🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇸🇮Polona Hercog
#217 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Polona Hercog have met 1 time since 2018; Elise Mertens leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at s-Hertogenbosch (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,219 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Polona Hercog.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Hercog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Polona Hercog | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 91% | 10/11 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 7–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | +49.9% | -29.5% |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | -3.54u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Hercog's 0%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Andreescu | W | L |
Last five matches per player
Naomi Osaka
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 23
Alexandra Eala
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 22
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Liudmila Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Maja Chwalinska
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon ·
Jun 23
Ayla Aksu
W75 Zagreb · Round of 16
May 11
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
W75 Zagreb · Quarterfinals
May 11
Lucrezia Stefanini
W75 Zagreb · Round of 32
May 11
Lucia Natal
W35 Platja d'Aro · Round of 32
May 4
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W35 Platja d'Aro · Quarterfinals
May 4
Miriana Tona
W35 Platja d'Aro · Round of 16
May 4
Lisa Pigato
W75 Chiasso · Round of 16
Apr 20
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–41 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 65% |
| Sets won | 60% | 63% |
| Games won | 55% | 55% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
