Donna Vekic vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇭🇷Donna Vekic
#36 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
442 meetings · sets 2–3
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Donna Vekic and Elise Mertens have met 2 times since 2024; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Wuhan Open - Wuhan in 2024 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Vekic has taken 2 sets to Mertens's 3. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vekic | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donna Vekic | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 18/22 | 72% | 21/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 35% | 7/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 11/40 | 31% | 15/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | 58% | 19/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 85% | 23/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 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. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 0, Mertens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
💥 Big Hitter
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Donna Vekic and Elise Mertens are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,096 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 20, 2025
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 7, 2024
Wuhan Open - Wuhan
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Vekic | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Donna Vekic | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 100% | 14/14 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 64% | 9/14 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | -7.8% | +12.4% |
| Units P/L | -0.93u | +1.73u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 7 |
| Distance | 1,709 mi · 2,751 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → AUT | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Vekic's 30%).
| Opponent | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Parry | L 76 46 16 | L 46 60 36 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 67 46 | L 16 26 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 76 63 | W 64 64 |
| Maria Timofeeva | L 46 26 | W 26 63 60 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 57 46 | W 63 63 |
| Karolina Pliskova | W 64 46 63 | L 57 62 67 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 64 36 06 | L 36 36 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 26 26 | L 26 36 |
| Cristina Bucsa | L 36 26 | W 62 61 |
| Tereza Valentova | W 76 76 | L 46 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Ashlyn Krueger
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Alexandra Eala
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin · 1st Round
Jun 17
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · Final
Jun 14
Katie Boulter
The HSBC Championships - London · Semifinals
Jun 13
Karolina Pliskova
The HSBC Championships - London · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
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 · 40–49 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 59% |
| Sets won | 56% | 58% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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