🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 6–1
🇫🇷Varvara Gracheva
#60 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Varvara Gracheva have met 3 times since 2022; Elise Mertens leads 3–0. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Charleston (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Gracheva
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Varvara Gracheva 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.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | - |
| ROI % | +55.6% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | - |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Gracheva's 25%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Eala | W 62 61 | L 57 62 36 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 61 36 06 | W 62 64 |
| Ella Seidel | W 63 64 | W 26 61 61 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | L 26 46 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 26 36 | L 46 36 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 16 36 | L 57 26 |
| Elina Svitolina | W 61 76 | L 36 16 |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | L 46 06 |
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
Magda Linette
Miami · Round of 128
Mar 17
Lilli Tagger
Indian Wells · Round of 128
Mar 4
Rebecca Sramkova
Dubai · Round of 64
Feb 15
Jessica Pegula
Dubai · Round of 32
Feb 15
Linda Noskova
Doha · Round of 32
Feb 8
Maria Sakkari
Doha · Round of 16
Feb 8
Laura Siegemund
Doha · Round of 64
Feb 8
Elena Rybakina
Australian Open · Round of 64
Jan 19
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 27–42 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 44% |
| Sets won | 59% | 42% |
| Games won | 55% | 47% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 3 | 0 |
