R32 Qatar Open 2020

Yulia Putintseva #32 def. Elise Mertens #23

4-6 6-3 6-2

Yulia Putintseva defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2020 Qatar Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Feb 26, 2020*
Tournament
Qatar Open
Edition
2020
Category
Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Round
R32

Match Statistics

StatYulia PutintsevaElise Mertens
Aces24
Double faults14
First serve %74.0%56.0%
First serve points won %69.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %61.0%53.0%
Break points saved %80.0%20.0%
Break points converted %80.0%20.0%
Service points won %67.0%62.0%
Return points won %38.0%33.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%
Match Serve++10.1+4.8
Match Return+-4.8-10.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2020 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYulia PutintsevaElise Mertens
Country KAZ BEL
Birth dateJan 7, 1995Nov 17, 1995
Age2524
Height163 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3223
Ranking points (entering)1,4751,950
Elo (entering)1,7881,861
Current career W-L268–264320–205
Current career earnings$10,423,860$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Yulia Putintseva #32 0 – 0 Elise Mertens #23

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Path

Yulia Putintseva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Timea Babos #986-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2020R64

Yulia Putintseva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Belinda Bencic #94-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2020R16

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Qiang Wang #286-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2020R64