Elise Mertens vs Nikola BartunkovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 4–3
🇨🇿Nikola Bartunkova
#38 · 20 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Nikola Bartunkova have met 3 times since 2026; Elise Mertens leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Mertens leads 2–0. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 4 sets to Bartunkova's 3. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Bartunkova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Nikola Bartunkova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 21/29 | 50% | 16/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 43% | 9/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 15/49 | 47% | 25/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 32% | 8/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 69% | 18/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 33% | 6/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 78% | 25/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 50% | 16/32 |
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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 1, Bartunkova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Bartunkova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Nikola Bartunkova are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,096 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 29, 2026
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey
H Hard · Semifinals
Jun 17, 2026
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin
G Grass · 2nd Round
Jan 24, 2026
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Bartunkova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Nikola Bartunkova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 14/14 | 100% | 20/20 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 80% | 16/20 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 6/14 | 65% | 13/20 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 5% | 1/20 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/20 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 14–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | 2.13 |
| ROI % | +12.4% | +19.6% |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | +4.12u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 9 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | CAN → POL → AUT |
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 (60% vs Bartunkova's 30%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Parry | L 46 60 36 | L 16 36 |
| Panna Udvardy | W 61 46 63 | L 67 26 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | L 67 36 |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 61 62 | W 75 64 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | W 75 61 | L 67 63 67 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 57 61 75 | L 36 57 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 63 63 | L 75 36 57 |
| Victoria Mboko | W 63 36 63 | L 16 26 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 26 36 | W 63 06 64 |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | W 76 06 63 |
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
Elise Mertens
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Darja Vidmanova
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
En Shuo Liang
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Antonia Ruzic
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 24
Sorana Cirstea
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Alina Charaeva
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Amanda Anisimova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Clara Tauson
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–53 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 60% |
| Sets won | 58% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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