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

Elise Mertens vs Dominika Cibulkova H2H: 1-2

Dominika Cibulkova holds a 2–1 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Dominika Cibulkova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Dominika Cibulkova won the 2018 Wimbledon third round 6-2 6-2.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Dominika Cibulkova
SVK Age 37 Right-Handed 161 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dominika Cibulkova #33 6-2 6-2 Elise Mertens #15 Match data Jul 8, 2018* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Elise Mertens #38 7-6(4) 6-1 Dominika Cibulkova #10 Match data Oct 2, 2017 R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #11 6-1 6-3 Elise Mertens #46 Match data Aug 25, 2017* SF 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
Dominika Cibulkova #315 #4 5,245 1,964 368 265 58.1% 0 0 1 4 3 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 Dominika Cibulkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 2–2 50.0% #153 1,506 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 17–17 50.0% #51 1,605 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2008 36–26 58.1% #19 1,843 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2009 20–17 54.1% #28 1,735 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2010 30–24 55.6% #31 1,753 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2011 41–21 66.1% #18 1,894 0 1
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2012 34–26 56.7% #15 1,790 0 2
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2013 27–23 54.0% #23 1,734 0 3
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2014 33–22 60.0% #10 1,719 0 4
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2015 19–16 54.3% #38 1,756 0 4
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2016 53–21 71.6% #5 1,951 0 8
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2017 26–22 54.2% #26 1,778 0 8
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2018 28–19 59.6% #25 1,872 0 8
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2019 2–9 18.2% #315 1,755 0 8

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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 27 18 45 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 7 10 17 41.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2010 18 18 36 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2011 29 15 44 65.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2012 19 17 36 52.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 37 17 54 68.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2017 22 15 37 59.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2018 18 11 29 62.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2019 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 254 185 439 57.9% 72 53 125 57.6% 39 24 63 61.9% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 558/630 of Dominika Cibulkova'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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 23/34 0.3 3.9 62.2% 56.6% 46.2% 51.0% 47.4% 52.3% 45.7%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 56/62 0.8 2.7 68.4% 60.8% 48.3% 54.4% 46.5% 56.7% 46.6%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2009 36/37 0.6 3.3 67.4% 60.0% 49.3% 52.6% 53.6% 56.4% 46.9%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2010 50/54 1.1 3.7 63.2% 60.8% 46.2% 53.9% 50.9% 55.6% 43.9%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2011 53/62 1.1 4.2 56.1% 64.9% 46.5% 54.6% 53.9% 56.8% 48.0%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2012 52/60 1.5 4.2 54.2% 66.3% 45.8% 50.4% 53.3% 56.4% 48.0%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2013 45/50 0.9 4.8 60.8% 61.9% 44.4% 53.5% 44.6% 55.1% 45.9%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2014 51/55 0.8 4.3 66.5% 62.6% 45.5% 57.1% 50.5% 57.0% 47.7%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2015 24/35 1.0 4.1 67.0% 61.0% 48.2% 53.0% 43.9% 56.6% 43.0%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2016 67/74 1.0 3.2 66.4% 62.7% 47.5% 54.7% 50.3% 57.8% 48.0%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2017 46/48 0.8 2.9 66.1% 62.2% 48.0% 55.2% 49.2% 57.4% 45.5%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2018 45/48 1.1 3.9 65.2% 63.3% 48.4% 55.6% 48.6% 58.1% 44.3%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2019 10/11 0.9 4.5 66.1% 58.8% 45.1% 54.3% 40.4% 54.2% 38.4%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 558/634 0.9 3.7 63.5% 62.2% 46.9% 54.0% 49.6% 56.5% 46.2%

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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1506 100.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 2–0 1–1 — +0.22
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1606 123.4 -2.75 +1.36 0.957 49.0% -43 +45 — 48.7% +0.04 6–4 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 103.8 +0.03
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1844 155.6 +2.09 +2.87 1.075 51.6% -8 -147 — 59.4% +0.56 10–9 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 -3.69
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 2009 1735 137.2 +0.81 +1.93 1.075 51.5% -29 +84 -128 59.0% +0.64 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.6 +0.20
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 2010 1754 142.7 +0.27 +0.68 0.989 49.8% -26 +62 -79 54.4% +0.28 9–8 (53%) 8–2 (80%) 105.0 +0.39
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 2011 1894 146.9 +1.53 +4.23 1.113 52.5% -32 -107 -88 61.0% +0.76 15–7 (68%) 9–5 (64%) 108.0 -1.26
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 2012 1791 146.5 +0.57 +4.09 1.101 52.3% -2 +69 -30 59.1% +0.78 6–11 (35%) 10–4 (71%) 97.7 +0.95
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 2013 1735 139.1 +0.40 +2.51 1.022 50.5% +15 +39 +28 51.7% +0.30 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 98.9 +0.89
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 2014 1719 152.6 +1.29 +4.23 1.109 52.3% +50 +17 +28 59.8% +0.75 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.4 -0.25
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 2015 1757 143.5 -0.51 +1.77 0.989 49.9% +26 — -24 50.6% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–4 (60%) 105.0 -0.11
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 2016 1952 148.1 +2.12 +4.65 1.136 52.9% -29 -154 -64 65.1% +0.91 19–10 (66%) 9–6 (60%) 108.8 -1.07
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 2017 1778 142.2 +1.03 +1.88 1.067 51.5% +59 -13 +40 55.3% +0.37 9–11 (45%) 5–5 (50%) 93.4 +2.63
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 2018 1872 145.7 +1.54 +1.61 1.058 51.3% +3 -108 -24 58.3% +0.53 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.4 -0.82
30 2026 1899 147.2 +2.55 +2.23 1.122 52.2% -41 -27 +78 59.2% +0.78 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.1 +1.70 2019 1755 115.9 -0.72 -0.79 0.839 46.7% +34 -72 — 29.6% -1.19 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.69
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 — 1964 150.3 +0.95 +2.81 1.063 51.4% 0 -11 -38 57.0% +0.50 116–98 (54%) 83–60 (58%) 107.2 -0.41

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.