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Elise Mertens def. Nikola Bartunkova — Semifinal, Abierto GNP Seguros 2026

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Abierto GNP Seguros 2026

WTA 500HardMonterrey, Mexico

Played29 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇧🇪2 seedranked WTA number 24 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens166

Winner meets Diane Parry

From a set down

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 38 going into this draw

Nikola Bartunkova642

What this match is worth

Points earned

+325

Mertens · Bartunkova banks 195

Head to head

2–1 Mertens

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

The other semifinal

Diane Parry d. Ann Li7-6(7) 6-4

Seeds left

2 of 7 — nos. 2, 5

Both roads here

Mertens
Round
Bartunkova

Bye

R32

Antonia Ruzic🇭🇷

6-4 6-3

🇭🇺Panna Udvardy

6-1 4-6 6-3

R16

En Shuo Liang🇹🇼

6-7(4) 7-5 6-4

🇺🇦Yuliia Starodubtseva

6-1 6-4

QF

Darja Vidmanova🇨🇿

6-4 6-7(3) 6-3

Elise Mertens and Nikola Bartunkova reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 32: Elise Mertens had a bye; Nikola Bartunkova beat Antonia Ruzic. Round of 16: Elise Mertens beat Panna Udvardy; Nikola Bartunkova beat En Shuo Liang. Quarterfinal: Elise Mertens beat Yuliia Starodubtseva; Nikola Bartunkova beat Darja Vidmanova

How they arrived

4–1

Sets won

6–2

65%

Games won

57%

0–0

Tiebreaks

0–2

1

Deciding sets

2

Previous meetings

2 meetings in Setlex records

Level at 1–1

  1. 2026 · GrassNikola Bartunkova won — Berlin, Germany, Round of 166-1 6-4
  2. 2026 · HardElise Mertens won — Melbourne, Australia, Round of 326-0 6-4