Aryna Sabalenka def. Elise Mertens — Quarterfinal, Stuttgart Open 2025
WTA 500ClayStuttgart, Germany
Played19 Apr 2025
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 29 going into this draw
Elise Mertens 4 1
Head to head
2–0 Sabalenka
- This matchStuttgart QFwon by Sabalenka
- 2023HardMelbourne R32won by Sabalenka
Form going in
9–1
Won–lost, last 10 matches
6–4
7–0
Won–lost, last 30 days
4–2
🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 38
No. 38 · R16Stuttgart R16
D. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider🇷🇺No. 13
No. 13 · R16Stuttgart R16
🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4
No. 4 · FMiami F
A. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich🇧🇾No. 109
No. 109 · R32Stuttgart R32
🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 6
No. 6 · SFMiami SF
Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng🇨🇳No. 9
No. 9 · R16Charleston R16
🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 9
No. 9 · QFMiami QF
V. GrachevaVarvara Gracheva🇫🇷No. 65
No. 65 · R32Charleston R32
🇺🇸D. CollinsDanielle Rose Collins
R16Miami R16
I. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱No. 2
No. 2 · R32Miami R32
🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 104
No. 104 · R32Miami R32
P. StearnsPeyton Stearns🇺🇸No. 44
No. 44 · R64Miami R64
🇧🇬V. TomovaViktoriya Tomova
R64Miami R64
M. KeysMadison Keys🇺🇸No. 5
No. 5 · R32Indian Wells R32
🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 9
No. 9 · FIndian Wells F
K. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺No. 76
No. 76 · R64Indian Wells R64
🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 5
No. 5 · SFIndian Wells SF
P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa Gibert🇪🇸No. 10
No. 10 · R32Dubai R32
🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 25
No. 25 · QFIndian Wells QF
L. FernandezLeylah Fernandez🇨🇦No. 27
No. 27 · R64Dubai R64
All 10 matches
🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 104
No. 104 · R32Miami R32
P. StearnsPeyton Stearns🇺🇸No. 44
No. 44 · R64Miami R64
🇧🇬V. TomovaViktoriya Tomova
R64Miami R64
M. KeysMadison Keys🇺🇸No. 5
No. 5 · R32Indian Wells R32
🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 9
No. 9 · FIndian Wells F
K. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺No. 76
No. 76 · R64Indian Wells R64
🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 5
No. 5 · SFIndian Wells SF
P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa Gibert🇪🇸No. 10
No. 10 · R32Dubai R32
🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 25
No. 25 · QFIndian Wells QF
L. FernandezLeylah Fernandez🇨🇦No. 27
No. 27 · R64Dubai 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
1–0
Clay
3–1
23–4
Hard
15–6
By round
4–0
QF
2–0
4–0
SF
2–0
6–0
At WTA 500s
3–1
How their matches go
26
Completed matches
24
77%
Won in straight sets
58%
8%
Won after losing a set
13%
12%
Lost after winning a set
13%
4%
Lost in straight sets
17%
3–1
Tiebreaks
4–2
2–3
Deciding sets
3–3
21/23
Won after winning set 1
15/15
1/3
Won after losing set 1
2/9
Last 14 days
0
Matches
2
0
Sets
4
21
Days since last match
3