SF San Jose 2021

Daria Kasatkina #31 def. Elise Mertens #17

6-3 6-2

Daria Kasatkina defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2 in the 2021 San Jose semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDaria KasatkinaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
17
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.9%52.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.5%57.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%78.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.1%52.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
21.4%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.2%26.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+16.4-3.9
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.
+3.9-16.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDaria KasatkinaElise Mertens
Country AUS BEL
Birth dateMay 7, 1997Nov 17, 1995
Age2425
Height170 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3117
Ranking points (entering)2,0903,495
Elo (entering)1,8921,901
Current career W-L324–232320–205
Current career earnings$15,115,757$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Daria Kasatkina #31 1 1 Elise Mertens #17

Path

Daria Kasatkina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magda Linette #456-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 2021QF
Caroline Garcia #683-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2021R16

Daria Kasatkina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Danielle Collins #363-6 7-6(10) 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 8, 2021F

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yulia Putintseva #356-3 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 2021QF
Kristina Mladenovic #606-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2021R16