TENNIS365 · NEWS Coco Gauff withdraws from next event immediately after shock defeat to Elise Mertens in Beijing Gauff vs Mertens
China Open • Round of 16 • Hard • PLAYED Oct 7, 2026
Coco Gauff vs Elise Mertens: Result & Final Score
79% Gauff people predicted · before the match 21% Mertens
Settled at 100%
FINAL · Mertens 6-3 6-3
Final Oct 7, 2026 final score
Coco Gauff (serving) 33
Elise Mertens (winner) (serving) 66 Match Summary
How the match was won, set by set – the better number on each line is marked.
Elise Mertens beat Coco Gauff 6-3 6-3: 2 aces, 4 of 12 break points, 58% of all points. Priced at 21% before the match.
Coco Gauff | Statistic | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aces | 2 |
| 8 | Double Faults | 2 |
| 52% | 1st serve percentage | 60% |
| 20/33 61% | 1st serve points won | 24/30 80% |
| 13/31 42% | 2nd serve points won | 10/20 50% |
| 1/1 100% | Break Points Converted | 4/12 33% |
| 8/12 67% | Break Points Saved | 0/1 0% |
| 32/63 51% | Service Points Won | 34/50 68% |
| 6/30 20% | 1st return points won | 13/33 39% |
| 10/20 50% | 2nd return points won | 18/31 58% |
| 16/50 32% | Return Points Won | 31/63 49% |
| 48/113 42% | Total Points Won | 65/113 58% |
| 5/9 56% | Service games won | 8/9 89% |
| 1/9 11% | Return games won | 4/9 44% |
| 6/18 33% | Total games won | 12/18 67% |
Coco Gauff | Statistic | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aces | 0 |
| 5 | Double Faults | 1 |
| 56% | 1st serve percentage | 62% |
| 12/22 55% | 1st serve points won | 8/13 62% |
| 6/17 35% | 2nd serve points won | 4/8 50% |
| 1/1 100% | Break Points Converted | 3/10 30% |
| 7/10 70% | Break Points Saved | 0/1 0% |
| 17/38 45% | Service Points Won | 12/21 57% |
| 5/13 38% | 1st return points won | 10/22 45% |
| 4/8 50% | 2nd return points won | 11/17 65% |
| 9/21 43% | Return Points Won | 21/38 55% |
| 26/59 44% | Total Points Won | 33/59 56% |
| 2/5 40% | Service games won | 3/4 75% |
| 1/4 25% | Return games won | 3/5 60% |
| 3/9 33% | Total games won | 6/9 67% |
Coco Gauff | Statistic | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aces | 2 |
| 3 | Double Faults | 1 |
| 44% | 1st serve percentage | 59% |
| 8/11 73% | 1st serve points won | 16/17 94% |
| 7/14 50% | 2nd serve points won | 6/12 50% |
| 0/0 0% | Break Points Converted | 1/2 50% |
| 1/2 50% | Break Points Saved | 0/0 0% |
| 15/25 60% | Service Points Won | 22/29 76% |
| 1/17 6% | 1st return points won | 3/11 27% |
| 6/12 50% | 2nd return points won | 7/14 50% |
| 7/29 24% | Return Points Won | 10/25 40% |
| 22/54 41% | Total Points Won | 32/54 59% |
| 3/4 75% | Service games won | 5/5 100% |
| 0/5 0% | Return games won | 1/4 25% |
| 3/9 33% | Total games won | 6/9 67% |
Players
Ranking, season record, form and the basics side by side.
Coco Gauff leads the head-to-head 3–1 · completed tour-level meetings, this match included
Coco Gauff | Fact | Elise Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| No. 4 | Current ranking | No. 19 |
| 7,244 | Ranking points | 2,165 |
| 46–14 | 2026 record | 31–19 |
| WWLWW | Last 5 matches | WLLWW |
| 22 | Age | 30 |
| 175 cm | Height | 179 cm |
| | Country | Belgium |
| 2018 | Turned pro | 2010 |
Past Match-ups
Their most recent completed meetings, latest first.
Gauff 3 0 Mertens
- 2024 MAR WTA Indian Wells · 1/8-finals
Gauff ✓ 66
Mertens 02 - 2023 SEP WTA US Open · 1/16-finals
Gauff ✓ 36
Mertens 63 - 2022 MAY French Open · 1/8-finals
Gauff ✓ 6
Mertens 4
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