🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
#1 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
12 meetings · sets 21–7
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens have met 12 times since 2018; Aryna Sabalenka leads 10–2. Their most recent meeting: Aryna Sabalenka won at Wimbledon (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
💥 Big Hitter
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 7,186 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
12 career meetings, newest first
Jun 30, 2025
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 16
Apr 22, 2025
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Apr 14, 2025
Stuttgart
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Aug 26, 2024
Us Open
H Hard · Round of 16
Jan 16, 2023
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 30, 2021
Us Open
H Hard · Round of 16
Nov 9, 2020
Linz
H Hard · Final
Feb 17, 2020
Dubai
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 22, 2019
Zhuhai
H Hard · Round Robin
Aug 6, 2018
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 16
Jun 25, 2018
Eastbourne
G Grass · Round of 16
Apr 9, 2018
Lugano
C Clay · Final
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sabalenka | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Aryna Sabalenka | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 86% | 6/7 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–4 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.46 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | -19.9% | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | -3.19u | +8.34u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sabalenka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Mertens's 30%).
| Opponent | Sabalenka | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Shnaider | L | L 63 67 67 |
| Daria Kasatkina | W | L 46 06 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | W | L 64 36 46 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 62 36 57 | L 36 26 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 63 61 | W 46 76 63 |
| Karolina Muchova | W 63 64 | L 61 36 06 |
| Ann Li | W 76 64 | W 67 61 62 |
| Coco Gauff | W 62 46 63 | L 62 67 36 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 64 63 | L 16 36 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 60 61 | W 62 61 |
Last five matches per player
Diana Shnaider
French Open ·
Jun 3
Naomi Osaka
French Open ·
Jun 1
Daria Kasatkina
French Open ·
May 30
Elsa Jacquemot
French Open ·
May 28
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
French Open ·
May 26
Daria Kasatkina
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 25
Elsa Jacquemot
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 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
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
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 · 42–61 matches
| Metric | Sabalenka | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 87% | 57% |
| Sets won | 82% | 59% |
| Games won | 60% | 55% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sabalenka | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 4 | 0 |
| WTA Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 3 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sabalenka | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 6 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | 1 |
| Grass | 2 | 0 |
