WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Monterrey
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Elena Gabriela Ruse are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 7,560 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Avg odds | 3.18 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | +193.8% | +53.5% |
| Units P/L | +11.63u | +1.07u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Mertens
0
Ruse
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Ruse's 17%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Andreescu | W | W 62 64 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 46 16 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 64 36 57 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | L 46 57 |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | L 57 16 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 61 67 26 | L 06 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60% | 56.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.2% | 60.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.2% | 46.1% |
| Aces / Match | 4.2 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.4 | 5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 63.7% | 50.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 40.4% | 37.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.1% | 53.3% |
| BP Converted % | 43.2% | 47.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.2% | 48.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Elena Gabriela Ruse face off in the Round of 16 at Monterrey on Hard.
Elise Mertens leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Bianca Andreescu (Jun 8).
Elena Gabriela Ruse is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jelena Ostapenko (May 5).
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