Elise Mertens def. Tatjana Maria — Round of 128, Roland-Garros 2026

🇫🇷
Roland-Garros 2026

Grand SlamClayParis, France

Played25 May 2026

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

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 23 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens seeded 23 7 6

🇩🇪ranked WTA number 52 going into this draw

Tatjana Maria 5 0

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvT. MariaTatjana Maria🇩🇪

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇩🇪Tatjana Maria

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

2

2

Double faults

2

64%

1st serve in

65%

74%

1st serve points won

43%

47%

2nd serve points won

32%

64%

Service points won

39%

5/8

Break points saved

3/10

Return

61%

Return points won

36%

7/10

Break points won

3/8

Points

36

Winners

11

22

Unforced errors

17

20/32

Net points won

13/28

67

Total points won

40

Head to head

3–0 Mertens

  1. This matchParis R128won by Mertens
  2. 2025HardSingapore R16won by Mertens
  3. 2024ClayStuttgart R32won by Mertens

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

5–5

2–2

Last 30 days

2–2

By surface

4–3

Clay

6–6

11–6

Hard

1–9

By round

1–0

R128

1–4

7–0

R64

0–4

9–0

First match at an event

5–10

3–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

24

Completed matches

22

50%

Won in straight sets

32%

13%

Won after losing a set

0%

17%

Lost after winning a set

14%

21%

Lost in straight sets

55%

1–3

Tiebreaks

1–3

3–4

Deciding sets

0–3

13/15

Won after winning set 1

7/8

2/9

Won after losing set 1

0/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

61%

1st serve in

62%

69%

1st serve points won

62%

51%

2nd serve points won

40%

57%

Break points saved

47%

43%

Return points won

41%

45%

Break points won

61%

4.4

Aces a match

4.8

2.8

Double faults a match

1.4

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

2

Sets

4

14

Days since last match

5

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElise MertensTatjana Maria
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 18
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 18LostMiami R32LostRome R64LostIndian Wells R128
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 39
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 39WonDubai R32LostDoha R64
Total
Total1–10–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensTatjana Maria
1Lost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 8No. 8 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 MayLost🇲🇦Y. KabbajYasmine KabbajR16 · 20 MayRabat R16 · 20 May
2Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 9No. 9 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 MayWon🇲🇦D. El JardiDiae El JardiR32 · 19 MayRabat R32 · 19 May
3Won🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 78No. 78 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 MayLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 26No. 26 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 May
4Lost🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 197No. 197 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprWon🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 57No. 57 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May
5Won🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 45No. 45 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprLost🇨🇿L. SamsonLaura SamsonNo. 172No. 172 · 21 AprMadrid R128 · 21 Apr
6Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 12No. 12 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 AprLost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 27No. 27 · 18 AprRouen SF · 18 Apr
7Won🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 85No. 85 · 14 AprStuttgart R32 · 14 AprWon🇧🇾I. ShymanovichIryna ShymanovichNo. 182No. 182 · 17 AprRouen QF · 17 Apr
8Lost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 38No. 38 · 21 MarMiami R32 · 21 MarWon🇨🇿D. SalkovaDominika SalkovaNo. 124No. 124 · 16 AprRouen R16 · 16 Apr
9Won🇺🇸E. KalievaElvina KalievaNo. 157No. 157 · 20 MarMiami R64 · 20 MarWon🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 59No. 59 · 15 AprRouen R32 · 15 Apr
10Lost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 12No. 12 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 MarLost🇺🇸S. StephensSloane StephensR32 · 6 AprLinz R32 · 6 Apr