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Elise Mertens vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Elise Mertens

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed

2–3

5 meetings · sets 5–7

Sloane Stephens

🇺🇸Sloane Stephens

#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed

4w4

Elise Mertens and Sloane Stephens have met 5 times since 2018; Sloane Stephens leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Cincinnati in 2018 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 5 sets to Stephens's 7. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid (2024).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorMertensStephens
Wins in straight sets71%72%
Wins a set when losing33%25%
Goes to a deciding set31%26%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite55%44%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog50%52%
Tiebreak sets won63%57%
Wins after taking set 190%78%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 177%72%

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: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 1, Stephens 2).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Mertens

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies
vs

Stephens

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

Matchup analysis

The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 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.

Previous meetings

5 career meetings, newest first

Apr 25, 2024

Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid

C Clay · 2nd Round

63
36
16
Stephens

Jan 3, 2024

Brisbane International - Brisbane

H Hard · 2nd Round

26
61
63
Mertens

Sep 12, 2023

San Diego Open - San Diego

H Hard · 1st Round

16
36
Stephens

Aug 30, 2018

US Open

H Hard · Round of 16

36
36
Stephens

Aug 16, 2018

Cincinnati

H Hard · Round of 16

71068
62
Mertens

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeMertensStephens
1 or more88%73%
3 or more75%7%
5 or more56%0%
10 or more0%0%
15 or more0%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricMertensStephens
W-L10–69–7
Avg odds2.052.98
ROI %+23.4%+21.4%
Units P/L+3.74u+3.43u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricMertensStephens
Countries21
Events21
Matches62
Distance2,779 mi · 4,472 km0 mi · 0 km
RouteSGP → ROUUKR

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

Stephens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (38% vs Mertens's 25%).

OpponentMertensStephens
Qinwen Zheng
L
57
26
L
36
26
Diane Parry
L
46
60
36
W
62
64
Yuliia Starodubtseva
W
61
64
W
64
57
62
Belinda Bencic
L
26
36
L
36
16
Tatjana Maria
W
75
60
W
16
76
64
Mirra Andreeva
L
36
36
L
46
26
Tereza Valentova
L
46
16
L
46
16
Karolina Pliskova
L
57
62
67
L
67
26

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Mertens
LWWWWLLW
L

Qinwen Zheng

China Open - Beijing · Semifinals

57
26

Oct 10

W

Iga Swiatek

China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals

760
63

Oct 9

W

Coco Gauff

China Open - Beijing · 4th Round

63
63

Oct 7

W

Jelena Ostapenko

China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round

62
36
63

Oct 5

W

Katie Volynets

China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round

60
46
75

Oct 3

L

Maja Chwalinska

Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals

26
26

Sep 25

L

Naomi Osaka

U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round

36
63
57

Sep 6

W

Maria Timofeeva

U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round

62
765

Sep 3

Stephens
LWWLWLLW
L

Peyton Stearns

Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals

667
46

Sep 18

W

Janice Tjen

Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round

764
763

Sep 16

W

Carole Monnet

Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round

64
765

Sep 14

L

Marta Kostyuk

U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round

16
57

Sep 2

W

Clara Tauson

U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round

64
61

Sep 1

L

Mananchaya Sawangkaew

Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round

64
26
26

Aug 25

L

Marta Kostyuk

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round

57
57

Aug 18

W

Anastasia Potapova

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round

62
64

Aug 17

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ MertensStephens ahead↓ Stephens

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–55 matches

MetricMertensStephens
Matches won62%47%
Sets won59%48%
Games won54%48%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageMertensStephens
Grand Slam01
WTA 50011
WTA 100011

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceMertensStephens
Hard22
Clay01

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Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens FAQ

Sloane Stephens leads the head-to-head 3–2 over 5 meetings.