Elise Mertens vs Viktorija GolubicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#14 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–2
🇨🇭Viktorija Golubic
#72 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
3Elise Mertens and Viktorija Golubic have met 2 times since 2021; Elise Mertens leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Istanbul Open - Istanbul in 2021 on clay. Mertens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 4 sets to Golubic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Golubic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Viktorija Golubic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 24/34 | 48% | 16/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 44% | 12/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/55 | 48% | 29/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 21/38 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 56% | 18/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 5/8 | 25% | 4/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 84% | 27/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 24/31 | 50% | 16/32 |
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: 0 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 0, Golubic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Golubic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Elise Mertens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 13, 2025
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 22, 2021
Istanbul Open - Istanbul
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Golubic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Viktorija Golubic | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 36% | 4/11 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–6 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 3.00 |
| ROI % | +23.4% | -14.2% |
| Units P/L | +3.74u | -1.56u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 6 | 4 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km | 654 mi · 1,053 km |
| Route | SGP → ROU | ROU → CZE |
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
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Golubic's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | L 64 67 46 |
| Iga Swiatek | W 76 63 | L 26 16 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 57 | L 26 16 |
| Katie Volynets | W 60 46 75 | L 57 62 67 |
| Elvina Kalieva | W 62 60 | W 63 61 |
| Kaitlin Quevedo | W 64 64 | W 61 63 |
| Diane Parry | L 46 60 36 | L 57 46 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 16 64 62 | W 63 36 76 |
| Panna Udvardy | W 61 46 63 | W 60 62 |
| Anna Bondar | W 36 64 64 | L 26 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Qinwen Zheng
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 10
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Coco Gauff
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Jelena Ostapenko
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Katie Volynets
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Maja Chwalinska
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Naomi Osaka
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 6
Maria Timofeeva
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Daria Kasatkina
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Linda Noskova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Peyton Stearns
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Elvina Kalieva
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Diane Parry
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Janice Tjen
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Alycia Parks
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Iga Swiatek
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–60 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 55% |
| Sets won | 59% | 52% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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