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

Elise Mertens vs Daria Saville H2H: 5-2

Elise Mertens holds a 5–2 lead over Daria Saville in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2024 Hobart International semifinal 6-4 4-6 7-5.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Daria Saville
Australia Age 32 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #29 6-4 4-6 7-5 Daria Saville #195 Match data Jan 13, 2024* SF Hobart International WTA 250 Hard
Elise Mertens #41 6-1 6-4 Daria Saville #211 Match data Oct 12, 2023* R32 Hong Kong Open WTA 250 Hard
Daria Saville #409 6-3 4-6 6-3 Elise Mertens #23 Match data Mar 14, 2022* R32 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elise Mertens #16 6-3 6-1 Daria Saville #25 Match data Jun 2, 2018* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elise Mertens #37 7-5 6-3 Daria Saville #23 Match data Jan 18, 2018* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Elise Mertens #60 7-6(4) 1-6 6-4 Daria Saville #24 Match data May 30, 2017* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Daria Saville #26 6-2 6-1 Elise Mertens #53 Match data May 4, 2017* R16 Morocco Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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 Saville #226 #20 2,135 1,858 159 156 50.5% 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 Daria Saville
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #539 1,493 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2012 1–1 50.0% #226 1,508 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2013 2–6 25.0% #149 1,462 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2014 1–1 50.0% #233 1,483 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2015 20–21 48.8% #36 1,675 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2016 27–20 57.4% #25 1,836 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2017 33–22 60.0% #25 1,794 0 1
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2018 27–23 54.0% #35 1,781 0 1
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2019 6–16 27.3% #242 1,603 0 1
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2020 1–1 50.0% #450 1,617 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2021 2–2 50.0% #419 1,645 0 1
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2022 19–15 55.9% #53 1,738 0 1
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2023 6–8 42.9% #204 1,686 0 1
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2024 11–14 44.0% #108 1,667 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2025 3–5 37.5% #197 1,661 0 1

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 Saville
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2014 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2015 13 17 30 43.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2016 17 13 30 56.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2018 18 14 32 56.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2019 2 8 10 20.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2020 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2021 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2022 16 10 26 61.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2023 3 5 8 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2024 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 105 101 206 51.0% 39 34 73 53.4% 15 21 36 41.7%

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 287/316 of Daria Saville'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 Saville
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 5.0 4.0 46.6% 59.3% 38.7% 44.4% 33.3% 48.3% 32.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 2/2 4.0 3.0 63.0% 65.8% 46.5% 33.3% 60.0% 58.2% 55.1%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 8/8 2.9 6.5 55.6% 56.5% 36.1% 47.6% 53.1% 47.6% 40.4%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2014 2/2 2.5 6.0 61.7% 57.5% 39.0% 39.8% 50.0% 50.3% 47.0%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2015 31/41 2.5 4.6 66.2% 62.3% 49.2% 54.6% 52.2% 57.6% 41.8%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2016 37/47 1.9 3.9 63.1% 62.0% 47.1% 52.1% 44.7% 56.5% 44.0%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2017 54/55 2.7 4.8 62.9% 64.0% 45.6% 46.7% 50.8% 57.1% 45.6%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2018 48/51 1.8 7.7 65.7% 62.8% 37.3% 53.1% 51.4% 54.1% 45.5%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2019 21/22 1.0 4.2 66.4% 56.8% 43.9% 45.7% 46.5% 52.4% 41.3%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2020 2/2 0.5 5.0 59.8% 62.1% 52.1% 75.0% 73.2% 58.6% 43.5%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2021 4/4 2.0 4.0 57.5% 66.2% 46.6% 52.5% 44.5% 57.9% 47.1%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2022 33/34 2.2 5.0 64.1% 64.5% 44.3% 58.4% 45.6% 57.5% 44.2%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2023 14/14 1.3 4.8 63.7% 61.1% 38.3% 45.4% 53.3% 53.3% 45.8%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2024 25/25 2.1 6.2 67.4% 57.8% 41.9% 59.3% 57.6% 52.5% 45.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 5/8 1.0 5.0 69.5% 56.9% 39.9% 48.9% 60.2% 51.1% 40.2%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 287/316 2.1 5.3 64.3% 61.8% 43.5% 51.8% 50.3% 55.3% 44.3%

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 Saville
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1494 101.6 +1.65 -1.80 0.633 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.01
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1508 107.7 +0.29 +3.39 1.317 57.0% — — — 50.0% +1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1462 101.0 -2.47 -1.24 0.771 44.0% +3 — — 26.3% -1.63 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +1.05
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 2014 1483 109.1 +0.25 +0.24 0.946 48.8% — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — -0.01
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 2015 1675 139.1 +0.59 +1.21 0.985 50.0% -73 -34 -29 50.0% -0.05 8–8 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 106.8 -1.55
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 2016 1837 143.7 +0.70 +1.71 1.011 50.3% -38 -114 -194 54.4% +0.28 7–5 (58%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -1.91
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 2017 1795 139.8 +0.45 +2.93 1.061 51.3% +20 -6 -173 57.7% +0.43 14–13 (52%) 7–12 (37%) 96.3 +1.08
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 2018 1781 141.0 -2.19 +2.60 0.991 49.8% +14 0 -108 52.2% -0.08 11–8 (58%) 13–1 (93%) 108.4 -0.58
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 2019 1604 107.6 -2.88 -1.35 0.868 46.7% +84 +22 +39 27.7% -1.28 4–1 (80%) 1–4 (20%) 99.5 -0.63
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 2020 1617 108.7 +0.59 +1.52 1.052 51.9% — — — 60.0% +0.40 0–1 — — -0.14
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 2021 1646 128.1 +1.67 +2.64 1.117 52.5% +67 — — 50.0% +0.50 — 0–1 — -0.38
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 2022 1738 136.6 +0.54 +0.98 1.039 50.8% +82 -119 -95 53.7% +0.39 5–4 (56%) 1–5 (17%) 97.2 +0.65
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 2023 1687 124.8 -0.97 +1.63 0.980 49.5% +59 +5 — 45.2% +0.03 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 97.6 -0.28
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 2024 1668 125.0 -3.56 +1.68 0.966 49.2% +38 -36 +6 45.9% -0.21 5–6 (45%) 4–4 (50%) 99.3 -0.44
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1662 123.9 -0.99 -0.65 0.821 45.9% +19 — — 35.3% -1.06 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.37
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 — 1859 140.0 -0.68 +1.60 0.990 49.8% +11 -29 -92 49.6% -0.03 59–51 (54%) 42–41 (51%) 102.9 -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.