🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 4–2
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
#22 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
Elise Mertens and Leylah Fernandez have met 3 times since 2021; Elise Mertens leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Dubai (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Fernandez
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Leylah Fernandez are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 6,908 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Fernandez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Leylah Fernandez | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 69% | 9/13 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 39% | 5/13 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/13 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.10 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -8.0% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -1.12u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Mertens and Fernandez posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | W 60 76 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | L 67 67 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 67 36 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 62 61 | W 61 64 |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | W 63 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 76 46 67 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 76 63 | W 62 61 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 63 67 67 | L 36 06 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | W 64 64 |
| Coco Gauff | L 62 67 36 | L 46 64 57 |
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
Alycia Parks
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Alycia Parks
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Magdalena Frech
Strasbourg · Round of 16
May 17
Victoria Mboko
Strasbourg · Quarterfinals
May 17
Leolia Jeanjean
Strasbourg · Round of 32
May 17
Rebeka Masarova
Rome · Round of 64
May 5
Ann Li
Madrid · Round of 16
Apr 21
Julia Grabher
Madrid · Round of 64
Apr 21
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–56 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 55% |
| Sets won | 59% | 53% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
