QF St. Petersburg 2022

Maria Sakkari #7 def. Elise Mertens #26

7-6(7) 6-2

Maria Sakkari defeated Elise Mertens 7-6(7) 6-2 in the 2022 St. Petersburg quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariElise Mertens
Aces63
Double faults211
First serve %57.0%58.0%
First serve points won %67.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %39.0%24.0%
Break points saved %76.0%45.0%
Break points converted %55.0%24.0%
Service points won %55.0%46.0%
Return points won %54.0%45.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%
Match Serve+-2.0-11.5
Match Return++11.4+2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2022 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariElise Mertens
Country GRE BEL
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Nov 17, 1995
Age2626
Height172 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)726
Ranking points (entering)4,0712,091
Elo (entering)1,9541,876
Current career W-L266–211320–205
Current career earnings$14,983,434$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sakkari #7 2 1 Elise Mertens #26

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Alexandrova #436-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2022R16
Anastasia Potapova #756-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2022R32

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irina-Camelia Begu #566-4 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2022SF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Martic #706-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2022R16
Alizé Cornet #373-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2022R32