🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 4–10
🇷🇴Simona Halep
#9999 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Simona Halep have met 6 times since 2018; Simona Halep leads 4–2. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Madrid (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Halep
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,155 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Simona Halep.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes.
6 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | - |
| ROI % | +55.6% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | - |
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
Maja Chwalinska
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
May 25
Lucia Bronzetti
Cluj-Napoca · Round of 32
Feb 3
Yue Yuan
Hong Kong · Round of 32
Oct 28
Paula Badosa
Miami · Round of 128
Mar 18
Daria Snigur
Us Open · Round of 128
Aug 29
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati · Round of 64
Aug 15
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Toronto · Final
Aug 8
Jil Teichmann
Toronto · Round of 16
Aug 8
Coco Gauff
Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 8
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–42 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | - |
| Sets won | 59% | - |
| Games won | 55% | - |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
