WTA 500 · Round of 64 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Tomova
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,671 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 grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Tomova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 3.01 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -58.3% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -2.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Mertens
0
Tomova
Jun 9, 2025
s Hertogenbosch
G Grass · Round of 32
Mar 7, 2021
Dubai
H Hard · Round of 64
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Tomova's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Tomova |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | W 63 76 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 76 63 | L |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 61 67 26 | L 26 46 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | W 62 61 | L 16 76 67 |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | W 64 75 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Tomova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 62.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 61% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 47% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 61.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 40.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 43.6% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 39.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 48.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Viktoriya Tomova face off in the Round of 64 at Dubai on Hard.
Elise Mertens leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
Viktoriya Tomova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Greet Minnen (Jun 6).
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