Elise Mertens
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 11 | 13 | Jul 6, 2025 | H2H |
| Naomi Osaka | 4 | 7 | 11 | Sep 5, 2026 | H2H |
| Elena Rybakina | 2 | 7 | 9 | Jul 4, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jul 4, 2025 | H2H |
| Daria Kasatkina | 2 | 6 | 8 | Feb 10, 2026 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Elise Mertens vs Cristina Bucsa H2H: 3-2
Elise Mertens holds a 3–2 lead over Cristina Bucsa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2026 Indian Wells Open second round 6-2 6-1.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-1 | Cristina Bucsa | Match data | Mar 8, 2026 | R64 | Indian Wells Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Elise Mertens | 7-6(5) 6-3 | Cristina Bucsa | Match data | Oct 14, 2025 | R32 | Japan Women's Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Cristina Bucsa | 3-6 7-5 6-3 | Elise Mertens | Match data | Aug 29, 2025 | R32 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 | Cristina Bucsa | Match data | Feb 11, 2025 | R32 | Qatar Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Cristina Bucsa | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | Elise Mertens | Match data | Sep 30, 2024* | R32 | China Open | WTA 1000 | 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 |
| Cristina Bucsa | #40 | #30 | 1,446 | 1,816 | 56 | 91 | 38.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Cristina Bucsa | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 20 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #125 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2017 | 30–21 | 58.8% | #35 | 1,734 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2018 | 44–20 | 68.8% | #12 | 1,820 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2019 | 35–25 | 58.3% | #17 | 1,840 | 0 | 5 | 2021 | 1–6 | 14.3% | #161 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2020 | 32–13 | 71.1% | #20 | 1,934 | 0 | 5 | 2022 | 4–9 | 30.8% | #105 | 1,686 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2021 | 33–19 | 63.5% | #21 | 1,845 | 0 | 6 | 2023 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #61 | 1,712 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2022 | 28–21 | 57.1% | #29 | 1,789 | 0 | 7 | 2024 | 15–22 | 40.5% | #103 | 1,678 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2023 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #29 | 1,818 | 0 | 8 | 2025 | 15–19 | 44.1% | #51 | 1,759 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2024 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #34 | 1,788 | 0 | 8 | 2026 | 11–16 | 40.7% | #40 | 1,725 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | Cristina Bucsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 20 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2018 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 65.0% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2019 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 61.5% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2020 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 71.9% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 2021 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2023 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | 2022 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 57.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2024 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39.1% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 27 | 2023 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 57.1% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2025 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 2024 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 52.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2026 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | 40 | 56 | 96 | 41.7% | 11 | 26 | 37 | 29.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% |
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 127/149 of Cristina Bucsa'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 | Cristina Bucsa | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 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% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2018 | 60/64 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 61.0% | 66.0% | 46.8% | 53.5% | 47.2% | 58.6% | 47.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2019 | 57/60 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 61.2% | 67.3% | 48.5% | 56.8% | 46.6% | 59.8% | 46.2% | 2021 | 7/7 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 73.1% | 50.9% | 35.2% | 46.8% | 44.5% | 46.9% | 43.6% |
| 24 | 2020 | 45/45 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 61.0% | 70.2% | 48.1% | 62.3% | 52.8% | 61.5% | 47.3% | 2022 | 13/13 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 68.7% | 56.2% | 41.6% | 57.8% | 45.5% | 51.5% | 41.7% |
| 25 | 2021 | 50/52 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 58.5% | 68.3% | 43.7% | 49.4% | 51.2% | 57.9% | 46.8% | 2023 | 29/29 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 63.8% | 55.8% | 40.3% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 50.2% | 41.7% |
| 26 | 2022 | 47/49 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 57.9% | 69.3% | 44.9% | 46.9% | 52.3% | 58.8% | 46.7% | 2024 | 34/37 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 66.1% | 59.9% | 44.3% | 52.5% | 48.5% | 54.6% | 43.4% |
| 27 | 2023 | 47/47 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 54.0% | 68.2% | 43.7% | 49.7% | 48.3% | 57.0% | 46.4% | 2025 | 20/35 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 64.3% | 68.2% | 44.2% | 68.7% | 36.7% | 59.7% | 43.9% |
| 28 | 2024 | 52/52 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 54.9% | 67.7% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 43.5% | 58.6% | 43.5% | 2026 | 24/28 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 64.2% | 58.8% | 42.6% | 46.8% | 45.2% | 52.5% | 41.7% |
| 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% | — | 127/149 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 65.6% | 59.2% | 42.3% | 52.5% | 44.6% | 53.3% | 42.6% |
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 | Cristina Bucsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2019 | 1487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2020 | 1499 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2021 | 1547 | 120.8 | -3.76 | -1.11 | 0.820 | 45.3% | — | +21 | — | 26.7% | -1.33 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 | — | -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%) | 98.9 | -0.09 | 2022 | 1686 | 118.4 | -2.96 | +0.15 | 0.858 | 46.9% | -9 | -59 | — | 33.3% | -1.23 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.37 |
| 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 | 2023 | 1712 | 126.2 | -3.79 | -0.06 | 0.837 | 46.0% | +17 | -88 | -66 | 34.8% | -1.20 | 7–4 (64%) | 4–2 (67%) | 105.8 | -1.29 |
| 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 | 2024 | 1679 | 130.3 | -1.56 | +0.24 | 0.955 | 49.0% | -2 | -29 | -36 | 42.4% | -0.46 | 5–6 (45%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.8 | +0.76 |
| 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 | 2025 | 1759 | 134.5 | +2.00 | +1.14 | 1.090 | 51.5% | +14 | -203 | -63 | 46.8% | -0.05 | 4–7 (36%) | 1–6 (14%) | 94.9 | -0.19 |
| 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 | 2026 | 1725 | 135.5 | -3.31 | -0.71 | 0.879 | 47.0% | +43 | -232 | — | 42.2% | -0.55 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | 98.8 | +0.95 |
| 29 | 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 | — | 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 | — | 1816 | 132.8 | -2.10 | +0.05 | 0.911 | 47.9% | +15 | -81 | -58 | 40.4% | -0.64 | 24–26 (48%) | 14–19 (42%) | 97.6 | -0.28 |
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.
Cristina Bucsa
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 8, 2026 | H2H |
| Shuai Zhang | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 19, 2026 | H2H |
| Donna Vekic | 3 | 1 | 4 | Feb 24, 2026 | H2H |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | 2 | 1 | 3 | Mar 20, 2026 | H2H |
| Jasmine Paolini | 2 | 1 | 3 | Mar 1, 2026 | H2H |