🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 8–3
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
#5 · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Jessica Pegula have met 5 times since 2020; Elise Mertens leads 4–1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Rome (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Pegula
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,155 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Jessica Pegula.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes.
5 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Pegula | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Jessica Pegula | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 55% | 6/11 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 12–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 1.51 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -5.5% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -0.99u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Pegula has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Mertens's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 67 | W |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | W 62 63 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 63 67 67 | W 36 63 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 62 36 46 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 26 36 | W 63 76 |
| Donna Vekic | W 63 63 | W 46 62 63 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | W 67 62 61 |
| Coco Gauff | L 62 67 36 | W 63 67 62 |
| Elina Svitolina | W 61 76 | W 62 64 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 26 46 | W 60 62 |
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
Linda Noskova
Berlin ·
Jun 21
Aryna Sabalenka
Berlin ·
Jun 20
Madison Keys
Berlin ·
Jun 19
Katerina Siniakova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Kimberly Birrell
French Open ·
May 26
Kimberly Birrell
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Kimberly Birrell
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Iga Swiatek
Rome WTA ·
May 13
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–65 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 74% |
| Sets won | 59% | 66% |
| Games won | 55% | 57% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
