🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 3–4
🇺🇸Emma Navarro
#25 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Emma Navarro have met 3 times since 2024; Emma Navarro leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Dubai (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Navarro
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,425 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Navarro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Emma Navarro | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 9–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | +50.7% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | +6.08u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 7 shared opponents, both Mertens and Navarro posted a 43% win rate.
| Opponent | Mertens | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | L | W 64 75 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | W 75 61 |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | W 61 63 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 26 36 |
| Ella Seidel | W 63 64 | L 46 61 46 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 61 67 26 | L 57 62 26 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 63 67 67 | L 36 36 |
Last five matches per player
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Laura Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Nottingham ·
Jun 17
Anna Bondar
Nottingham ·
Jun 15
Caty Mcnally
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 10
Iva Jovic
French Open ·
May 28
Janice Tjen
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Janice Tjen
French Open ·
May 26
Janice Tjen
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Iva Jovic
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–42 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 53% |
| Sets won | 59% | 55% |
| Games won | 55% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Navarro |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
