SF Qatar Open 2019

Elise Mertens #21 def. Angelique Kerber #6

6-4 2-6 6-1

Elise Mertens defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the 2019 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%47.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
56.6%63.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.1%48.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.4%55.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.3%41.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
+1.6-1.1
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.
+1.1-1.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensAngelique Kerber
Country BEL GER
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Jan 18, 1988
Age2331
Height179 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)216
Ranking points (entering)2,3354,965
Elo (entering)1,8761,937
Current career W-L320–205477–277
Current career earnings$20,298,565$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kiki Bertens #86-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2019QF
Kristyna Pliskova #906-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2019R16
Katerina Siniakova #446-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2019R32

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #33-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2019F

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Strycova #491-6 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2019QF
Anett Kontaveit #206-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2019R16