Elise Mertens def. Polina Kudermetova — Round of 64, Wuhan Open 2025

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Wuhan Open 2025

WTA 1000HardWuhan, China

Played6 Oct 2025

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

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens 7 6

🇺🇿ranked WTA number 76 going into this draw

Polina Kudermetova 65 3

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvP. KudermetovaPolina Kudermetova🇺🇿

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇺🇿Polina Kudermetova

Match stats

Serve

8

Aces

4

6

Double faults

6

56%

1st serve in

54%

79%

1st serve points won

66%

49%

2nd serve points won

51%

65%

Service points won

59%

10/11

Break points saved

9/11

Return

41%

Return points won

35%

2/11

Break points won

1/11

88

Total points won

77

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

3–7

0–2

Last 30 days

1–2

By surface

5–6

Hard

3–6

5–4

Clay

0–3

8–2

Grass

0–2

By round

5–2

R64

0–2

5–4

R32

1–2

8–5

First match at an event

3–8

4–5

At WTA 1000s

1–5

How their matches go

30

Completed matches

13

47%

Won in straight sets

15%

13%

Won after losing a set

0%

23%

Lost after winning a set

38%

17%

Lost in straight sets

46%

6–5

Tiebreaks

2–1

4–7

Deciding sets

0–5

14/20

Won after winning set 1

2/6

4/10

Won after losing set 1

0/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

56%

1st serve in

54%

68%

1st serve points won

68%

47%

2nd serve points won

39%

61%

Break points saved

55%

44%

Return points won

42%

43%

Break points won

38%

5.2

Aces a match

6.0

4.0

Double faults a match

6.4

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

2

Sets

4

10

Days since last match

10

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElise MertensPolina Kudermetova
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostLondon R16LostMadrid R32LostStuttgart QFLostNew York R64
🇳🇱LamensNo. 57
🇳🇱LamensNo. 57WonRome R64LostCanada R128
🇷🇴RuseNo. 98
🇷🇴RuseNo. 98Won's-Hertogenbosch FLostRome R128
Total
Total2–30–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensPolina Kudermetova
1Lost🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 38No. 38 · 26 SepBeijing R64 · 26 SepLost🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 30No. 30 · 26 SepBeijing R64 · 26 Sep
2Lost🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 91No. 91 · 11 SepGuadalajara R16 · 11 SepWon🇦🇺M. InglisMaddison InglisNo. 153No. 153 · 24 SepBeijing R128 · 24 Sep
3Lost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 93No. 93 · 29 AugNew York R32 · 29 AugLost🇨🇦M. StakusicMarina StakusicNo. 158No. 158 · 9 SepGuadalajara R32 · 9 Sep
4Won🇳🇿L. SunLulu SunNo. 102No. 102 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 AugLost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 Aug
5Won🇺🇸A. AhnAlyssa AhnR128 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 AugWon🇪🇸N. Parrizas-DiazNuria Parrizas-DiazR128 · 24 AugNew York R128 · 24 Aug
6Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 20No. 20 · 21 AugMonterrey QF · 21 AugLost🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 62No. 62 · 19 AugCleveland R16 · 19 Aug
7Won🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 55No. 55 · 20 AugMonterrey R16 · 20 AugWon🇺🇸K. ScottKatrina ScottR32 · 17 AugCleveland R32 · 17 Aug
8Won🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 77No. 77 · 18 AugMonterrey R32 · 18 AugLost🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 127No. 127 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 Aug
9Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 12No. 12 · 11 AugCincinnati R32 · 11 AugLost🇳🇱S. LamensSuzan LamensNo. 68No. 68 · 27 JulCanada R128 · 27 Jul
10Won🇺🇸C. NgounoueClervie NgounoueR64 · 9 AugCincinnati R64 · 9 AugLost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 8No. 8 · 1 JulLondon R128 · 1 Jul