Elise Mertens vs Iga Świątek — Quarterfinal, China Open 2026

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China Open 2026

WTA 1000HardBeijing, China

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final · Sun

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 17

9 Oct 2026 at UTC

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 9 going into this draw

Iga Świątek seeded 9

What this match is worth

On the line

Winner +390Loser +215

Ranking after

  • MertensWin No. 16 or better · Lose No. 17
  • ŚwiątekWin No. 9 or better · Lose No. 10

Where to watch

Both roads here

🇧🇪E. MertensElise Mertens
Round
I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱

🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie Volynets

R64

X. GaoXinyu Gao🇨🇳

🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko

R32

D. VekicDonna Vekic🇭🇷

🇺🇸C. GauffCoco Gauff

R16

I. JovicIva Jovic🇺🇸

Elise Mertens and Iga Świątek reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Elise Mertens beat Katie Volynets; Iga Świątek beat Xinyu Gao. Round of 32: Elise Mertens beat Jelena Ostapenko; Iga Świątek beat Donna Vekic. Round of 16: Elise Mertens beat Coco Gauff; Iga Świątek beat Iva Jovic

Tournament run stats

6–2

Sets won

6–1

61%

Games won

64%

0–0

Tiebreaks

1–0

2

Deciding sets

1