Elise Mertens def. Alexandra Eala — Round of 32, Bad Homburg Open 2026
WTA 500GrassBad Homburg, Germany
Played22 Jun 2026
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 24 going into this drawWon
Elise Mertens 6 6
🇵🇭ranked WTA number 35 going into this draw
Alexandra Eala 3 3
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
🇵🇭Alexandra Eala
Match stats
Serve
10
Aces
2
5
Double faults
3
67%
1st serve in
54%
84%
1st serve points won
73%
37%
2nd serve points won
29%
68%
Service points won
53%
4/5
Break points saved
5/9
Return
47%
Return points won
32%
4/9
Break points won
1/5
71
Total points won
54
Head to head
2–0 Mertens
- This matchBad Homburg R32won by Mertens
- 2026ClayMadrid R64won by Mertens
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
5–5
Last 10 matches
5–5
3–3
Last 30 days
4–3
By surface
2–2
Grass
4–2
11–6
Hard
12–7
5–4
Clay
4–6
By round
6–4
R32
8–3
0–6
R16
4–4
12–0
First match at an event
10–5
2–2
At WTA 500s
7–6
How their matches go
30
Completed matches
33
47%
Won in straight sets
39%
13%
Won after losing a set
15%
13%
Lost after winning a set
9%
27%
Lost in straight sets
36%
1–3
Tiebreaks
3–2
4–4
Deciding sets
5–3
15/17
Won after winning set 1
15/18
3/13
Won after losing set 1
3/15
Serve and return, last 5 matches
59%
1st serve in
58%
67%
1st serve points won
66%
43%
2nd serve points won
43%
53%
Break points saved
54%
39%
Return points won
40%
34%
Break points won
48%
3.2
Aces a match
3.6
4.4
Double faults a match
2.2
Last 14 days
4
Matches
6
9
Sets
12
5
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Elise Mertens | Alexandra Eala |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2 | ||
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2 | LostMelbourne R16 | WonBerlin R16LostRome R32 |
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 14 | ||
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 14 | WonRome R32 | WonDubai R32 |
| 🇷🇺Pavlyuchenkova | ||
| 🇷🇺Pavlyuchenkova | WonDoha R64 | WonMadrid R128 |
| 🇨🇿MuchováNo. 10 | ||
| 🇨🇿MuchováNo. 10 | LostStuttgart R16 | LostMiami R16 |
| 🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 18 | ||
| 🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 18 | LostMiami R32 | WonDubai R16 |
| 🇺🇸GauffNo. 7 | ||
| 🇺🇸GauffNo. 7 | LostDubai R16 | WonIndian Wells R32LostDubai QF |
| Total | ||
| Total | 2–4 | 5–3 |