Elise Mertens vs Katie VolynetsPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇺🇸Katie Volynets
#88 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Katie Volynets have met 2 times since 2024; Elise Mertens leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at National Bank Open - Toronto in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Mertens leads 2–0. Mertens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 4 sets to Volynets's 1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Volynets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Katie Volynets | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 24/34 | 67% | 29/43 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 48% | 12/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/55 | 38% | 26/68 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 50% | 23/46 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 50% | 10/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 89% | 33/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 24/31 | 78% | 29/37 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 1, Volynets 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Volynets
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Elise Mertens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 3, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 7, 2024
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Volynets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Katie Volynets | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 53% | 9/17 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 12% | 2/17 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 6% | 1/17 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–6 | 11–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 1.63 |
| ROI % | +23.4% | +0.6% |
| Units P/L | +3.74u | +0.10u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 6 | 7 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | SGP → ROU | POR → ROU → CZE |
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
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Volynets's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Jelena Ostapenko | W 62 36 63 | L 46 67 |
| Elvina Kalieva | W 62 60 | W 63 60 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 57 | L 57 16 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 16 64 62 | L 46 57 |
| Tereza Valentova | L 46 16 | W 63 75 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 61 64 | L 57 62 26 |
| Panna Udvardy | W 61 46 63 | W 75 62 |
| Anna Bondar | W 36 64 64 | L 16 62 16 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | L 26 46 |
| Mccartney Kessler | W | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Polina Kudermetova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Robin Montgomery
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Kimberly Birrell
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Kamilla Rakhimova
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Elvina Kalieva
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–68 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 63% |
| Sets won | 59% | 60% |
| Games won | 54% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Volynets |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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