Elise Mertens vs Veronika KudermetovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
7 meetings · sets 11–6
🇷🇺Veronika Kudermetova
#423 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
45wElise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova have met 7 times since 2020; Elise Mertens leads 5–2. Their first meeting came at Western & Southern Open - New York in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Mertens leads 4–1. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Mertens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 11 sets to Kudermetova's 6. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Hobart International - Hobart (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Kudermetova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Veronika Kudermetova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 21/29 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 15/49 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 100% | 2/2 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 4 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 3, Kudermetova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Kudermetova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Jan 9, 2025
Hobart International - Hobart
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 26, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 8, 2023
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 11, 2021
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 1st Round
Apr 24, 2021
Istanbul Open - Istanbul
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 13, 2020
Upper Austria Ladies Linz - Linz
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 25, 2020
Western & Southern Open - New York
H Hard · 3rd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | - |
| ROI % | +12.4% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kudermetova's 33%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Bondar | W 36 64 64 | W 75 63 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 64 64 | L 36 57 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | L 26 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Final
Aug 30
Nikola Bartunkova
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Panna Udvardy
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Diane Parry
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Anna Bondar
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Linda Noskova
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 8
Jasmine Paolini
Ningbo Open - Ningbo · 2nd Round
Oct 16
Antonia Ruzic
Ningbo Open - Ningbo · 1st Round
Oct 14
Magdalena Frech
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 7
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Sep 28
Anna Bondar
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Sep 26
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 11
Janice Tjen
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 24
Jasmine Paolini
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–49 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 33% |
| Sets won | 58% | 38% |
| Games won | 54% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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