🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 11–5
🇮🇹Jasmine Paolini
#13 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Jasmine Paolini have met 6 times since 2018; Elise Mertens leads 5–1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Rome (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Paolini
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,602 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
6 career meetings, newest first
May 5, 2026
Rome
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 16, 2023
Monastir
H Hard · Final
Feb 21, 2022
Doha
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 6, 2021
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Aug 10, 2020
Prague
C Clay · Round of 32
Apr 21, 2018
Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs ITA
C Clay · Round Robin
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Paolini | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Jasmine Paolini | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 60% | 3/5 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 1.61 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -28.0% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -2.80u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (43% vs Paolini's 29%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Eala | W 62 61 | L 16 67 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 26 36 | W 57 75 63 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 62 61 | L 57 46 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 62 62 | W 62 75 |
| Coco Gauff | L 62 67 36 | L 36 26 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 36 26 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 67 | L 36 16 |
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
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Sandy Sierra
French Open ·
May 27
Solana Sierra
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Solana Sierra
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Dayana Yastremska
French Open ·
May 25
Dayana Yastremska
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Dayana Yastremska
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Leolia Jeanjean
Rome · Round of 64
May 5
Elise Mertens
Rome · Round of 32
May 5
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–50 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 56% |
| Sets won | 59% | 54% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
| BJK Cup | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 3 | 0 |
