Elise Mertens vs Nikola BartunkovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 4–3
🇨🇿Nikola Bartunkova
#29 · 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 | 71% | 24/34 | 55% | 21/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/55 | 47% | 29/62 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 40% | 14/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 67% | 18/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 78% | 32/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 24/31 | 51% | 21/41 |
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
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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 | 88% | 14/16 | 100% | 19/19 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 84% | 16/19 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 53% | 10/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 5% | 1/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/19 |
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 | 10–6 | 13–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +23.4% | +27.1% |
| Units P/L | +3.74u | +5.15u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 5 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | SGP → ROU | 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 (60% vs Bartunkova's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 26 26 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 61 36 06 | W 63 60 |
| Katie Volynets | W 60 46 75 | W 64 75 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | W 67 62 63 |
| Diane Parry | L 46 60 36 | L 16 36 |
| 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 |
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
Mirra Andreeva
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 10
Karolina Muchova
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 8
Sinja Kraus
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 6
Aryna Sabalenka
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Magdalena Frech
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Mirra Andreeva
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Tatjana Maria
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Mayar Sherif
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–62 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 61% |
| Sets won | 59% | 58% |
| Games won | 54% | 53% |
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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