WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Madrid
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Halep
👑 The Complete Package
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,219 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Simona Halep here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Halep | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.44 |
| ROI % | - | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | - | +8.34u |
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
4
Halep
2
Mertens
Apr 29, 2021
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 16
Aug 10, 2020
Prague
C Clay · Final
Jan 20, 2020
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 16
Feb 11, 2019
Doha
H Hard · Final
May 28, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
May 7, 2018
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Halep | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 0% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 68.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 0 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 0% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 0% | 39.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 0% | 54.6% |
| BP Converted % | 0% | 45.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 0% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 58% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Simona Halep and Elise Mertens face off in the Round of 32 at Madrid on Clay.
Simona Halep leads 4-2 over 6 previous meetings.
Simona Halep is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Lucia Bronzetti (Feb 3).
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
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