Belinda Bencic vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇭Belinda Bencic
#12 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 4–3
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens have met 3 times since 2021; Belinda Bencic leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Bencic leads 2–1. Bencic has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Bencic has taken 4 sets to Mertens's 3. Their most recent meeting: Belinda Bencic won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bencic | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Belinda Bencic | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 26/36 | 71% | 24/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 77% | 10/13 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 20/49 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 23/40 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 89% | 8/9 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 62% | 8/13 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 31/37 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 26/37 | 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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bencic 1, Mertens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bencic
👑 The Complete Package
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,271 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Mar 9, 2026
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 3rd Round
Jan 10, 2026
United Cup - Australia
H Hard · Semifinals
Feb 13, 2021
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bencic | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Belinda Bencic | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.34 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | -9.2% | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | -0.55u | +3.74u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 6 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km |
| Route | ROU | 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
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Bencic's 70%).
| Opponent | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek | W 36 60 63 | W 76 63 |
| Coco Gauff | L 64 36 46 | W 63 63 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | L 36 60 46 | W 16 64 62 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 57 64 75 | W 61 64 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 64 60 | W 63 63 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 63 67 | L 36 57 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 63 67 64 | W 64 64 |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 64 61 | W 61 62 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 64 63 | W 46 76 63 |
| Karolina Muchova | W 36 75 75 | L 61 36 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ann Li
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Anastasia Zakharova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Yulia Putintseva
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Lois Boisson
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Alexandra Eala
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 10
Taylor Townsend
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Sloane Stephens
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Coco Gauff
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
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 · 49–55 matches
| Metric | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 62% |
| Sets won | 69% | 59% |
| Games won | 57% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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