WTA 250 · Quarterfinals · Istanbul
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Buyukakcay
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 5,392 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Elise Mertens here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Buyukakcay |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | 3.39 |
| ROI % | +49.9% | +151.3% |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | +12.10u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Mertens
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Buyukakcay
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Buyukakcay |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 72.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 57.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 37.2% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 51.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 44.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 56.4% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 40% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 50% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 58% | 60% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Cagla Buyukakcay face off in the Quarterfinals at Istanbul on Clay.
Elise Mertens leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Naomi Osaka (Jun 23).
Cagla Buyukakcay is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Lidia Encheva (Jun 19).
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