🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 5–9
🇬🇷Maria Sakkari
#49 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Maria Sakkari have met 6 times since 2019; Maria Sakkari leads 4–2. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at s Hertogenbosch (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Sakkari
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,362 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
6 career meetings, newest first
Jun 9, 2025
s Hertogenbosch
G Grass · Round of 16
Jan 2, 2023
United Cup
H Hard · Round Robin
Feb 7, 2022
St. Petersburg
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 31, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 22, 2019
Zhuhai
H Hard · Round Robin
Apr 29, 2019
Rabat
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Sakkari | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Maria Sakkari | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 60% | 3/5 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/5 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -14.4% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -2.01u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (30% vs Sakkari's 20%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W | L |
| Maja Chwalinska | L | L |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | W 64 62 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 06 46 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 46 16 |
| Karolina Pliskova | L 57 62 67 | L 46 67 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 61 36 06 | L 63 46 16 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | W 75 76 |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | L 67 46 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | L 64 36 46 | L 26 06 |
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
Qinwen Zheng
Nottingham ·
Jun 15
Tatjana Maria
Queen's Club ·
Jun 9
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 30
Chi Fan Liu
French Open ·
May 28
Linda Noskova
French Open ·
May 26
Linda Noskova
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Claire Liu
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Maja Chwalinska
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–42 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 48% |
| Sets won | 59% | 47% |
| Games won | 55% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
