🇦🇺Daria Kasatkina
#53 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
8 meetings · sets 13–4
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Daria Kasatkina and Elise Mertens have met 8 times since 2017; Daria Kasatkina leads 6–2. Their most recent meeting: Daria Kasatkina won at Doha (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kasatkina
🪃 Counterpuncher
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 5,134 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Elise Mertens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
8 career meetings, newest first
Feb 8, 2026
Doha
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 7, 2023
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 64
Jul 31, 2023
Washington
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 20, 2023
Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Jan 10, 2022
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 2, 2021
San Jose
H Hard · Semifinals
Apr 22, 2019
Stuttgart
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 21, 2017
New Haven
H Hard · Round of 16
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kasatkina | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Daria Kasatkina | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 86% | 6/7 |
| 5 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 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 | Kasatkina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–8 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.68 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | -34.1% | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | -5.11u | +8.34u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (63% vs Kasatkina's 38%).
| Opponent | Kasatkina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Bartunkova | L 67 60 36 | L |
| Laura Samsonova | W | W |
| Anna Blinkova | L | W 64 63 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W 75 61 | L |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L | L 46 67 |
| Ann Li | L 76 26 46 | W 67 61 62 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | W 46 63 60 | W 63 61 |
| Lulu Sun | L 57 62 36 | W 62 63 |
Last five matches per player
Anna Blinkova
Nottingham ·
Jun 13
Robin Montgomery
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Aryna Sabalenka
French Open ·
May 30
Susan Bandecchi
French Open ·
May 28
Aryna Sabalenka
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 25
Zeynep Sonmez
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Susan Bandecchi
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Zeynep Sonmez
French Open ·
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 · 31–42 matches
| Metric | Kasatkina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 57% |
| Sets won | 51% | 59% |
| Games won | 51% | 55% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kasatkina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 4 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kasatkina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 5 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
