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

Elise Mertens vs Elena Vesnina H2H: 0-1

Elena Vesnina holds a 1–0 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Vesnina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Vesnina won the 2017 Wuhan Open second round 6-2 6-4.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Vesnina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Vesnina #21 6-2 6-4 Elise Mertens #38 Match data Sep 27, 2017* R32 Wuhan Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent 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
Elena Vesnina #573 #13 3,320 1,855 263 261 50.2% 0 1 0 1 1 3

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 Elena Vesnina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2004 0–1 0.0% #259 1,485 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2005 6–6 50.0% #106 1,512 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2006 20–24 45.5% #47 1,617 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2007 17–21 44.7% #54 1,631 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2008 12–19 38.7% #79 1,559 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2009 31–20 60.8% #23 1,769 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2010 22–22 50.0% #52 1,722 0 0
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2011 19–21 47.5% #57 1,665 0 0
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2012 14–17 45.2% #68 1,697 0 0
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2013 30–19 61.2% #25 1,802 0 2
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2014 16–17 48.5% #64 1,691 0 2
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2015 11–17 39.3% #115 1,611 0 2
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2016 28–17 62.2% #16 1,767 0 2
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2017 25–25 50.0% #18 1,702 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2018 8–11 42.1% #137 1,685 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2021 4–4 50.0% #310 1,683 0 3

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 Elena Vesnina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 11 12 23 47.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2009 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2010 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2011 9 14 23 39.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2012 6 10 16 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2013 22 13 35 62.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 7 9 16 43.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2016 11 11 22 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2017 20 17 37 54.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 5 7 12 41.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 157 160 317 49.5% 71 73 144 49.3% 33 24 57 57.9% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 449/511 of Elena Vesnina'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 Elena Vesnina
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%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 26/44 1.7 5.1 61.8% 59.6% 48.5% 51.3% 46.9% 55.1% 42.8%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2007 28/38 1.8 4.3 58.7% 62.6% 44.0% 50.2% 48.9% 54.9% 40.8%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2008 28/31 2.8 5.0 61.2% 59.1% 42.8% 52.2% 49.7% 53.0% 44.3%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2009 47/51 3.0 4.4 61.7% 64.1% 45.6% 51.2% 46.2% 56.9% 45.6%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2010 42/44 2.3 3.5 62.8% 64.3% 47.1% 51.9% 44.2% 57.9% 44.1%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2011 38/40 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2012 30/31 2.0 3.5 64.9% 62.1% 44.5% 45.7% 50.9% 56.0% 42.3%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2013 43/49 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2014 29/33 2.4 4.3 61.2% 59.5% 47.6% 50.9% 48.2% 54.8% 43.1%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2015 22/28 2.5 4.5 64.1% 63.6% 46.8% 50.6% 46.0% 57.8% 41.1%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2016 43/45 2.7 3.0 63.9% 62.4% 48.1% 53.2% 47.4% 57.3% 44.9%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2017 49/50 2.4 4.0 62.4% 63.4% 46.7% 55.2% 47.6% 57.0% 43.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 19/19 1.8 3.3 59.8% 62.3% 46.2% 59.4% 42.2% 55.8% 42.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 5/8 3.8 2.0 63.9% 65.1% 52.4% 56.3% 51.7% 60.2% 40.4%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 449/524 2.3 3.9 62.5% 62.4% 45.9% 52.0% 47.7% 56.2% 43.8%

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 Elena Vesnina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1485 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.06
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1512 111.3 — — — — +18 +11 — 53.6% +0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.6 +0.78
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1617 126.3 -0.84 -1.03 0.952 48.9% -20 -59 -4 45.6% -0.31 10–11 (48%) 6–4 (60%) 103.7 -0.40
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 2007 1632 116.4 -0.58 -2.70 0.905 48.1% -18 -83 +38 45.8% -0.52 5–4 (56%) 3–3 (50%) 101.7 +0.91
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 2008 1559 120.2 -1.61 -0.27 0.943 48.7% +44 -54 +62 40.0% -0.80 7–6 (54%) 2–5 (29%) 98.3 +0.31
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 2009 1769 139.8 +1.52 +2.06 1.060 51.2% -22 -132 -92 56.4% +0.36 13–6 (68%) 7–5 (58%) 111.1 -0.62
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 2010 1722 133.3 +1.99 +0.53 1.050 50.9% +24 -115 — 51.5% +0.16 4–9 (31%) 4–4 (50%) 95.0 +0.78
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 2011 1666 128.4 -0.70 +1.97 0.998 49.9% -46 +18 — 48.2% +0.06 6–5 (55%) 2–9 (18%) 96.7 -0.40
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 2012 1698 129.1 +0.84 +0.09 0.961 49.2% -74 +10 -44 45.3% -0.45 1–3 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 -2.98
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 2013 1803 145.9 +1.77 +2.37 1.059 51.3% -28 -167 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–5 (71%) 5–3 (63%) 108.9 -2.82
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 2014 1691 123.1 -1.11 -0.16 0.953 49.1% +9 -36 +78 48.7% -0.21 7–5 (58%) 6–4 (60%) 101.7 +0.88
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 2015 1612 121.6 -0.23 -1.00 0.974 49.4% +14 +26 — 41.5% -0.49 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -1.02
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 2016 1768 136.6 +1.65 +2.12 1.053 51.1% -87 -6 +106 58.0% +0.37 8–4 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 105.9 -0.78
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 2017 1703 142.6 +0.47 +0.66 1.010 50.2% +15 +11 +176 50.0% +0.24 9–6 (60%) 2–8 (20%) 98.6 +1.55
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1686 126.3 -0.27 -0.49 0.954 49.3% +7 -3 — 44.2% -0.49 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.3 +0.52
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1683 111.9 +1.14 +0.26 1.014 49.6% — -35 — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.15
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 — 1856 136.9 +0.45 +0.62 1.000 50.0% -13 -43 +33 49.5% -0.03 90–75 (55%) 52–64 (45%) 102.6 -0.59

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.