Anhelina Kalinina vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Anhelina Kalinina
#49 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 1–4
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Anhelina Kalinina and Elise Mertens have met 2 times since 2020; Elise Mertens leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Upper Austria Ladies Linz - Linz in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Mertens leads 2–0. Mertens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kalinina has taken 1 sets to Mertens's 4. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kalinina | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anhelina Kalinina | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 24/35 | 72% | 21/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 5/15 | 35% | 7/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 16/50 | 31% | 15/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 19/38 | 58% | 19/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 6/6 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 33/37 | 85% | 23/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 24/37 | 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. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kalinina 0, Mertens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kalinina
🪃 Counterpuncher
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 7,380 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 16, 2022
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 11, 2020
Upper Austria Ladies Linz - Linz
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kalinina | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anhelina Kalinina | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 100% | 14/14 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 2/10 | 64% | 9/14 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kalinina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–7 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.88 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | -43.0% | +12.4% |
| Units P/L | -4.30u | +1.73u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kalinina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 7 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | 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 (70% vs Kalinina's 40%).
| Opponent | Kalinina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Parry | L 46 57 | L 46 60 36 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 63 76 | W 61 64 |
| Panna Udvardy | W 60 63 | W 61 46 63 |
| Emma Navarro | L 63 46 26 | W 62 62 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 16 36 | L 16 26 |
| Anna Bondar | L 46 57 | W 36 64 64 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 64 63 | W 64 64 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 46 36 | L 26 46 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 64 63 | W 62 61 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | L 57 57 | W 63 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Emma Navarro
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Darja Vidmanova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Anna Bondar
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Tamara Korpatsch
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Maria Lourdes Carle
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Kaitlin Quevedo
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 20
Paula Badosa
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 1st Round
Jul 14
Kamilla Rakhimova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
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 · 49–50 matches
| Metric | Kalinina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 70% | 59% |
| Sets won | 65% | 58% |
| Games won | 56% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kalinina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kalinina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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