Aryna Sabalenka def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Mutua Madrid Open 2025
WTA 1000ClayMadrid, Spain
Played27 Apr 2025
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 3 6 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 26 going into this draw
Elise Mertens seeded 28 6 2 1
Head to head
3–0 Sabalenka
- This matchMadrid R32won by Sabalenka
- 2025ClayStuttgart QFwon by Sabalenka
- 2023HardMelbourne R32won by Sabalenka
Form going in
9–1
Won–lost, last 10 matches
6–4
5–1
Won–lost, last 30 days
4–2
🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 75
No. 75 · R64Madrid R64
M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio Serrano🇨🇴No. 52
No. 52 · R64Madrid R64
🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 24
No. 24 · FStuttgart F
A. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾No. 1
No. 1 · QFStuttgart QF
🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 6
No. 6 · SFStuttgart SF
D. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider🇷🇺No. 13
No. 13 · R16Stuttgart R16
🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 29
No. 29 · QFStuttgart QF
A. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich🇧🇾No. 109
No. 109 · R32Stuttgart R32
🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 38
No. 38 · R16Stuttgart R16
Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng🇨🇳No. 9
No. 9 · R16Charleston R16
🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4
No. 4 · FMiami F
V. GrachevaVarvara Gracheva🇫🇷No. 65
No. 65 · R32Charleston R32
🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 6
No. 6 · SFMiami SF
I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱No. 2
No. 2 · R32Miami R32
🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 9
No. 9 · QFMiami QF
P. StearnsPeyton Stearns🇺🇸No. 44
No. 44 · R64Miami R64
🇺🇸D. CollinsDanielle Rose Collins
R16Miami R16
M. KeysMadison Keys🇺🇸No. 5
No. 5 · R32Indian Wells R32
🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 104
No. 104 · R32Miami R32
K. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺No. 76
No. 76 · R64Indian Wells R64
All 10 matches
🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4
No. 4 · FMiami F
V. GrachevaVarvara Gracheva🇫🇷No. 65
No. 65 · R32Charleston R32
🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 6
No. 6 · SFMiami SF
I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱No. 2
No. 2 · R32Miami R32
🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 9
No. 9 · QFMiami QF
P. StearnsPeyton Stearns🇺🇸No. 44
No. 44 · R64Miami R64
🇺🇸D. CollinsDanielle Rose Collins
R16Miami R16
M. KeysMadison Keys🇺🇸No. 5
No. 5 · R32Indian Wells R32
🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 104
No. 104 · R32Miami R32
K. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺No. 76
No. 76 · R64Indian Wells R64
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
8–3
9 players
3–6
Won6-2 7-5Miami QF · No. 9
Lost3-6 6-3 3-6Charleston R16 · No. 9
Won7-5 6-2Miami F · No. 4
Lost4-6 2-6Melbourne R64 · No. 7
Won6-0 6-1Indian Wells SF · No. 5
Lost3-6 6-2 5-7Melbourne F · No. 20
Lost2-6 7-6 4-6Indian Wells R32 · No. 5
Won7-6 6-3Indian Wells R64 · No. 56
Lost4-6 6-3 0-6Hobart F
Lost3-6 2-6Dubai R16 · No. 39
Won7-6 6-4Melbourne R32 · No. 41
Won6-0 ret.Doha R64 · No. 34
Won6-3 6-4Dubai R32
Won6-1 0-6 6-2Hobart QF
All 9 players
Won6-4 6-2Melbourne SF · No. 12
Lost2-6 1-6Dubai R32 · No. 10
Lost6-3 3-6 6-7Doha R32 · No. 25
Lost4-6 2-6Doha R16 · No. 25
Won6-4 6-0Brisbane R32
Won6-4 6-3Hobart R16
Stats, 6 months going in
By surface
4–1
Clay
4–2
23–4
Hard
15–6
By round
5–1
R32
5–3
5–1
R16
3–2
13–3
At WTA 1000s
6–4
How their matches go
30
Completed matches
26
77%
Won in straight sets
58%
7%
Won after losing a set
12%
10%
Lost after winning a set
12%
7%
Lost in straight sets
19%
3–1
Tiebreaks
4–2
2–3
Deciding sets
3–3
24/26
Won after winning set 1
16/16
1/4
Won after losing set 1
2/10
Last 14 days
4
Matches
4
8
Sets
8
2
Days since last match
2