Catherine Bellis #41 def. Elise Mertens #21

6-3 6-3

Catherine Bellis defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the 2018 Dubai Tennis Championships first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCatherine BellisElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.6%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.5%60.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%28.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.6%44.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.4%39.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+3.9-12.1
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.
+12.1-3.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldCatherine BellisElise Mertens
Country USA BEL
Birth dateApr 8, 1999Nov 17, 1995
Age1822
Height168 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4121
Ranking points (entering)1,2752,245
Elo (entering)1,8151,831
Current career W-L40–36320–205
Current career earnings$1,431,153$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.