🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 5–7
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#363 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Sloane Stephens have met 5 times since 2018; Sloane Stephens leads 3–2. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at Madrid (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,671 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Elise Mertens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
5 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 3.74 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | -68.2% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | -3.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Mertens and Stephens posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Mertens | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W | W 16 76 64 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 36 36 | L 46 26 |
| Karolina Pliskova | L 57 62 67 | L 67 26 |
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
Sara Bejlek
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Sara Bejlek
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Veronika Podrez
Rouen · Round of 32
Apr 13
Tatjana Maria
Linz · Round of 32
Apr 6
Mirra Andreeva
Linz · Round of 16
Apr 6
Renata Zarazua
Charleston · Round of 64
Mar 30
Qinwen Zheng
Miami · Round of 64
Mar 17
Jennifer Brady
Miami · Round of 128
Mar 17
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–42 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 17% |
| Sets won | 59% | 22% |
| Games won | 55% | 37% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
