🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 7–3
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#61 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang have met 4 times since 2018; Elise Mertens leads 3–1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Australian Open (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 6,908 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 33% | 3/9 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 6–12 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.77 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -37.9% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -6.83u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Zhang's 10%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | L | L |
| Karolina Muchova | L 61 36 06 | L |
| Alexandra Eala | W 62 61 | L |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | L |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 62 61 | W 26 76 75 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | L 62 67 26 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | L 36 46 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 26 36 | L 36 36 |
| Coco Gauff | L 62 67 36 | L 36 26 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 36 57 |
Last five matches per player
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Laura Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–47 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 60% |
| Sets won | 59% | 57% |
| Games won | 55% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
