Diana Shnaider def. Elise Mertens — Round of 16, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2025
WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy
Played12 May 2025
🇷🇺ranked WTA number 11 going into this drawWon
Diana Shnaider seeded 13 6 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 24 going into this draw
Elise Mertens seeded 25 2 3
Head to head
1–1 level
- This matchRome R16won by Shnaider
- 2025ClayStuttgart R16won by Mertens
Form going in
6–4
Won–lost, last 10 matches
6–4
5–2
Won–lost, last 30 days
5–2
🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 65
No. 65 · R32Rome R32
J. PegulaJessica Pegula🇺🇸No. 3
No. 3 · R32Rome R32
🇺🇸C. DolehideCaroline DolehideNo. 71
No. 71 · R64Rome R64
S. LamensSuzan Lamens🇳🇱No. 73
No. 73 · R64Rome R64
🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2
No. 2 · R16Madrid R16
A. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾No. 1
No. 1 · R32Madrid R32
🇱🇻A. SevastovaAnastasija Sevastova
R32Madrid R32
M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio Serrano🇨🇴No. 52
No. 52 · R64Madrid R64
🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 80
No. 80 · R64Madrid R64
A. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾No. 1
No. 1 · QFStuttgart QF
🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 29
No. 29 · R16Stuttgart R16
D. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider🇷🇺No. 13
No. 13 · R16Stuttgart R16
🇷🇺V. KudermetovaVeronika Kudermetova
R32Stuttgart R32
A. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich🇧🇾No. 109
No. 109 · R32Stuttgart R32
🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 20
No. 20 · R16Charleston R16
Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng🇨🇳No. 9
No. 9 · R16Charleston R16
🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 56
No. 56 · R32Charleston R32
V. GrachevaVarvara Gracheva🇫🇷No. 65
No. 65 · R32Charleston R32
🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 82
No. 82 · R64Miami R64
I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱No. 2
No. 2 · R32Miami R32
All 10 matches
🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 29
No. 29 · R16Stuttgart R16
D. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider🇷🇺No. 13
No. 13 · R16Stuttgart R16
🇷🇺V. KudermetovaVeronika Kudermetova
R32Stuttgart R32
A. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich🇧🇾No. 109
No. 109 · R32Stuttgart R32
🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 20
No. 20 · R16Charleston R16
Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng🇨🇳No. 9
No. 9 · R16Charleston R16
🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 56
No. 56 · R32Charleston R32
V. GrachevaVarvara Gracheva🇫🇷No. 65
No. 65 · R32Charleston R32
🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 82
No. 82 · R64Miami R64
I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱No. 2
No. 2 · R32Miami R32
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
1–2
3 players
1–2
Lost0-6 7-6 4-6Madrid R16 · No. 2
Lost6-7 1-6Miami R32 · No. 2
Won5-7 6-2 6-3Stuttgart R32
Won6-1 0-6 6-2Hobart QF
Lost2-6 1-6Charleston R16 · No. 20
Lost4-6 2-6Doha R16 · No. 25
Stats, 6 months going in
By surface
6–3
Clay
6–3
7–8
Hard
15–6
By round
1–4
R16
3–2
0–1
QF
2–1
6–5
At WTA 1000s
8–5
How their matches go
23
Completed matches
29
39%
Won in straight sets
55%
13%
Won after losing a set
14%
26%
Lost after winning a set
14%
22%
Lost in straight sets
17%
4–6
Tiebreaks
4–2
3–6
Deciding sets
4–4
10/10
Won after winning set 1
17/18
2/13
Won after losing set 1
3/11
Last 14 days
3
Matches
2
7
Sets
5
2
Days since last match
2