Elise Mertens vs Linda FruhvirtovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 3–2
🇨🇿Linda Fruhvirtova
#174 · 21 yrs · Right-Handed
4wElise 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 | 72% | 21/29 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 15/49 | 34% | 11/32 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 40% | 6/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 23% | 3/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 56% | 9/16 |
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
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,896 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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 | 100% | 14/14 | 83% | 5/6 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 6/14 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
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 | 9–5 | 0–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | 2.49 |
| ROI % | +12.4% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | -7.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 7 | 1 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | KAZ |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (50% vs Fruhvirtova's 0%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 57 61 75 | L 26 46 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | L 06 16 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | L 64 36 46 | L 46 36 |
| Tereza Valentova | L 46 16 | L 57 62 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Final
Aug 30
Nikola Bartunkova
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Panna Udvardy
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Diane Parry
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Anna Bondar
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Linda Noskova
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 8
Katarzyna Kawa
Polish Open - Warsaw · 1st Round
Aug 3
Anastasia Zakharova
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 27
Barbora Krejcikova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Jul 21
Xinyu Gao
Enka Open - Istanbul · 1st Round
Jul 14
Emerson Jones
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Darja Vidmanova
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round
Jun 9
Tatjana Maria
Lexus Birmingham Open - Birmingham · 1st Round
Jun 3
Elsa Jacquemot
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 26
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–49 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Fruhvirtova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 38% |
| Sets won | 58% | 43% |
| Games won | 54% | 48% |
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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