WTA Finals · Quarterfinals · San Jose
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Putintseva
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 993 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Elise Mertens plays Yulia Putintseva.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.43 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -13.8% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -1.52u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Mertens
1
Putintseva
Aug 2, 2021
San Jose
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 24, 2020
Doha
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 7, 2020
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H Hard · Round Robin
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 8 shared opponents, both Mertens and Putintseva posted a 38% win rate.
| Opponent | Mertens | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Mccartney Kessler | L 26 46 | W |
| Tereza Valentova | L 46 16 | L 36 26 |
| Ella Seidel | W 63 64 | L 36 26 |
| Lulu Sun | W 62 63 | W 76 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 36 36 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | L 16 46 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | L 64 36 46 | W 61 62 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 61 67 26 | L 16 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 67.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 54.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 44.4% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 56.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 37.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 49.1% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 36.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 47.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Yulia Putintseva face off in the Quarterfinals at San Jose on Hard.
Elise Mertens leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
Yulia Putintseva is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alicia Dudeney (Jun 13).
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