Daria Snigur vs Elise Mertens — Wuhan Round of 128
Why
Surface+109 Hard Elo edgeSupports Mertens E.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1894Supports Mertens E.
This eventReached the R32 here last yearSupports Mertens E.
Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players
Long matches2 three-setters in 14 daysBoth players
ELO1 907
Hard ELO1 775
Last 106–4
Age24
Height173 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $2.0M2026 $877K
ELO2 039
Hard ELO1 871
Last 107–3
Age30
Height179 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0M
Daria Snigur faces Elise Mertens in the Wuhan round of 128 on hard. Elise Mertens holds the paper edge — ranked #14, defending last year's round of 32, a roughly 110-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Daria Snigur 90 games in 14 days, Elise Mertens 114.
- Serve & return: Elise Mertens leads on Serve Rating (61), Daria Snigur on Return Rating (74).
- Stage: Elise Mertens defends last year's round of 32.
Common opponents
10 shared · last 12 monthsSnigur D. and Mertens E. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Snigur D. went 7–3 (70%) against them, Mertens E. 7–4 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
7–370%Snigur D. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents7–464%Mertens E. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
14–10Sets14–10
110–112Games115–106
3–0Tiebreaks2–0
4–0Deciding sets2–0
vs Andreeva M.#3L2-6 2-6Beijing · hardL3-6 3-6Rome · clay
vs Swiatek I.#9L1-6 2-6Madrid · clayW7-6(0) 6-3Beijing · hard
vs Cirstea S.#16L0-6 3-6Cluj-Napoca · hardL3-6 2-6Miami · hard
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vs Paolini J.#33W3-6 7-6(5) 6-2Beijing · hardW4-6 7-6 6-3Rome · clay
vs Starodubtseva Y.#44W6-4 6-3Cincinnati · hardW6-1 6-4Monterrey · hard
vs Tararudee L.#60W6-0 6-3Livesport Prague Open · hardW7-5 6-1Australian Open · hard
vs Valentova T.#62W7-6(4) 6-3Livesport Prague Open · hardL4-6 1-6Osaka · hard
vs Udvardy P.#80W6-4 3-6 6-4s Hertogenbosch · grassW6-4 6-2Rome · clay
vs Kasatkina D.#82W6-3 3-6 7-6Madrid · clayL4-6 0-6Doha · hard
vs Seidel E.#193W7-5 3-6 6-3Livesport Prague Open · hardW6-3 6-4Stuttgart · clay
Head-to-head
They have not met before.
Evidence
Snigur D.Mertens E.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–47–3 (ahead)
Season win rate74% (45–16) (ahead)64% (35–20)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO19072039 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO17751871 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 58 vs 51 matches
1st-serve points won63%71% (ahead)
Return points won48% (ahead)44%
Aces / match1.34.3 (ahead)
ClutchLast 58 vs 51 matches
Break points saved57% (ahead)56%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Daria Snigur vs Elise Mertens — Wuhan Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-13/mertens-vs-snigur-wuhan-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 13 October 2026).