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

Elise Mertens vs Daria Kasatkina H2H: 2-6

Daria Kasatkina holds a 6–2 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Daria Kasatkina leads 5–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Daria Kasatkina won the 2026 Qatar Open second round 6-4 6-0.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main-draw meetings
Daria Kasatkina
Australia Age 29 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Daria Kasatkina #61 6-4 6-0 Elise Mertens #22 Match data Feb 10, 2026 R32 Qatar Open WTA 1000 Hard
Daria Kasatkina #11 6-4 6-2 Elise Mertens #29 Match data Aug 9, 2023* R64 Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard
Daria Kasatkina #11 6-3 7-5 Elise Mertens #29 Match data Aug 3, 2023* R32 Washington Open WTA 500 Hard
Elise Mertens #39 4-6 6-2 6-2 Daria Kasatkina #8 Match data Mar 24, 2023* R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Daria Kasatkina #26 6-3 6-4 Elise Mertens #20 Match data Jan 13, 2022* R16 Sydney International WTA 500 Hard
Daria Kasatkina #31 6-3 6-2 Elise Mertens #17 Match data Aug 7, 2021* SF San Jose WTA 500 Hard
Daria Kasatkina #22 7-6(8) 7-5 Elise Mertens #18 Match data Apr 25, 2019* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Elise Mertens #46 6-2 7-5 Daria Kasatkina #39 Match data Aug 24, 2017* R16 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Daria Kasatkina #61 #8 3,525 1,990 324 232 58.3% 0 0 0 6 2 8

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 Daria Kasatkina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2014 0–1 0.0% #354 1,493 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2015 7–5 58.3% #75 1,610 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2016 32–21 60.4% #26 1,756 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2017 31–21 59.6% #24 1,854 0 1
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2018 42–24 63.6% #10 1,899 0 2
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2019 13–21 38.2% #70 1,750 0 2
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2020 8–12 40.0% #72 1,772 0 2
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2021 37–19 66.1% #26 1,840 0 4
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2022 41–22 65.1% #8 1,908 0 6
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2023 41–25 62.1% #18 1,897 0 6
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2024 42–23 64.6% #9 1,922 0 8
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2025 19–21 47.5% #37 1,778 0 8
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2026 11–17 39.3% #61 1,760 0 8
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 Daria Kasatkina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 23 15 38 60.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2017 22 16 38 57.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2018 23 14 37 62.2% 12 7 19 63.2% 7 3 10 70.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2019 9 15 24 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2020 5 9 14 35.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2021 25 11 36 69.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2022 25 15 40 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2023 23 16 39 59.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2024 26 17 43 60.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2025 12 13 25 48.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2026 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
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% — 203 153 356 57.0% 82 55 137 59.9% 39 24 63 61.9%

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 513/558 of Daria Kasatkina'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 Daria Kasatkina
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 1/1 1.0 3.0 53.3% 37.5% 38.1% 40.0% 20.0% 37.8% 44.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 6/12 1.5 1.7 69.5% 61.2% 54.3% 60.1% 36.4% 59.1% 40.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 44/53 2.0 3.2 62.9% 62.1% 47.3% 49.9% 51.8% 56.7% 46.2%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2017 50/52 1.3 2.8 68.2% 58.9% 47.2% 50.6% 47.7% 54.9% 46.5%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2018 61/66 1.4 4.6 68.6% 60.2% 43.5% 50.4% 52.4% 54.8% 48.1%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2019 32/34 1.0 6.4 64.8% 57.0% 37.9% 45.7% 48.4% 50.2% 45.0%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2020 20/20 1.0 4.3 69.2% 57.0% 38.5% 38.7% 48.0% 51.5% 47.3%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2021 55/57 2.0 3.4 64.6% 63.8% 42.4% 49.5% 49.3% 56.2% 47.3%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2022 61/63 1.4 3.9 68.5% 62.4% 40.7% 54.2% 53.1% 55.6% 48.8%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2023 64/66 1.0 3.5 75.4% 60.0% 40.4% 53.4% 51.5% 54.9% 48.3%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2024 63/65 1.7 5.0 65.8% 61.6% 42.0% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 47.7%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2025 29/40 1.8 5.7 67.4% 58.6% 40.0% 45.7% 49.9% 52.4% 47.4%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2026 27/29 2.1 6.7 67.7% 59.1% 39.0% 52.7% 51.6% 52.7% 46.2%
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% — 513/558 1.5 4.2 67.8% 60.5% 42.3% 50.3% 50.6% 54.6% 47.3%

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 Daria Kasatkina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1493 98.5 -1.86 +0.28 0.718 42.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.02
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1610 124.4 +0.87 -0.47 0.987 49.7% -8 -55 — 53.3% +0.27 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.31
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1757 143.6 +0.17 +2.83 1.067 51.4% +1 -113 -136 59.1% +0.59 10–11 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 102.1 +0.78
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 2017 1854 147.3 -0.76 +3.22 1.031 50.6% -11 -98 — 56.9% +0.46 10–4 (71%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -1.06
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 2018 1899 148.7 -0.84 +5.02 1.065 51.3% +7 -85 -146 59.2% +0.56 16–8 (67%) 10–6 (63%) 108.2 -0.04
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 2019 1751 134.0 -4.36 +2.17 0.902 47.6% +23 +51 — 39.5% -1.00 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) 98.3 -0.32
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 2020 1773 138.1 -3.24 +3.53 0.976 49.3% -2 +29 — 43.5% -0.20 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — -0.90
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 2021 1841 146.0 -0.32 +4.02 1.081 51.6% +12 -66 0 57.7% +0.68 17–7 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -0.91
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 2022 1909 153.6 -0.53 +5.97 1.100 52.2% -25 +15 -53 59.0% +0.80 13–6 (68%) 4–8 (33%) 100.6 -1.84
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 2023 1897 149.9 -1.19 +5.38 1.072 51.5% -7 +43 +22 58.3% +0.45 10–8 (56%) 7–8 (47%) 99.7 +2.71
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 2024 1923 147.4 -1.36 +4.68 1.058 51.2% -35 +3 +127 56.6% +0.36 17–8 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 101.4 +1.03
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 2025 1778 144.5 -3.29 +3.13 0.996 49.8% +8 +91 +197 50.0% +0.31 5–9 (36%) 1–4 (20%) 91.8 +2.04
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 2026 1761 133.8 -3.01 +3.06 0.975 49.5% -4 +143 +82 45.7% -0.29 4–10 (29%) 4–7 (36%) 90.2 +0.05
30 2026 1899 147.2 +2.55 +2.24 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 — 1990 151.3 -1.31 +4.15 1.042 50.9% -5 -8 +9 55.0% +0.36 114–83 (58%) 51–57 (47%) 100.7 +0.22

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.