WTA Finals · Round Robin · Zhuhai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Sakkari
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,362 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Elise Mertens plays Maria Sakkari.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -14.4% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -2.01u |
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
2
Mertens
4
Sakkari
Jun 9, 2025
s Hertogenbosch
G Grass · Round of 16
Jan 2, 2023
United Cup
H Hard · Round Robin
Feb 7, 2022
St. Petersburg
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 31, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 22, 2019
Zhuhai
H Hard · Round Robin
Apr 29, 2019
Rabat
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (30% vs Sakkari's 20%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | L |
| Maja Chwalinska | L | L |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 06 46 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | W 64 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 46 16 |
| Karolina Pliskova | L 57 62 67 | L 46 67 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 61 36 06 | L 63 46 16 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | W 75 76 |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | L 67 46 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | L 64 36 46 | L 26 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 60.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 56.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 46.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 28.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 46.7% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 74.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 44.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Maria Sakkari face off in the Round Robin at Zhuhai on Hard.
Elise Mertens leads 2-4 over 6 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
Maria Sakkari is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Qinwen Zheng (Jun 15).
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