Ajla Tomljanovic vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Ajla Tomljanovic
#108 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
15w33 meetings · sets 2–5
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Ajla Tomljanovic and Elise Mertens have met 3 times since 2018; Elise Mertens leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Rabat in 2018 on clay. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Mertens leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Tomljanovic has taken 2 sets to Mertens's 5. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at U.S. Open - New York (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tomljanovic | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ajla Tomljanovic | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 15/20 | 71% | 24/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 61% | 11/18 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 16/38 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 11/21 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 86% | 12/14 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 3/8 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | 77% | 24/31 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tomljanovic 0, Mertens 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tomljanovic
💥 Big Hitter
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Ajla Tomljanovic and Elise Mertens are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,594 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 28, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jun 15, 2021
Birmingham Classic - Birmingham
G Grass · 1st Round
May 6, 2018
Rabat
C Clay · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.05 |
| ROI % | - | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +3.74u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km |
| Route | — | SGP → ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (43% vs Tomljanovic's 29%).
| Opponent | Tomljanovic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 46 76 61 | W 61 64 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 06 | W 76 61 |
| Tereza Valentova | L 26 75 46 | L 46 16 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W 75 62 | L 36 36 |
| Jasmine Paolini | L 57 75 16 | W 46 76 63 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 64 16 67 | L 61 36 06 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 64 46 36 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mariam Bolkvadze
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Tereza Valentova
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Veronika Erjavec
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Camila Osorio
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Robin Montgomery
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Semifinals
Jun 13
Caty Mcnally
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Qinwen Zheng
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 10
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Coco Gauff
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Jelena Ostapenko
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Katie Volynets
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Maja Chwalinska
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Naomi Osaka
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 6
Maria Timofeeva
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–55 matches
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 62% |
| Sets won | 55% | 59% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tomljanovic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tomljanovic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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