Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#444 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
19w5 meetings · sets 6–6
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elise Mertens have met 5 times since 2017; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL in 2017 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Pavlyuchenkova has taken 6 sets to Mertens's 6. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 72% | 21/29 | |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 1/6 | 35% | 7/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 17% | 1/6 | 31% | 15/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 58% | 19/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 0% | 0/5 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 85% | 23/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 78% | 21/27 | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pavlyuchenkova 1, Mertens 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pavlyuchenkova
🤖 Servebot
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 8, 2026
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 2, 2024
Upper Austria Ladies Linz - Linz
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 4, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 4th Round
Jun 28, 2017
Eastbourne
G Grass · Round of 32
Apr 22, 2017
Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL
C Clay · Round Robin
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.84 |
| ROI % | - | +12.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +1.73u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | — | CAN → POL → AUT |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (50% vs Pavlyuchenkova's 0%).
| Opponent | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Eala | L 36 36 | W 63 63 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 16 | L 36 26 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | L 46 46 | W 57 61 75 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 36 36 | L 26 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alexandra Eala
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid · 1st Round
Apr 22
Barbora Krejcikova
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 1st Round
Feb 15
Elise Mertens
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 1st Round
Feb 8
Mccartney Kessler
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 1st Round
Feb 1
Zhuoxuan Bai
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 18
Sorana Cirstea
Brisbane International - Brisbane · 1st Round
Jan 4
Victoria Azarenka
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Dayana Yastremska
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 25
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Final
Aug 30
Nikola Bartunkova
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Panna Udvardy
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Diane Parry
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Anna Bondar
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Linda Noskova
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–49 matches
| Metric | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 0% | 59% |
| Sets won | 8% | 58% |
| Games won | 36% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| BJK Cup | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pavlyuchenkova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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