Elina Svitolina vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Elina Svitolina
#9 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
9 meetings · sets 11–9
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Elina Svitolina and Elise Mertens have met 9 times since 2017; Elina Svitolina leads 5–4. Their first meeting came at Istanbul in 2017 on clay. On hard courts they are level 2–2. On grass courts Svitolina leads 2–1. On clay courts they are level 1–1. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Svitolina leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Svitolina has taken 11 sets to Mertens's 9. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Wimbledon - London (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Svitolina | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elina Svitolina | Elise Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 25/41 | 72% | 21/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 4/13 | 35% | 7/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 20/54 | 31% | 15/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 21/39 | 58% | 19/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 77% | 10/13 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 73% | 11/15 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 31/32 | 85% | 23/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 25/32 | 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: 7 of 9 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Svitolina 4, Mertens 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Svitolina
👑 The Complete Package
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,896 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
9 career meetings, newest first
Jul 4, 2025
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 3rd Round
Jun 22, 2025
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg
G Grass · 1st Round
Apr 4, 2024
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston
C Clay · 3rd Round
Jul 6, 2023
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 2nd Round
Feb 5, 2021
Gippsland Trophy - Melbourne
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 14, 2019
Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 10, 2018
Montreal
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 19, 2018
Australian Open
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 30, 2017
Istanbul
C Clay · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Svitolina | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elina Svitolina | Elise Mertens | ||
| 1 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 100% | 14/14 |
| 3 or more | 62% | 8/13 | 64% | 9/14 |
| 5 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–5 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.52 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | -18.9% | +12.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.46u | +1.73u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 7 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | 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
Svitolina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Mertens's 70%).
| Opponent | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 62 63 | W 16 64 62 |
| Tereza Valentova | W 36 76 60 | L 46 16 |
| Anna Bondar | W 36 61 76 | W 36 64 64 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 36 46 | W 63 63 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 76 64 | W 76 63 |
| Linda Noskova | W 76 75 | L 36 57 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 26 64 64 | W 76 61 |
| Laura Siegemund | W 76 46 63 | W 62 64 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 36 63 62 | W 16 63 60 |
| Belinda Bencic | W 46 64 60 | L 26 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tereza Valentova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Iga Swiatek
National Bank Open - Toronto · Semifinals
Aug 13
Ekaterina Alexandrova
National Bank Open - Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 11
Amanda Anisimova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Anastasia Potapova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Aug 1
Polina Kudermetova
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 31
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 · 49–54 matches
| Metric | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | 59% |
| Sets won | 67% | 58% |
| Games won | 57% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 2 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 2 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 2 | 1 |
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