🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇯🇵Kurumi Nara
#9999 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Kurumi Nara have met 2 times since 2018; Elise Mertens leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at US Open (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Nara
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,018 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Elise Mertens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Nara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | - |
| ROI % | +49.9% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | - |
Last five matches per player
Naomi Osaka
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 23
Alexandra Eala
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 22
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Liudmila Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Maja Chwalinska
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Viktoriya Tomova
Nottingham · Round of 64
Jun 7
Kristina Mladenovic
Nottingham · Round of 32
Jun 7
Veronika Kudermetova
Charleston 1 · Round of 16
Apr 5
Whitney Osuigwe
Charleston 1 · Round of 32
Apr 5
Francesca Di Lorenzo
Charleston 1 · Round of 64
Apr 5
Patricia Maria Tig
Us Open · Round of 128
Aug 31
Carla Suarez Navarro
Fed Cup QLS R1: ESP vs JPN · Round Robin
Feb 7
Harriet Dart
Tianjin · Round of 32
Oct 7
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–41 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Nara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | - |
| Sets won | 60% | - |
| Games won | 55% | - |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Nara |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Nara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
