WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
👑 The Complete Package
Fernandez
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 64% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 188 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Elise Mertens here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts. On Hard, 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 | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.23 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -14.5% | +15.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.58u | +0.63u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Mertens
1
Fernandez
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Mertens and Fernandez posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | W 60 76 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 67 36 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | L 67 67 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 62 61 | W 61 64 |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | W 63 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 76 46 67 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 76 63 | W 62 61 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 63 67 67 | L 36 06 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | W 64 64 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 62 61 | W 63 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.4% | 62.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 65.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.6% | 47.8% |
| Aces / Match | 4 | 2.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 61.2% | 67.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 40.7% | 34.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.7% | 54.4% |
| BP Converted % | 44.7% | 44.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53% | 51% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Leylah Fernandez face off in the Round of 64 at Dubai on Hard.
Elise Mertens leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Tatjana Maria (May 25).
Leylah Fernandez is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alycia Parks (May 25).
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