Elise Mertens vs Linda FruhvirtovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 3–2
🇨🇿Linda Fruhvirtova
#157 · 21 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Linda Fruhvirtova have met 2 times since 2022; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Miami Open - Miami in 2022 on hard. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 3 sets to Fruhvirtova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Wimbledon - London (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Fruhvirtova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Linda Fruhvirtova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 24/34 | 71% | 17/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/55 | 36% | 19/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 81% | 22/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 24/31 | 63% | 17/27 |
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, Fruhvirtova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Fruhvirtova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Linda Fruhvirtova are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,594 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 30, 2025
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Mar 25, 2022
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Fruhvirtova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Linda Fruhvirtova | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 94% | 17/18 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 44% | 8/18 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 11% | 2/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–6 | 7–11 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | +23.4% | -38.7% |
| Units P/L | +3.74u | -6.97u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 6 | 6 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km | — |
| Route | SGP → ROU | SGP → ROU |
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 (75% vs Fruhvirtova's 0%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 16 63 60 | L 26 63 36 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 57 61 75 | L 26 46 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | L 06 16 |
| Tereza Valentova | L 46 16 | L 57 62 36 |
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
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round
Oct 6
Liudmila Samsonova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Zhuoxuan Bai
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Andrea Lazaro Garcia
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Unknown Player
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Maria Sakkari
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 22
Aoi Ito
W50 Evora · 1st Round
Sep 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–55 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 45% |
| Sets won | 59% | 48% |
| Games won | 54% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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