R32 Guangzhou Open 2017

Yafan Wang #147 def. Elise Mertens #40

6-2 7-6(5)

Yafan Wang defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2017 Guangzhou Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYafan WangElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.7%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.6%60.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.2%38.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.0%51.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.8%44.0%
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.
-0.5-5.3
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.
+5.3+0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldYafan WangElise Mertens
Country CHN BEL
Birth dateApr 30, 1994Nov 17, 1995
Age2321
Height170 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14740
Ranking points (entering)3881,338
Elo (entering)1,5651,726
Current career W-L72–90320–205
Current career earnings$3,751,062$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Yafan Wang #147 0 0 Elise Mertens #40

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