🇷🇺Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#116 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 6–6
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elise Mertens have met 5 times since 2017; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova leads 3–2. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Doha (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pavlyuchenkova
🤖 Servebot
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,362 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 8, 2026
Doha
H Hard · Round of 64
Jan 29, 2024
Linz
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 29, 2023
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Jun 26, 2017
Eastbourne
G Grass · Round of 32
Apr 22, 2017
Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL
C Clay · Round Robin
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.38 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +8.34u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Pavlyuchenkova's 0%).
| Opponent | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Eala | L 36 36 | W 62 61 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 16 | L 36 26 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 36 36 | L 26 46 |
Last five matches per player
Alexandra Eala
Madrid · Round of 128
Apr 21
Barbora Krejcikova
Dubai · Round of 64
Feb 15
Elise Mertens
Doha · Round of 64
Feb 8
Mccartney Kessler
Abu Dhabi · Round of 32
Feb 1
Zhuoxuan Bai
Australian Open · Round of 128
Jan 19
Sorana Cirstea
Brisbane · Round of 64
Jan 4
Victoria Azarenka
Us Open · Round of 64
Aug 25
Dayana Yastremska
Us Open · Round of 128
Aug 25
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Laura Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–42 matches
| Metric | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 57% |
| Sets won | 38% | 59% |
| Games won | 46% | 55% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 1 |
| BJK Cup | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
