Coco Gauff vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Coco Gauff
#5 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 10–5
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Coco Gauff and Elise Mertens have met 6 times since 2021; Coco Gauff leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Eastbourne International - Eastbourne in 2021 on grass. On hard courts Gauff leads 3–1. Across all meetings Gauff has taken 10 sets to Mertens's 5. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gauff | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Coco Gauff | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 30/49 | 71% | 24/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 12/16 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 31/65 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 29/55 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 89% | 8/9 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 65% | 11/17 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 37/41 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 30/41 | 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: 3 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gauff 2, Mertens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gauff
👑 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
6 career meetings, newest first
Oct 7, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 4th Round
Feb 18, 2026
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 3rd Round
Mar 13, 2024
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 4th Round
Sep 1, 2023
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 3rd Round
May 29, 2022
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 4th Round
Jun 22, 2021
Eastbourne International - Eastbourne
G Grass · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Gauff | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Coco Gauff | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 19/19 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 74% | 14/19 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 37% | 7/19 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gauff | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–3 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.30 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | +4.6% | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.88u | +3.74u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gauff | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Gauff and Mertens posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Gauff | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek | W 64 62 | W 76 63 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 63 46 46 | W 76 61 |
| Mirra Andreeva | W 26 76 62 | L 36 36 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 63 64 | W 62 61 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 63 62 | W 64 64 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 26 64 61 | W 16 63 60 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 26 61 67 | L 61 36 06 |
| Linda Noskova | L 46 61 67 | L 36 57 |
| Belinda Bencic | W 46 63 64 | L 26 36 |
| Alexandra Eala | L | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Xinran Sun
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 11
Mirra Andreeva
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Iva Jovic
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 8
Cristina Bucsa
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Paula Badosa
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
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 · 55–65 matches
| Metric | Gauff | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 75% | 62% |
| Sets won | 68% | 59% |
| Games won | 57% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gauff | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gauff | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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