Daria Saville vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Daria Saville
Unranked · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
66w37 meetings · sets 6–11
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Daria Saville and Elise Mertens have met 7 times since 2017; Elise Mertens leads 5–2. Their first meeting came at Rabat in 2017 on clay. On hard courts Mertens leads 3–1. On clay courts Mertens leads 2–1. Mertens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Saville has taken 6 sets to Mertens's 11. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Hobart International - Hobart (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Saville | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Daria Saville | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 72% | 21/29 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 35% | 7/20 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 31% | 15/49 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 58% | 19/33 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 42% | 5/12 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 57% | 4/7 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 85% | 23/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 4 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Saville 1, Mertens 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saville
🪃 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
7 career meetings, newest first
Jan 12, 2024
Hobart International - Hobart
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 11, 2023
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 14, 2022
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 3rd Round
May 30, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 17, 2018
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
May 30, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
May 4, 2017
Rabat
C Clay · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Saville | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.84 |
| ROI % | - | +12.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +1.73u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Saville | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Madison Keys
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 26
Katie Boulter
Trophee Clarins - Paris · 2nd Round
May 14
Leyre Romero Gormaz
Trophee Clarins - Paris · 1st Round
May 12
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales
Catalonia Open - Vic · 1st Round
Apr 28
Linda Fruhvirtova
Puerto Vallarta Open - Puerto Vallarta · 2nd Round
Mar 26
Olivia Gadecki
Puerto Vallarta Open - Puerto Vallarta · 1st Round
Mar 24
Emiliana Arango
Merida Open Akron - Merida · Semifinals
Mar 1
Anhelina Kalinina
Merida Open Akron - Merida · 2nd Round
Feb 26
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 · 49–49 matches
| Metric | Saville | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 59% |
| Sets won | - | 58% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saville | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 3 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 2 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saville | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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