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

Elise Mertens vs Danka Kovinic H2H: 2-0

Elise Mertens holds a 2–0 lead over Danka Kovinic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2020 Italian Open third round 6-4 6-4.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Danka Kovinic
Montenegro Age 31 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #20 6-4 6-4 Danka Kovinic #86 Match data Sep 19, 2020* R16 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Elise Mertens #17 6-2 6-0 Danka Kovinic #86 Match data Jan 22, 2020* R128 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 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
Danka Kovinic #1,327 #46 1,312 1,755 85 124 40.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Danka Kovinic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2013 2–2 50.0% #168 1,511 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2014 6–12 33.3% #109 1,458 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2015 16–13 55.2% #57 1,611 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2016 18–23 43.9% #71 1,571 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2017 3–16 15.8% #121 1,452 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2018 3–5 37.5% #154 1,517 0 0
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2019 2–3 40.0% #85 1,566 0 0
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2020 5–7 41.7% #77 1,633 0 0
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2021 12–17 41.4% #96 1,586 0 0
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2022 9–11 45.0% #60 1,685 0 0
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2023 8–11 42.1% #150 1,628 0 0
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2024 0–1 0.0% #1327 1,621 0 0
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2025 1–1 50.0% — 1,608 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 2026 0–2 0.0% #1327 1,542 0 0

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 Danka Kovinic
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2015 5 5 10 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2016 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2017 2 10 12 16.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2018 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2019 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2020 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2021 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2022 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2023 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2024 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2025 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 35 72 107 32.7% 50 46 96 52.1% 0 6 6 0.0%

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 495/526 of Elise Mertens's and 188/207 of Danka Kovinic'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 Danka Kovinic
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 2/4 5.0 5.5 55.0% 57.3% 52.0% 65.2% 50.0% 55.9% 45.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 14/18 3.7 5.7 51.1% 67.8% 44.2% 54.0% 43.4% 56.2% 40.3%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2015 20/29 4.3 4.0 56.8% 65.8% 53.1% 48.2% 46.4% 60.0% 38.8%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2016 38/41 3.0 3.7 52.2% 65.7% 48.0% 54.6% 50.3% 57.6% 41.9%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2017 19/19 3.5 4.1 53.8% 59.7% 40.7% 52.5% 41.1% 51.0% 39.9%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2018 8/8 1.9 3.8 54.9% 62.5% 40.5% 42.1% 40.9% 52.7% 39.4%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2019 5/5 2.4 7.4 59.7% 60.2% 42.0% 55.2% 63.4% 52.9% 43.8%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2020 12/12 3.0 5.0 58.4% 69.7% 41.9% 54.5% 47.4% 59.0% 39.8%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2021 29/30 2.4 4.6 52.5% 59.1% 43.8% 43.4% 54.5% 51.8% 41.9%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2022 20/20 3.0 4.9 51.6% 62.2% 41.5% 52.7% 46.6% 52.1% 39.4%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2023 19/19 3.5 4.6 57.7% 64.5% 42.4% 50.2% 54.5% 54.6% 43.3%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 2/2 1.0 5.5 59.9% 45.3% 25.1% 12.5% 54.8% 37.4% 42.0%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 188/210 3.1 4.5 54.1% 63.4% 44.5% 50.4% 48.9% 54.8% 40.9%

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 Danka Kovinic
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1512 105.6 -0.09 -0.79 1.028 50.4% — +61 — 45.5% +0.18 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +0.28
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1459 99.7 -1.02 -2.74 0.921 48.4% -5 +95 — 38.6% -0.52 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 94.1 +1.27
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 2015 1611 119.5 +1.23 -1.90 0.970 49.1% -90 +28 — 52.3% +0.22 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) 105.0 -0.31
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 2016 1571 121.1 +1.05 -0.55 0.987 49.9% -60 +117 — 46.2% -0.26 3–6 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 99.4 -0.03
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 2017 1453 98.5 -3.39 -2.67 0.813 45.8% +3 +129 — 18.4% -1.58 1–3 (25%) 0–8 (0%) 91.9 +0.40
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 2018 1518 106.0 -1.79 -2.54 0.832 45.9% — +59 — 36.8% -1.32 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15
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 2019 1566 103.9 -0.76 -0.72 0.932 49.2% -43 — — 46.2% -0.08 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.20
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 2020 1633 123.6 +1.55 -0.81 0.969 49.6% -122 +85 — 46.4% -0.29 1–3 (25%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.18
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 2021 1587 117.6 -3.32 -0.37 0.869 46.9% -131 +176 — 41.0% -0.95 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 104.6 -1.02
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 2022 1686 120.8 -2.62 -1.70 0.821 46.1% -179 +154 — 40.4% -0.91 6–1 (86%) 0–3 (0%) 105.3 -0.27
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 2023 1628 123.5 -2.04 -0.40 0.953 49.1% -99 +136 — 46.2% -0.03 3–2 (60%) 0–1 — -0.17
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 2024 1621 98.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.08
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 2025 1609 100.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.25
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1542 98.8 -1.17 -0.84 0.671 39.7% — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00
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 — 1756 118.4 -1.08 -1.26 0.906 48.0% -79 +104 — 41.8% -0.55 33–29 (53%) 11–26 (30%) 99.6 +0.24

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.