QF San Jose 2021

Elise Mertens #17 def. Yulia Putintseva #35

6-3 7-6(8)

Elise Mertens defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 7-6(8) in the 2021 San Jose quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensYulia Putintseva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.4%67.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.6%65.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
35.7%36.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.5%55.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.2%39.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.5%47.5%
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.
+3.8-0.8
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.
+0.8-3.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensYulia Putintseva
Country BEL KAZ
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Jan 7, 1995
Age2526
Height179 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1735
Ranking points (entering)3,4951,865
Elo (entering)1,8891,807
Current career W-L325–209268–265
Current career earnings$21,155,310$10,613,860
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kristina Mladenovic #606-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2021R16

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Kasatkina #313-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 7, 2021SF

Yulia Putintseva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ajla Tomljanovic #503-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2021R16
Donna Vekic #537-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2021R32