H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Anett Kontaveit H2H: 3-2

Elise Mertens holds a 3–2 lead over Anett Kontaveit in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Anett Kontaveit won the 2022 Qatar Open third round 6-3 0-6 6-2.

Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 2
5 main-draw meetings
EST Age 30 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anett Kontaveit #7 6-3 0-6 6-2 Elise Mertens #26 Match data Feb 24, 2022* R16 Qatar Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elise Mertens #17 6-2 0-6 6-2 Anett Kontaveit #24 Match data Mar 28, 2021* R32 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elise Mertens #12 6-3 6-1 Anett Kontaveit #20 Match data Jan 10, 2019* R16 Sydney International Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elise Mertens #13 6-3 6-1 Anett Kontaveit #20 Match data Nov 2, 2018* R16 Zhuhai WTA Finals Hard
Anett Kontaveit #99 7-5 6-7(2) 6-1 Elise Mertens #68 Match data Apr 15, 2017* QF Biel International modern equivalent WTA 250 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elise Mertens #20 #12 3,685 2,000 320 205 61.0% 0 0 0 2 8 10
Anett Kontaveit #81 #2 4,721 2,114 205 140 59.4% 0 0 0 3 3 6

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 Elise Mertens Anett Kontaveit
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2013 0–1 0.0% #249 1,490 0 0
18 2014 1–5 16.7% #159 1,465 0 0
19 2015 5–6 45.5% #91 1,517 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2016 13–16 44.8% #112 1,606 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2017 26–19 57.8% #34 1,706 0 1
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2018 33–23 58.9% #20 1,837 0 1
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2019 25–17 59.5% #26 1,875 0 1
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2020 20–11 64.5% #23 1,870 0 1
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2021 49–18 73.1% #7 2,058 0 5
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2022 29–16 64.4% #17 1,886 0 6
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2023 4–8 33.3% #81 1,779 0 6
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8
29 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 Elise Mertens Anett Kontaveit
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 %
17 2013 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2014 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2015 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2016 10 10 20 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2017 9 13 22 40.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 7 1 8 87.5%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2018 19 15 34 55.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2019 17 10 27 63.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 2020 15 8 23 65.2% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2021 40 13 53 75.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2022 22 11 33 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 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 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% 139 91 230 60.4% 46 33 79 58.2% 20 16 36 55.6%

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 495/526 of Elise Mertens's and 327/346 of Anett Kontaveit'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 Elise Mertens Anett Kontaveit
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%
17 —/— 2013 1/1 1.0 6.0 60.7% 43.2% 37.5% 53.8% 100.0% 41.0% 34.2%
18 —/— 2014 5/6 1.0 4.0 60.9% 61.7% 40.9% 41.7% 44.7% 53.1% 43.9%
19 —/— 2015 5/11 2.6 3.4 57.9% 51.5% 44.8% 28.1% 34.6% 48.4% 40.1%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2016 29/30 4.3 4.8 58.9% 66.1% 45.4% 54.5% 51.5% 57.6% 42.4%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2017 45/45 3.2 3.8 64.0% 68.8% 48.4% 54.2% 44.0% 61.4% 44.3%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2018 55/56 3.1 3.8 62.3% 63.8% 46.6% 57.8% 51.1% 57.4% 44.9%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2019 38/42 3.5 2.6 63.1% 66.8% 48.3% 61.3% 45.3% 59.5% 43.2%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2020 31/31 3.5 2.3 62.2% 67.6% 48.2% 53.1% 53.1% 60.2% 45.4%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2021 61/67 3.6 2.6 60.7% 69.7% 50.2% 56.4% 53.2% 62.2% 45.8%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2022 45/45 2.9 2.8 63.2% 66.5% 47.4% 54.5% 47.5% 59.6% 44.4%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2023 12/12 2.9 3.1 62.4% 64.4% 43.0% 46.1% 37.2% 56.3% 40.1%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% —/—
29 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 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% 327/346 3.3 3.2 62.0% 66.6% 47.6% 55.1% 48.9% 59.4% 44.2%

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 Elise Mertens Anett Kontaveit
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
17 2013 1491 98.3 -2.83 -0.54 0.580 38.4% 0.0% -4.50 -0.08
18 2014 1466 100.3 -0.85 +0.51 0.936 48.5% +74 28.6% -1.21 0–2 1–1 -0.11
19 2015 1517 109.4 -3.04 -1.00 0.776 44.4% +23 45.8% -0.63 1–1 0–1 +0.14
20 2016 1546 114.6 +0.31 +2.24 1.071 51.6% +187 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.48 2016 1607 127.5 +1.62 -0.14 1.002 50.4% -2 -120 -30 50.0% +0.26 3–7 (30%) 3–7 (30%) 93.8 -2.22
21 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 2017 1706 137.6 +4.48 +1.12 1.147 52.5% -91 +30 +30 56.2% +0.75 8–7 (53%) 7–9 (44%) 101.7 -0.81
22 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 2018 1837 141.9 +0.78 +2.24 1.053 51.3% -76 +49 -138 53.4% +0.30 15–8 (65%) 10–5 (67%) 110.5 +1.22
23 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 2019 1876 145.7 +2.85 +1.08 1.066 51.5% +36 -18 -176 51.8% +0.09 9–4 (69%) 7–5 (58%) 105.5 -0.95
24 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 2020 1871 153.1 +2.99 +1.93 1.143 52.9% +44 -8 61.6% +1.01 6–5 (55%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.31
25 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 2021 2058 162.0 +5.54 +3.36 1.211 54.0% +27 -175 -286 69.2% +1.24 10–7 (59%) 5–3 (63%) 101.7 -1.91
26 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 2022 1886 151.2 +2.51 +1.53 1.100 52.0% +86 +5 61.2% +0.68 8–6 (57%) 4–4 (50%) 99.1 +0.40
27 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 2023 1779 114.3 -0.99 -1.11 0.919 48.2% +118 +17 40.0% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) +0.10
28 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 2025 1867 155.8 +3.19 +1.74 1.111 52.0% -32 +16 +59 63.3% +0.97 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) 98.4 -1.14
30 2026 1899 147.1 +2.55 +2.24 1.122 52.2% -41 -27 +78 59.2% +0.78 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.1 +1.71
Career 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 2114 150.2 +2.78 +1.61 1.089 51.8% +11 -6 -112 56.8% +0.53 61–49 (55%) 42–39 (52%) 103.2 -1.15

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.