Alexandra Eala vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇵🇭Alexandra Eala
#19 · 21 yrs · Left-Handed
3w3 meetings · sets 0–6
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Alexandra Eala and Elise Mertens have met 3 times since 2023; Elise Mertens leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Jasmin Open Tunisia - Monastir in 2023 on hard. Mertens has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Eala has taken 0 sets to Mertens's 6. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Eala | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexandra Eala | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 26/38 | 71% | 24/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 22/64 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 16/32 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 15/30 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 71% | 5/7 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 31/39 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 26/39 | 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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Eala 0, Mertens 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Eala
🏹 Frontrunner
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,247 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jun 22, 2026
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg
G Grass · 1st Round
Apr 24, 2026
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Oct 17, 2023
Jasmin Open Tunisia - Monastir
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Eala | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexandra Eala | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 62% | 8/13 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Eala | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–4 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | +21.3% | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | +2.77u | +3.74u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Eala | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 6 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km |
| Route | SGP | 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
Eala has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Mertens's 50%).
| Opponent | Eala | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Qinwen Zheng | W 46 64 61 | L 57 26 |
| Iga Swiatek | W 76 62 | W 76 63 |
| Coco Gauff | W | W 63 63 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | L 46 57 | W 62 36 63 |
| Naomi Osaka | W 64 62 | L 36 63 57 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 57 63 75 | W 16 64 62 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W | L 36 36 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 46 06 | L 26 36 |
| Linda Noskova | L 26 46 | L 36 57 |
| Jasmine Paolini | L 46 64 36 | W 46 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tatiana Prozorova
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Iva Jovic
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 6
Oleksandra Oliynykova
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Mary Stoiana
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Amanda Anisimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 10
Caty Mcnally
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
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 · 55–64 matches
| Metric | Eala | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 62% |
| Sets won | 57% | 59% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Eala | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Eala | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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