R64 Wuhan Open 2025

Elise Mertens #21 def. Polina Kudermetova #73

7-6(5) 6-3

Elise Mertens defeated Polina Kudermetova 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2025 Wuhan Open first round on hard courts on October 6, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensPolina Kudermetova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
84
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
66
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.0%54.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.7%65.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.6%51.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.9%81.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.5%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
18.2%9.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%34.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.6+2.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.4-8.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensPolina Kudermetova
Country BEL UZB
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Jun 4, 2003
Age2922
Height179 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2173
Ranking points (entering)1,964919
Elo (entering)1,8731,635
Current career W-L320–20522–36
Current career earnings$20,298,565$1,715,615
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Elise Mertens's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Polina Kudermetova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktoriya Tomova #1156-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2025Q2
Yuliia Starodubtseva #867-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2025Q1