WTA 500 · Round of 64 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Pironkova
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,030 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Elise Mertens plays Tsvetana Pironkova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | - |
| ROI % | +49.9% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | - |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Mertens
0
Pironkova
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Pironkova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Tsvetana Pironkova face off in the Round of 64 at Dubai on Hard.
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).
Tsvetana Pironkova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daria Kasatkina (Aug 30).
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