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Elise Mertens #20 def. Vera Lapko #130

6-1 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Apr 14, 2018*
Tournament	Lugano
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Elise Mertens
Score	6-1 4-6 6-4
Loser	Vera Lapko

Stat	Elise Mertens	Vera Lapko
Aces	1	2
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	58	50
First serve points won %	69	56
Second serve points won %	40	38
Break points saved %	44	60
Break points converted %	40	56
Service points won %	57	47
Return points won %	53	43
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Elise Mertens	Vera Lapko
Country	BEL	BLR
Birth date	Nov 17, 1995	Sep 29, 1998
Age	22	19
Height	179	184
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	130
Ranking points (entering)	2,200	493
Elo (entering)	1,820	1,654
Career W-L	311–199	22–30
Career earnings	$20,040,505	$877,415

Pre-match H2H

Elise Mertens 0 – 0 Vera Lapko

Path

Elise Mertens's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 14, 2018	QF	Mona Barthel	6-4 5-7 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 2018	R16	Marketa Vondrousova	6-2 5-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2018	R32	Mandy Minella	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Elise Mertens's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 15, 2018	F	Aryna Sabalenka	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Vera Lapko's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 14, 2018	QF	Kirsten Flipkens	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 2018	R16	Danka Kovinic	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2018	R32	Anett Kontaveit	3-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 9, 2018	Q2	Cagla Buyukakcay	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 8, 2018	Q1	Simona Waltert	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data