Donna Vekic vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇭🇷Donna Vekic
#36 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–3
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 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 | 76% | 22/29 | 71% | 24/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 11/22 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 18/51 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 17/34 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 76% | 13/17 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 6/12 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 27/37 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 22/37 | 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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 0, Mertens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
🤖 Servebot
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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% | 8/8 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/16 |
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 | 2–6 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.61 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | -56.3% | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | -4.50u | +3.74u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 6 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km |
| Route | SGP → 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 (60% vs Vekic's 40%).
| Opponent | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek | L 64 67 26 | W 76 63 |
| Lin Zhu | W 61 46 62 | W 62 62 |
| Katie Volynets | W 63 36 64 | W 60 46 75 |
| Naomi Osaka | L 67 46 | L 36 63 57 |
| Maria Timofeeva | L 46 26 | W 62 76 |
| Diane Parry | L 76 46 16 | L 46 60 36 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 76 63 | W 64 64 |
| 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 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Lin Zhu
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Xin Yu Wang
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 22
Ann Li
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Talia Gibson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
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
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 · 51–55 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 62% |
| Sets won | 57% | 59% |
| Games won | 53% | 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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