Elise Mertens vs Qinwen ZhengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 1–4
🇨🇳Qinwen Zheng
#23 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
7Title4Elise Mertens and Qinwen Zheng have met 2 times since 2025; Qinwen Zheng leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston in 2025 on clay. Zheng has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 1 sets to Zheng's 4. Their most recent meeting: Qinwen Zheng won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 24/34 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/55 | 53% | 20/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 24/31 | 43% | 10/23 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 0, Zheng 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Zheng
🤖 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
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 10, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · Semifinals
Apr 3, 2025
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston
C Clay · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 100% | 17/17 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 88% | 15/17 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 71% | 12/17 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 24% | 4/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–6 | 14–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 1.86 |
| ROI % | +23.4% | +39.3% |
| Units P/L | +3.74u | +7.08u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 7 |
| 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 (80% vs Zheng's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | W 75 64 |
| Iga Swiatek | W 76 63 | W 75 63 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | W 62 36 63 | L 64 46 46 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 64 64 | W 76 46 75 |
| Maja Chwalinska | L 26 26 | L 46 06 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 76 61 | L 63 16 46 |
| Anna Bondar | W 36 64 64 | W 36 63 64 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | W 75 61 | L 36 46 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 63 63 | L 64 46 16 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 57 61 75 | L 46 46 |
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 · Final
Oct 11
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 10
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Alina Charaeva
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Anna Kalinskaya
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Han Shi
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–55 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 63% |
| Sets won | 59% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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