Coco Gauff def. Elise Mertens — Round of 16, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played18 Feb 2026
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon
Coco Gauff seeded 3 2 7 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this draw
Elise Mertens 6 69 3
🇺🇸Coco Gauff
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
Match stats
Serve
1
Aces
3
16
Double faults
6
43%
1st serve in
67%
75%
1st serve points won
56%
32%
2nd serve points won
47%
51%
Service points won
53%
6/13
Break points saved
3/10
Return
47%
Return points won
49%
7/10
Break points won
7/13
96
Total points won
101
Head to head
2–0 Gauff
- This matchDubai R16won by Gauff
- 2024HardIndian Wells R16won by Gauff
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
7–3
Last 10 matches
7–3
5–2
Last 30 days
6–2
By surface
20–5
Hard
15–9
1–2
Indoor hard
–
By round
3–1
R16
1–3
3–1
QF
1–1
10–2
At WTA 1000s
4–3
How their matches go
28
Completed matches
23
57%
Won in straight sets
57%
18%
Won after losing a set
9%
7%
Lost after winning a set
17%
18%
Lost in straight sets
17%
4–2
Tiebreaks
2–3
5–2
Deciding sets
2–4
19/19
Won after winning set 1
14/17
2/9
Won after losing set 1
1/6
Serve and return, last 5 matches
65%
1st serve in
54%
66%
1st serve points won
74%
44%
2nd serve points won
46%
53%
Break points saved
55%
43%
Return points won
45%
50%
Break points won
44%
1.6
Aces a match
3.6
5.8
Double faults a match
3.0
Last 14 days
2
Matches
4
4
Sets
8
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Coco Gauff | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵UchijimaNo. 88 | ||
| 🇯🇵UchijimaNo. 88 | WonWuhan R32 | WonMelbourne R64 |
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 11 | ||
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 11 | WonBeijing R16 | LostPerth & Sydney SFLostWuhan R32 |
| 🇭🇷VekicNo. 97 | ||
| 🇭🇷VekicNo. 97 | WonNew York R64 | WonMonterrey R16 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 3–0 | 2–2 |