Elise Mertens — Beijing Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-05/mertens-vs-ostapenko-beijing-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 5 October 2026).