H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Belinda Bencic vs Elise Mertens H2H: 1-1

Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Belinda Bencic won the 2026 Indian Wells Open third round 6-2 6-3.

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Belinda Bencic
Switzerland Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Belinda Bencic #12 6-2 6-3 Elise Mertens #21 Match data Mar 9, 2026 R32 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elise Mertens #16 6-2 6-1 Belinda Bencic #12 Match data Feb 13, 2021* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Belinda Bencic #12 #4 4,745 2,035 310 192 61.8% 0 1 2 0 7 0 10
Elise Mertens #20 #12 3,685 2,000 320 205 61.0% 0 0 0 0 2 8 10

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Belinda Bencic Elise Mertens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2012 0–1 0.0% #612 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2013 2–3 40.0% #184 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2014 18–17 51.4% #32 1,687 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2015 40–21 65.6% #14 1,916 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 2016 18–21 46.2% #43 1,682 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 2017 3–8 27.3% #98 1,684 0 2 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0
21 2018 14–14 50.0% #54 1,719 0 2 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1
22 2019 48–21 69.6% #8 1,919 0 4 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4
23 2020 7–7 50.0% #12 1,848 0 4 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5
24 2021 34–19 64.2% #23 1,902 0 5 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5
25 2022 38–19 66.7% #12 1,908 0 6 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6
26 2023 31–13 70.5% #17 1,925 0 8 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7
27 — — — — — — — 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8
28 2025 36–16 69.2% #11 2,004 0 10 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8
29 2026 21–12 63.6% #12 1,973 0 10 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10
30 — — — — — — — 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Belinda Bencic Elise Mertens
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 2012 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 10 9 19 52.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 23 12 35 65.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 14 3 17 82.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 14 16 30 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2017 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2018 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 2019 30 12 42 71.4% 11 6 17 64.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 2020 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2021 24 11 35 68.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
25 2022 19 12 31 61.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2023 24 10 34 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2025 28 11 39 71.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 2026 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6%
Career — 203 128 331 61.3% 53 39 92 57.6% 54 25 79 68.4% — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 447/506 of Belinda Bencic's and 495/526 of Elise Mertens's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Belinda Bencic Elise Mertens
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
15 2012 1/1 1.0 2.0 60.0% 56.7% 25.0% 58.3% 33.3% 44.0% 37.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 5/5 2.8 4.6 57.6% 63.2% 44.7% 31.0% 45.6% 55.2% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 30/35 2.7 3.4 58.2% 63.1% 42.2% 47.6% 46.5% 54.5% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 50/61 2.1 3.0 66.1% 65.0% 50.9% 49.8% 46.0% 60.1% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 35/39 2.2 4.9 60.9% 65.0% 43.9% 55.0% 39.1% 56.6% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2017 11/12 2.4 4.7 59.2% 64.6% 40.9% 52.1% 53.3% 55.3% 38.8% 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4%
21 2018 25/28 2.9 4.0 63.8% 64.7% 43.4% 54.8% 47.8% 57.2% 43.1% 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7%
22 2019 64/69 3.0 4.8 62.0% 68.6% 46.9% 51.4% 47.6% 60.3% 45.5% 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0%
23 2020 14/14 3.5 5.4 60.4% 65.1% 40.4% 47.6% 53.4% 55.5% 39.5% 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2%
24 2021 45/53 3.8 5.1 59.8% 70.6% 47.5% 57.7% 44.0% 61.4% 41.2% 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3%
25 2022 56/57 3.5 4.3 63.2% 70.8% 49.0% 62.0% 48.2% 62.7% 43.6% 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8%
26 2023 42/44 3.1 4.2 60.7% 70.3% 52.4% 54.1% 53.3% 63.2% 44.6% 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4%
28 2025 39/54 1.9 2.9 64.8% 67.0% 46.4% 55.6% 49.4% 59.7% 43.1% 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5%
29 2026 30/34 2.0 3.5 63.6% 67.9% 51.1% 61.4% 53.9% 62.0% 47.5% 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6%
Career — 447/506 2.8 4.1 62.2% 67.5% 47.2% 54.4% 47.8% 59.8% 43.2% — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Belinda Bencic Elise Mertens
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 2012 1498 109.0 +0.38 +1.75 0.665 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 1512 112.4 -1.40 -1.46 0.993 49.7% +35 — — 41.7% -0.08 1–1 — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 1687 133.0 -1.06 +0.66 0.968 49.4% -36 -88 -56 46.8% -0.19 7–4 (64%) 1–5 (17%) 103.6 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 1917 142.9 +1.98 +1.43 1.055 50.8% -43 -371 -32 61.7% +0.71 13–5 (72%) 10–7 (59%) 110.5 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 1682 132.7 +0.67 -2.42 0.916 48.4% +13 — +122 50.6% +0.01 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 98.8 +0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2017 1684 116.5 +0.34 -2.98 0.868 47.5% +4 — — 33.3% -1.00 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.56 2016 1546 114.6 +0.31 +2.24 1.071 51.6% — — +187 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.48
21 2018 1720 131.9 +0.41 +0.77 1.005 50.1% -15 — +137 50.8% -0.14 4–7 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 98.4 -0.88 2017 1734 133.6 +0.24 +2.71 1.057 51.3% -42 -32 -72 54.4% +0.38 10–6 (63%) 6–8 (43%) 104.5 -1.32
22 2019 1919 153.4 +3.67 +3.33 1.146 52.8% +7 -198 -22 63.7% +0.75 19–10 (66%) 11–3 (79%) 113.3 -0.19 2018 1820 149.2 +2.19 +3.65 1.136 52.8% -27 +78 -134 64.7% +1.14 11–6 (65%) 10–9 (53%) 102.7 +1.85
23 2020 1849 132.9 -0.10 -2.02 0.889 47.8% +28 — — 53.1% -0.50 1–3 (25%) 4–0 (100%) 98.8 +0.36 2019 1841 151.4 +3.21 +3.08 1.150 52.7% +18 -36 -88 58.2% +0.82 9–12 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 95.6 -0.24
24 2021 1903 145.9 +4.09 -0.65 1.068 51.2% +31 -180 +37 57.6% +0.47 12–4 (75%) 8–1 (89%) 110.4 +2.66 2020 1934 157.8 +3.90 +3.73 1.228 54.2% +19 -60 — 67.6% +1.38 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 98.9 -0.09
25 2022 1908 148.8 +4.85 +1.47 1.169 52.9% +16 -43 +29 62.3% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 99.1 -0.23 2021 1845 151.6 +1.62 +4.16 1.112 52.2% +60 +64 -104 60.3% +0.89 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 101.2 -0.07
26 2023 1926 154.5 +5.48 +2.15 1.211 53.6% +23 -57 +17 65.6% +0.99 9–5 (64%) 9–5 (64%) 102.7 +0.65 2022 1789 144.1 +1.46 +3.03 1.134 52.5% +31 +82 -28 55.7% +0.70 7–9 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 94.2 +1.98
27 2024 1909 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1819 147.2 +0.37 +2.82 1.081 51.6% +29 +20 -94 56.6% +0.57 6–8 (43%) 7–3 (70%) 100.3 -0.17
28 2025 2004 160.1 +2.92 +0.83 1.069 51.4% +49 -160 +82 62.8% +0.71 14–6 (70%) 10–6 (63%) 106.3 -1.96 2024 1789 149.2 +1.83 +1.03 1.051 50.7% +1 +82 -81 54.0% +0.28 8–9 (47%) 1–5 (17%) 96.0 -1.04
29 2026 1974 156.2 +4.57 +3.87 1.249 54.5% +39 -54 +88 66.7% +1.17 4–8 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 94.0 +0.87 2025 1867 155.7 +3.19 +1.74 1.111 52.0% -32 +16 +59 63.3% +0.97 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) 98.4 -1.11
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1899 147.2 +2.55 +2.23 1.122 52.2% -42 -27 +78 59.2% +0.78 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.1 +1.70
Career — 2036 153.4 +2.84 +1.04 1.075 51.4% +11 -139 +28 58.8% +0.52 110–70 (61%) 78–48 (62%) 110.9 +0.11 — 2000 153.9 +2.02 +2.84 1.116 52.2% +3 +18 -22 59.4% +0.80 82–79 (51%) 58–57 (50%) 98.9 +0.19

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.