Coco Gauff vs Elise Mertens — Round of 16, China Open 2026
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China Open 2026
WTA 1000HardBeijing, China
Rounds
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this draw
Coco Gauff seeded 4
7 Oct 2026 at UTC
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw
Elise Mertens seeded 17
What this match is worth
On the line
Winner +215Loser +120
Ranking after
- GauffWin No. 4 or better · Lose No. 4
- MertensWin No. 17 or better · Lose No. 19
Where to watch
Both roads here
🇺🇸C. GauffCoco Gauff
Round
E. MertensElise Mertens🇧🇪
🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio Serrano
R64
K. VolynetsKatie Volynets🇺🇸
🇨🇳X. SunXinran Sun
R32
J. OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko🇱🇻
Coco Gauff and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Coco Gauff beat Maria Camila Osorio Serrano; Elise Mertens beat Katie Volynets. Round of 32: Coco Gauff beat Xinran Sun; Elise Mertens beat Jelena Ostapenko
Tournament run stats
4–1
Sets won
4–2
60%
Games won
59%
1–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
1
Deciding sets
2
Head to head
1–0 Gauff