Jesper de Jong vs Yannick MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jesper de Jong and Yannick Mertens have met 1 time since 2022; Jesper de Jong leads 1–0. Across all meetings Jong has taken 2 sets to Mertens's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jesper de Jong won at Antwerp (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | de Jong | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jesper de Jong | Yannick Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 44% | 11/25 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 8/27 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 22/52 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 27% | 9/33 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 35% | 6/17 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 65% | 13/20 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 55% | 11/20 | — | |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (de Jong 0, Mertens 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jong
💥 Big Hitter
Mertens
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 554 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 16, 2022
Antwerp
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jong | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | - |
| ROI % | -9.7% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.55u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jong | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | 1,731 mi · 2,785 km | — |
| Route | USA → CAN → USA | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Adam Walton
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Hugo Gaston
Quebec City Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Dane Sweeny
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Alex Michelsen
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Timofey Skatov
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Jul 21
Sebastian Baez
Nordea Open - Bastad · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Vilius Gaubas
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round
Jul 13
James McCabe
Lille · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 26
Joao Domingues
Tenerife 3 · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 5
Lucas Gerch
Tenerife 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 15
Arthur Cazaux
Roanne · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 6
Jesper de Jong
Antwerp · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 16
Hugo Gaston
Rennes · Round of 32
Sep 13
Luke Johnson
Rennes · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 12
Ivan Liutarevich
Rennes · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 59–59 matches
| Metric | Jong | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | - |
| Sets won | 46% | - |
| Games won | 50% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Jong | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Jong | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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