Elise Mertens def. Marie Bouzkova — Round of 16, Wimbledon 2026

🇬🇧
Wimbledon 2026

Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain

Played6 Jul 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 26 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens seeded 25 6 6

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 22 going into this draw

Marie Bouzkova seeded 21 4 4

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvM. BouzkovaMarie Bouzkova🇨🇿

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇨🇿Marie Bouzkova

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

1

4

Double faults

6

55%

1st serve in

64%

67%

1st serve points won

63%

43%

2nd serve points won

30%

56%

Service points won

51%

10/13

Break points saved

3/8

Serve speed (km/h)

185

Fastest serve

168

172

Average 1st serve

157

136

Average 2nd serve

126

Return

49%

Return points won

44%

5/8

Break points won

3/13

Points

24

Winners

15

23

Unforced errors

28

14/20

Net points won

14/22

73

Total points won

64

Head to head

2–0 Mertens

  1. This matchLondon R16won by Mertens
  2. 2026HardDubai R64won by Mertens

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

9–1

6–3

Last 30 days

9–1

By surface

6–3

Grass

9–1

10–6

Hard

4–8

5–4

Clay

9–4

By round

0–7

R16

4–2

1–0

QF

2–2

7–2

At Grand Slams

6–2

How their matches go

34

Completed matches

32

47%

Won in straight sets

44%

15%

Won after losing a set

16%

12%

Lost after winning a set

6%

26%

Lost in straight sets

34%

2–3

Tiebreaks

6–3

5–4

Deciding sets

5–2

17/19

Won after winning set 1

16/17

4/15

Won after losing set 1

3/15

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

73%

73%

1st serve points won

69%

42%

2nd serve points won

44%

66%

Break points saved

70%

46%

Return points won

44%

54%

Break points won

40%

5.8

Aces a match

2.4

6.4

Double faults a match

3.4

Last 14 days

5

Matches

3

11

Sets

8

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElise MertensMarie Bouzkova
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 42
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 42WonBerlin R32WonLondon R32
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 24
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 24WonDubai R32WonNottingham F
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 74
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 74LostMadrid R32WonNottingham SF
🇩🇪MariaNo. 112
🇩🇪MariaNo. 112WonParis R128WonNottingham QF
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5LostRome R16LostParis R32LostMiami R32LostAdelaide R16
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 71
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 71WonRome R64WonBogota F
Total
Total5–25–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensMarie Bouzkova
1Won🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 JulWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 42No. 42 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 Jul
2Won🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 92No. 92 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulWon🇮🇹T. GrantTyra Caterina GrantNo. 173No. 173 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
3Won🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 40No. 40 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 57No. 57 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
4Lost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 23 JunBad Homburg R16 · 23 JunWon🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 25No. 25 · 21 JunNottingham F · 21 Jun
5Won🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 35No. 35 · 22 JunBad Homburg R32 · 22 JunWon🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 106No. 106 · 20 JunNottingham SF · 20 Jun
6Lost🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 61No. 61 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 JunWon🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 52No. 52 · 19 JunNottingham QF · 19 Jun
7Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 35No. 35 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 JunWon🇬🇧H. KlugmanHannah KlugmanR16 · 18 JunNottingham R16 · 18 Jun
8Lost🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 77No. 77 · 11 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R16 · 11 JunWon🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 47No. 47 · 15 JunNottingham R32 · 15 Jun
9Won🇨🇦B. AndreescuBianca Vanessa AndreescuNo. 159No. 159 · 8 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 8 JunLost🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 72No. 72 · 12 JunLondon R16 · 12 Jun
10Lost🇵🇱M. ChwalinskaMaja ChwalinskaNo. 116No. 116 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 MayWon🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 123No. 123 · 9 JunLondon R32 · 9 Jun