Elise Mertens vs Polina KudermetovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇿Polina Kudermetova
#96 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
4wElise Mertens and Polina Kudermetova have met 1 time since 2025; Elise Mertens leads 1–0. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 2 sets to Kudermetova's 0. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Wuhan Open - Wuhan (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Kudermetova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Polina Kudermetova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 21/29 | 67% | 18/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 15/49 | 38% | 18/47 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 53% | 9/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 78% | 18/23 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 1, Kudermetova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Kudermetova
👑 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
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 6, 2025
Wuhan Open - Wuhan
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Kudermetova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Polina Kudermetova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 14/14 | 100% | 5/5 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 6/14 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 6–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | 2.23 |
| ROI % | +12.4% | -2.5% |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | -0.25u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | — |
| Route | 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 (100% vs Kudermetova's 33%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Panna Udvardy | W 61 46 63 | L 46 67 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 62 61 | W 57 76 60 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 64 64 | L 06 36 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 16 63 60 | L 36 36 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | W 63 61 | W 76 62 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | W 75 61 | L 46 46 |
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
Elina Svitolina
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Cristina Bucsa
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Maria Sakkari
Athens Open - Athens · 1st Round
Jul 13
Liv Boulard
Contrexeville WTA
Jul 5
Liudmila Samsonova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Alina Charaeva
Wimbledon
Jun 25
Clervie Ngounoue
Wimbledon
Jun 24
Jessika Ponchet
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–49 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 57% |
| Sets won | 58% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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