H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Barbora Strycova H2H: 1-1

Elise Mertens and Barbora Strycova are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbora Strycova leads 1–0 on grass, while Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbora Strycova won the 2019 Wimbledon fourth round 4-6 7-5 6-2.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Barbora Strycova
CZE Age 40 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbora Strycova #54 4-6 7-5 6-2 Elise Mertens #21 Match data Jul 9, 2019* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Elise Mertens #15 6-3 7-6(4) Barbora Strycova #23 Match data Sep 2, 2018* R32 US 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 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 2,000 318 204 60.9% 0 0 0 2 8 10
Barbora Strycova #430 #16 2,295 1,888 288 300 49.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Barbora Strycova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2003 0–1 0.0% #142 1,485 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2004 14–16 46.7% #57 1,560 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2005 8–15 34.8% #137 1,488 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2006 0–1 0.0% #168 1,476 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2007 2–5 28.6% #151 1,455 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2008 5–9 35.7% #75 1,512 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2009 13–20 39.4% #66 1,523 0 0
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2010 16–22 42.1% #67 1,591 0 0
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2011 24–26 48.0% #44 1,631 0 1
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2012 13–21 38.2% #89 1,564 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2013 5–6 45.5% #94 1,583 0 1
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2014 29–23 55.8% #25 1,750 0 1
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2015 31–26 54.4% #42 1,710 0 1
30 2026 24–16 60.0% #20 1,891 0 10 2016 36–24 60.0% #20 1,788 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2017 42–24 63.6% #23 1,869 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2018 24–23 51.1% #33 1,766 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2019 19–20 48.7% #33 1,714 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 2020 5–9 35.7% #37 1,680 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 2021 0–2 0.0% #340 1,650 0 2
37 — — — — — — — 2023 2–7 22.2% #430 1,600 0 2

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 Barbora Strycova
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 2 8 10 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2007 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2009 5 8 13 38.5% 7 9 16 43.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2010 5 11 16 31.3% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2012 6 12 18 33.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2014 19 14 33 57.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 2026 12 8 20 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2016 22 18 40 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 30 16 46 65.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 15 15 30 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 5 12 17 29.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
Career — 204 127 331 61.6% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 164 175 339 48.4% 77 86 163 47.2% 46 36 82 56.1% 1 3 4 25.0%

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 492/524 of Elise Mertens's and 485/587 of Barbora Strycova'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 Barbora Strycova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 57.3% 57.8% 53.7% 56.3% 35.3% 56.1% 42.9%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/30 1.0 4.4 54.2% 63.7% 41.8% 48.3% 52.7% 53.8% 45.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 3/23 2.3 3.7 55.5% 53.2% 40.0% 42.9% 55.6% 47.5% 37.9%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2007 3/7 1.0 3.7 67.6% 55.3% 40.0% 61.6% 52.8% 50.3% 39.7%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2008 13/14 1.5 1.6 70.6% 55.6% 41.6% 47.5% 42.6% 51.2% 42.5%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2009 24/33 1.0 2.1 68.2% 56.5% 46.4% 49.1% 49.5% 53.3% 41.7%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2010 36/38 1.5 1.9 66.1% 59.3% 47.9% 56.1% 43.5% 55.5% 43.7%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2011 46/50 1.6 1.7 65.6% 58.1% 45.4% 49.8% 53.5% 53.5% 44.3%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2012 30/34 2.2 2.6 63.3% 56.4% 41.9% 50.2% 51.0% 50.9% 42.0%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2013 7/11 2.4 2.7 65.0% 61.8% 45.8% 56.4% 54.5% 56.2% 41.1%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2014 42/52 2.4 2.7 60.7% 62.8% 46.2% 56.3% 47.1% 56.3% 41.1%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2015 45/57 2.2 2.6 62.8% 63.8% 49.0% 56.2% 50.8% 57.8% 43.0%
30 2026 37/41 4.1 4.4 59.7% 71.2% 42.7% 59.6% 46.0% 59.9% 44.8% 2016 55/60 2.4 2.2 66.8% 62.2% 48.0% 54.2% 52.3% 57.6% 45.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 66/66 2.2 2.1 65.7% 62.6% 47.3% 54.7% 53.0% 57.2% 46.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 45/47 2.0 3.0 64.1% 64.4% 48.2% 55.6% 48.1% 58.6% 43.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 39/39 1.7 2.6 64.2% 62.6% 48.2% 52.2% 41.8% 57.3% 42.8%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/14 1.4 2.3 68.0% 55.7% 51.2% 49.2% 46.7% 54.0% 41.1%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 2/2 0.0 4.0 64.6% 54.0% 36.8% 33.9% 28.6% 47.0% 39.3%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 9/9 2.6 3.2 61.0% 59.1% 45.6% 48.4% 51.5% 53.9% 42.4%
Career — 492/524 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.8% 53.8% 48.8% 58.7% 46.1% — 485/588 2.0 2.4 64.8% 60.9% 46.8% 53.3% 49.3% 55.8% 43.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Barbora Strycova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1486 99.7 -1.59 +0.58 0.975 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.15
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1560 125.3 -0.39 +0.06 0.982 49.5% +6 +47 — 44.6% -0.23 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.54
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1488 101.4 -2.03 -2.32 0.722 43.0% -20 +118 — 38.9% -0.96 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.31
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 2006 1476 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.03
21 2017 1734 133.6 +0.21 +2.69 1.057 51.3% -42 -32 -72 54.4% +0.38 10–6 (63%) 6–8 (43%) — -1.32 2007 1455 104.6 -1.82 -2.44 0.799 45.3% — +102 — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
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%) — +1.85 2008 1513 108.9 -1.54 +0.34 0.872 46.8% -67 +39 +49 31.0% -1.31 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.68
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%) — -0.24 2009 1523 111.3 -1.84 -2.43 0.894 47.3% -37 +41 +30 38.5% -0.94 8–4 (67%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.27
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%) — -0.09 2010 1592 126.0 -0.57 -0.21 0.981 49.4% -74 +11 0 42.5% -0.22 6–5 (55%) 1–7 (13%) — -0.73
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%) — -0.07 2011 1631 125.9 -1.85 +0.89 0.952 48.9% -4 -38 -72 45.6% -0.32 10–6 (63%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.05
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%) — +1.98 2012 1564 122.3 -2.92 -0.52 0.856 46.3% 0 +80 — 39.0% -0.84 5–6 (45%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.01
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%) — -0.17 2013 1584 113.7 -0.48 -1.63 0.938 48.6% -4 +37 — 44.0% -0.16 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.06
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%) — -1.04 2014 1750 131.4 +0.37 -1.53 0.940 48.6% -58 -180 +19 52.5% +0.01 11–5 (69%) 9–1 (90%) — -1.52
29 2025 1867 155.7 +3.19 +1.74 1.111 52.0% -33 +16 +59 63.3% +0.97 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) — -1.11 2015 1710 133.4 -0.27 +1.56 1.019 50.5% +15 -127 +9 52.8% +0.37 6–7 (46%) 4–12 (25%) — -0.44
30 2026 1892 146.3 +2.28 +2.26 1.116 52.2% -43 -24 +78 58.2% +0.76 6–5 (55%) 2–2 (50%) — +1.52 2016 1788 148.3 +1.78 +2.95 1.078 51.5% -21 -76 +12 59.3% +0.56 10–8 (56%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.68
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1870 145.4 +1.18 +3.49 1.090 51.8% +2 -113 -62 59.7% +0.62 10–8 (56%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1766 138.7 +1.73 +0.59 1.042 50.7% -20 -44 +84 50.9% +0.05 6–8 (43%) 6–8 (43%) — +0.13
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1715 131.2 +1.35 +0.33 1.004 50.0% -91 -3 +218 48.9% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.77
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1680 123.1 -1.62 -0.90 0.894 47.8% -51 +11 — 34.4% -0.91 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.18
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1650 103.2 -2.95 -1.14 0.741 43.1% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — 0–1 — +0.07
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1600 110.3 -1.50 -0.90 0.921 48.4% — +75 +313 28.6% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.10
Career — 2000 153.8 +2.00 +2.85 1.116 52.2% +3 +18 -22 59.4% +0.80 82–78 (51%) 57–57 (50%) 98.8 +0.16 — 1889 135.3 -0.02 +0.73 0.985 49.6% -21 -6 +60 47.9% -0.12 94–77 (55%) 63–73 (46%) 103.4 -0.94

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.