WTA 250 · Final · Hobart
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
🏹 Frontrunner
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,370 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Mccartney Kessler plays Elise Mertens.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–4 | 6–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.20 | 2.68 |
| ROI % | +7.7% | +133.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.77u | +10.69u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Kessler
0
Mertens
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Kessler's 50%).
| Opponent | Kessler | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Shnaider | L | L 63 67 67 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 16 76 16 | L 36 36 |
| Ella Seidel | L 46 62 67 | W 63 64 |
| Elvina Kalieva | W 46 63 63 | W 62 60 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 36 75 63 | W 62 61 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | W 63 63 | W 62 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kessler | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.9% | 60% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.3% | 71.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.1% | 48.2% |
| Aces / Match | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 42.4% | 63.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.9% | 40.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.5% | 54.1% |
| BP Converted % | 59.1% | 43.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.4% | 53.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Mccartney Kessler and Elise Mertens face off in the Final at Hobart on Hard.
Mccartney Kessler leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Mccartney Kessler is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Kristyna Pliskova (Jun 8).
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elena Gabriela Ruse (Jun 11).
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