Elise Mertens def. Elena Rybakina — Round of 32, Wimbledon 2026
Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain29 Jun – 12 Jul
🇧🇪25 seedWon
🇰🇿2 seed
Points earned
+240
Mertens · Rybakina banks 130
Head to head
1–1 level
In Setlex records · including this match
Around this match
Title defence
Iga Świątek still in — won it in 2025
Seeds left
21 of 30 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7…
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇩🇪Laura Siegemund
6-2 6-4
Lois Boisson🇫🇷
6-4 1-6 6-3
🇷🇺Maria Timofeeva
2-6 6-3 6-0
Caty McNally🇺🇸
6-1 6-2
Elise Mertens and Elena Rybakina reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Elise Mertens beat Laura Siegemund; Elena Rybakina beat Lois Boisson. Round of 64: Elise Mertens beat Maria Timofeeva; Elena Rybakina beat Caty McNally
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
4–1
Sets won
4–1
63%
Games won
61%
0–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
1
Deciding sets
1
Elise Mertens left, Elena Rybakinaright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.
Previous meetings
1 meeting in Setlex records
Elena Rybakina leads 1–0
2025 · Hard
Elena Rybakina won — Cincinnati, USA, Round of 32
4-6 6-3 7-5