Daria Kasatkina def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Qatar Open 2026
WTA 1000HardDoha, Qatar
Played10 Feb 2026
🇦🇺ranked WTA number 62 going into this drawWon
Daria Kasatkina 6 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this draw
Elise Mertens seeded 16 4 0
🇦🇺Daria Kasatkina
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
Match stats
Serve
0
Aces
2
6
Double faults
4
67%
1st serve in
55%
65%
1st serve points won
47%
43%
2nd serve points won
39%
58%
Service points won
44%
3/5
Break points saved
3/9
Return
56%
Return points won
42%
6/9
Break points won
2/5
72
Total points won
54
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
3–7
Last 10 matches
7–3
2–3
Last 30 days
4–1
By surface
4–8
Hard
13–9
By round
1–2
R32
3–3
0–2
R16
1–3
1–2
At WTA 1000s
2–3
How their matches go
12
Completed matches
21
17%
Won in straight sets
52%
17%
Won after losing a set
10%
42%
Lost after winning a set
24%
25%
Lost in straight sets
14%
1–3
Tiebreaks
2–3
2–5
Deciding sets
2–5
3/3
Won after winning set 1
12/16
1/9
Won after losing set 1
1/5
Serve and return, last 5 matches
67%
1st serve in
59%
56%
1st serve points won
78%
41%
2nd serve points won
41%
48%
Break points saved
50%
51%
Return points won
51%
52%
Break points won
58%
1.6
Aces a match
3.8
7.6
Double faults a match
3.2
Last 14 days
2
Matches
1
6
Sets
2
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Daria Kasatkina | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵UchijimaNo. 87 | ||
| 🇯🇵UchijimaNo. 87 | WonDoha R64 | WonMelbourne R64 |
| 🇨🇿BartunkovaNo. 108 | ||
| 🇨🇿BartunkovaNo. 108 | LostMelbourne R128 | WonMelbourne R32 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 1–1 | 2–0 |