Elise Mertens vs Viktorija GolubicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–2
🇨🇭Viktorija Golubic
#55 · 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 | 72% | 21/29 | 53% | 18/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 48% | 11/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 15/49 | 47% | 27/57 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 65% | 20/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 29% | 4/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 87% | 27/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 58% | 18/31 |
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 7,380 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 | 100% | 14/14 | 57% | 8/14 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 21% | 3/14 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 6/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
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 | 9–5 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | 2.32 |
| ROI % | +12.4% | +5.6% |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | +0.89u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 5 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | CAN → POL |
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 (90% vs Golubic's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Panna Udvardy | W 61 46 63 | W 60 62 |
| Anna Bondar | W 36 64 64 | L 26 36 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 57 | L 16 46 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 64 64 | L 67 36 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 46 76 63 | L 67 46 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 63 63 | W 26 62 76 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | L 67 26 |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 61 62 | W 63 46 64 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 75 60 | W 63 63 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 57 61 75 | L 76 36 26 |
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
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
Donna Vekic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Kimberly Birrell
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 2
Katie Volynets
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 27
Jasmine Paolini
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Iryna Shymanovich
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–57 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 60% |
| Sets won | 58% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 53% |
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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