Elise Mertens vs Xin Yu WangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#24 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 4–2
🇨🇳Xin Yu Wang
Unranked · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
14wElise Mertens and Xin Yu Wang have met 3 times since 2023; Elise Mertens leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Indian Wells in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Mertens leads 2–1. Mertens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Mertens has taken 4 sets to Wang's 2. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Singapore (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mertens | Yu Wang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elise Mertens | Xin Yu Wang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 21/29 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 25% | 4/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 15/49 | 32% | 9/28 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 19/33 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 80% | 8/10 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | 70% | 7/10 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Mertens 2, Yu Wang 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Wang
🤖 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
3 career meetings, newest first
Feb 1, 2025
Singapore
H Hard · Semifinals
Mar 8, 2024
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Mar 7, 2023
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.84 | - |
| ROI % | +12.4% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mertens | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (75% vs Wang's 25%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | L 36 57 | W 75 64 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 76 61 | L 26 46 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 63 63 | L 46 36 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | W 63 61 | L 46 67 |
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
Tamara Korpatsch
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Lilli Tagger
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Lois Boisson
Strasbourg · Round of 32
May 19
Alexandra Eala
Rome · Round of 64
May 7
Laura Samson
Madrid · Round of 64
Apr 23
Chloe Paquet
Rouen · Round of 32
Apr 15
Caty Mcnally
Miami · Round of 64
Mar 19
Ajla Tomljanovic
Indian Wells · Round of 64
Mar 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–49 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 43% |
| Sets won | 58% | 43% |
| Games won | 54% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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