Karolína Muchová def. Elise Mertens — Round of 16, Stuttgart Open 2026
WTA 500ClayStuttgart, Germany
Played16 Apr 2026
🇨🇿ranked WTA number 12 going into this drawWon
Karolína Muchová seeded 7 1 6 6
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 20 going into this draw
Elise Mertens 6 3 0
🇨🇿Karolína Muchová
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
Match stats
Serve
4
Aces
1
2
Double faults
9
62%
1st serve in
60%
56%
1st serve points won
61%
42%
2nd serve points won
32%
51%
Service points won
49%
2/6
Break points saved
7/13
Return
51%
Return points won
49%
6/13
Break points won
4/6
75
Total points won
73
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
6–4
5–1
Last 30 days
2–1
By surface
1–0
Clay
1–0
20–5
Hard
11–7
By round
4–2
R16
0–3
3–1
QF
1–0
6–2
At WTA 500s
1–0
How their matches go
24
Completed matches
19
58%
Won in straight sets
53%
21%
Won after losing a set
11%
8%
Lost after winning a set
11%
13%
Lost in straight sets
26%
3–0
Tiebreaks
0–2
5–2
Deciding sets
2–2
15/16
Won after winning set 1
11/12
4/8
Won after losing set 1
1/7
Serve and return, last 5 matches
69%
1st serve in
60%
70%
1st serve points won
70%
54%
2nd serve points won
47%
58%
Break points saved
59%
41%
Return points won
46%
52%
Break points won
42%
3.6
Aces a match
4.2
1.2
Double faults a match
3.6
Last 14 days
1
Matches
1
2
Sets
2
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Karolína Muchová | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸GauffNo. 3 | ||
| 🇺🇸GauffNo. 3 | LostMiami SFLostMelbourne R16 | LostDubai R16 |
| 🇨🇦MbokoNo. 9 | ||
| 🇨🇦MbokoNo. 9 | WonMiami QFWonDoha F | WonPerth & Sydney RR |
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 11 | ||
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 11 | LostTokyo QF | LostIndian Wells R32LostPerth & Sydney SF |
| 🇨🇿ValentovaNo. 50 | ||
| 🇨🇿ValentovaNo. 50 | WonDoha R32 | LostOsaka R16 |
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2 | ||
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2 | WonBrisbane QF | LostMelbourne R16 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 4–3 | 1–5 |