R16 Australian Open 2020

Simona Halep #3 def. Elise Mertens #17

6-4 6-4

Simona Halep defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-4 in the 2020 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepElise Mertens
Aces20
Double faults13
First serve %68.0%66.0%
First serve points won %74.0%56.0%
Second serve points won %33.0%43.0%
Break points saved %40.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%60.0%
Service points won %61.0%52.0%
Return points won %48.0%39.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepElise Mertens
Country ROU BEL
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Nov 17, 1995
Age2824
Height168 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)317
Ranking points (entering)5,5612,250
Elo (entering)1,9551,860
Current career W-L449–201320–205
Current career earnings$40,236,618$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #3 2 1 Elise Mertens #17

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yulia Putintseva #386-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2020R32
Harriet Dart #1736-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2020R64
Jennifer Brady #497-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2020R128

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anett Kontaveit #316-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2020QF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Catherine Bellis #6006-1 6-7(5) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2020R32
Heather Watson #756-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2020R64
Danka Kovinic #866-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2020R128