R16 Monterrey Open 2023

Elise Mertens #42 def. Elena-Gabriela Ruse #160

6-3 3-6 6-2

Elise Mertens defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the 2023 Monterrey Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensElena-Gabriela Ruse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
56
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.8%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.9%61.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.2%35.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.9%50.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.3%42.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+1.2-6.1
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.
+6.0-1.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensElena-Gabriela Ruse
Country BEL ROU
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Nov 6, 1997
Age2725
Height179 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)42160
Ranking points (entering)1,214398
Elo (entering)1,8151,719
Current career W-L320–20563–84
Current career earnings$20,298,565$3,842,205
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diana Shnaider #946-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2023R32

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elisabetta Cocciaretto #496-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2023QF

Elena-Gabriela Ruse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Camila Giorgi #466-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2023R32
Jesika Maleckova #3585-7 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2023Q2
Simona Waltert #1246-7(4) 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2023Q1