Elise Mertens def. Taylor Townsend — Round of 32, Singapore Tennis Open 2025

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Singapore Tennis Open 2025

WTA 250HardSingapore

Played28 Jan 2025

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 34 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens seeded 2 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 85 going into this draw

Taylor Townsend 1 0

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvT. TownsendTaylor Townsend🇺🇸

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇺🇸Taylor Townsend

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchSingapore R32won by Mertens
  2. 2024HardMiami R64won by Townsend

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

5–5

5–2

Last 30 days

0–1

By surface

13–10

Hard

8–6

By round

5–2

R32

3–0

1–4

R16

1–2

7–3

First match at an event

5–1

6–3

At WTA 250s

–

How their matches go

22

Completed matches

13

36%

Won in straight sets

31%

23%

Won after losing a set

23%

27%

Lost after winning a set

8%

14%

Lost in straight sets

38%

1–3

Tiebreaks

2–2

5–6

Deciding sets

3–1

10/13

Won after winning set 1

6/7

3/9

Won after losing set 1

1/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

60%

1st serve in

60%

66%

1st serve points won

68%

41%

2nd serve points won

42%

54%

Break points saved

63%

41%

Return points won

40%

49%

Break points won

45%

3.2

Aces a match

8.8

5.0

Double faults a match

4.6

Last 14 days

1

Matches

1

2

Sets

3

13

Days since last match

14

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElise MertensTaylor Townsend
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 6
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 6LostMelbourne R64LostCincinnati R16
🇲🇽ZarazuaNo. 70
🇲🇽ZarazuaNo. 70WonHobart R16LostMelbourne R128
Total
Total1–10–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensTaylor Townsend
1Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 7No. 7 · 15 JanMelbourne R64 · 15 JanLost🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 76No. 76 · 14 JanMelbourne R128 · 14 Jan
2Won🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 90No. 90 · 13 JanMelbourne R128 · 13 JanLost🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 36No. 36 · 27 SepBeijing R64 · 27 Sep
3Lost🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 67No. 67 · 11 JanHobart F · 11 JanWon🇮🇹M. TrevisanMartina TrevisanR128 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 Sep
4Won🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 116No. 116 · 10 JanHobart SF · 10 JanLost🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 27No. 27 · 28 AugNew York R64 · 28 Aug
5Won🇷🇺V. KudermetovaVeronika KudermetovaQF · 9 JanHobart QF · 9 JanWon🇮🇹M. TrevisanMartina TrevisanR128 · 26 AugNew York R128 · 26 Aug
6Won🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 75No. 75 · 8 JanHobart R16 · 8 JanLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 6No. 6 · 16 AugCincinnati R16 · 16 Aug
7Won🇪🇸N. Parrizas-DiazNuria Parrizas-DiazR32 · 7 JanHobart R32 · 7 JanWon🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 12No. 12 · 15 AugCincinnati R32 · 15 Aug
8Lost🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 138No. 138 · 17 OctOsaka R16 · 17 OctWon🇺🇸C. DolehideCaroline DolehideNo. 46No. 46 · 14 AugCincinnati R64 · 14 Aug
9Won🇯🇵M. HontamaMai HontamaNo. 134No. 134 · 15 OctOsaka R32 · 15 OctLost🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 15No. 15 · 10 AugCanada QF · 10 Aug
10Lost🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 20No. 20 · 7 OctWuhan R64 · 7 OctWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 11No. 11 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 Aug