Elina Svitolina vs Elise MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Elina Svitolina
#6 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
9 meetings · sets 11–9
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 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 | 62% | 28/45 | 71% | 24/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 4/14 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 21/59 | 31% | 17/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 25/46 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 9/12 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 65% | 11/17 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 35/35 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 28/35 | 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: 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%, 4,271 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 | 100% | 15/15 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 3 or more | 60% | 9/15 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 3/15 | 56% | 9/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/16 |
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 | 11–4 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.43 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | -6.7% | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +3.74u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 6 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km |
| Route | 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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Svitolina and Mertens posted a 70% win rate.
| Opponent | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Qinwen Zheng | L 36 67 | L 57 26 |
| Iga Swiatek | L 36 61 36 | W 76 63 |
| Coco Gauff | W 64 67 62 | W 63 63 |
| Kaitlin Quevedo | W 60 64 | W 64 64 |
| 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 |
| Linda Noskova | W 76 75 | L 36 57 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 26 64 64 | W 76 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Qinwen Zheng
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Ann Li
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Maria Sakkari
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Katerina Siniakova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Anna Kalinskaya
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Maya Joint
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Solana Sierra
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Tereza Valentova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
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 · 55–59 matches
| Metric | Svitolina | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | 62% |
| Sets won | 68% | 59% |
| 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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