Hontama v Mertens
WTA Tour career
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Elise Mertens takes it, 10–3 on categories
Mertens wins on first-serve points won %. Hontama’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Hontama 56 matches, Mertens 551 matches.
- Mertens averages 3.5 aces a match to Hontama’s 0.5 — 6.8 times as many.
- Hontama averages 2.5 double faults a match to Mertens’ 4.5.
- Mertens has the better first-serve points won %: 67 to Hontama’s 57.5.
- Winners’ edge: Mertens’s team won 61%, Hontama’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Mertens has 551 matches across 11 seasons, Hontama 56 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- –Titlesper game0.010 total · best 1
- 67.9First serve in %59.0
- 57.5First-serve points won %67.0
- 49.7Break points saved %56.2
- 45.2Return points won %45.6
- 0.529 total · best 4Acesper game3.51,950 total · best 14
- 10.0561 total · best 18
Head to head
02 matches
since 20232
since 20232
- Hard · 2 matchesHontama 0Mertens 2
Last meetings
- 14 Oct 2024 · Osaka · Round of 32 · HardMertens won 6-1 6-1
- 16 Oct 2023 · Monastir · Quarterfinal · HardMertens won 6-3 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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