LIVE RANKINGS. Pliskova loses positions before facing Mertens in Cincinnati

See the the live rankings of Karolina Pliskova before taking on Elise Mertens in the 2nd round of the Western & Southern Open

Wednesday Live Ranking Karolina Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova is about to play against Elise Mertens on Wednesday the 17th of August in Cincinnati. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Karolina Pliskova is presently ranked no.17 positioned as Czech no.1 with 2297 points ahead of Barbora Krejcikova who has 2163 points and is ranked no.19.

On the other side, Elise Mertens is now ranked no.33 occupying the position of Belgian no.1 with 1390 points preceding Alison Van Uytvanck who has 1235 points and is ranked no.42.

Live Rankings

She is 5 places down after losing 290 points to be the new world no.19. Her career-best rank was no.1.

Karolina Pliskova will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Mertens in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Veronika Kudermetova who has 2161 points. If Pliskova wins, she will have 2052 points.

Pliskova will have only 430 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. The point will be dropped on the 12th of September (U.S. Open – New York)

In her live rankings, out of 2007 points, Karolina has gained 1605 points (80%) on Hard Court, 301 points (15%) on Clay and 101 points (5%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Pliskova is still ranked no.44 placed as the Czech no.4.

H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Elise Mertens

Pliskova and Mertens played each other twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Pliskova.

The last time that they played each other it was in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) when Pliskova won 6-3 3-6 6-0. The prediction is Pliskova to win in 3 sets.

Highlights Karolina Pliskova vs Elise Mertens – Rome 19-September-2020

Pliskova in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022

Karolina Pliskova

13 - 7win/loss

Hard
7-6
I Hard
5-0
Clay
1-1
32 year old
LWLLLWWWWW
2024 Highlights

Ranked no.17, the Czech has a composed 15-13 win-loss record in 2022. Pliskova is playing in Cincinnati where she beat Venus Williams 7-5 6-1.

Karolina Pliskova will play the world no.33 Elise Mertens in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Court 7. Their record is 2-0 for Pliskova.

Karolina won 16 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Pliskova
Cincinnati
Pliskova's Record
Pliskova
Projected
Draw

Mertens in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022

Elise Mertens

14 - 12win/loss

Hard
9-7
I Hard
1-1
Clay
4-4
28 year old
LWLLWLWWLL
2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.33, Mertens owns a 19-17 match record in 2022. Mertens is now playing in Cincinnati where she toppled Anhelina Kalinina 6-1 6-1.

Elise Mertens will face the world no.17 Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Court 7. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Pliskova.

Elise won 6 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts and 2 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)

Mertens
Cincinnati
Mertens's Record
Mertens
Projected
Draw