SF Libéma Open 2025

Elise Mertens #25 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #19

2-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Elise Mertens defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 7-6(7) 6-4 in the 2025 Libéma Open semifinal on grass courts on June 14, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
75
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
106
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.8%51.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
58.9%73.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.5%46.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
76.2%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.3%60.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%23.8%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.8%41.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
+1.5+3.3
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.
-3.3-1.5

* 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.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensEkaterina Alexandrova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Nov 15, 1994
Age2930
Height179 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2519
Ranking points (entering)1,7462,378
Elo (entering)1,9241,959
Current career W-L326–209256–200
Current career earnings$21,186,310$11,519,258
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yue Yuan #846-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2025QF
Maria Sakkari #856-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 2025R16
Viktoriya Tomova #766-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 9, 2025R32

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena-Gabriela Ruse #806-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2025F

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #395-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2025QF
Anna Blinkova #706-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2025R16
Mariam Bolkvadze #1896-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 10, 2025R32