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

Elise Mertens vs Evgeniya Rodina H2H: 1-0

Elise Mertens holds a 1–0 lead over Evgeniya Rodina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2017 Japan Women's Open first round 7-6(6) 6-1.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Evgeniya Rodina
Russia Age 37 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #41 7-6(6) 6-1 Evgeniya Rodina #91 Match data Sep 14, 2017* R32 Japan Women's Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Evgeniya Rodina #1,376 #67 882 1,662 74 118 38.5% 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 Evgeniya Rodina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2005 2–1 66.7% #320 1,516 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 1–1 50.0% #120 1,524 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2008 5–9 35.7% #145 1,522 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2009 2–4 33.3% #99 1,527 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2010 5–4 55.6% #107 1,579 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2011 9–12 42.9% #106 1,560 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2012 1–2 33.3% #370 1,547 0 0
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2013 0–1 0.0% #474 1,530 0 0
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 — — — — — — —
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2015 14–17 45.2% #87 1,587 0 0
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2016 8–13 38.1% #86 1,652 0 0
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2017 9–18 33.3% #105 1,572 0 0
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2018 9–11 45.0% #71 1,569 0 0
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2019 4–15 21.1% #295 1,473 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2022 2–2 50.0% #438 1,517 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2023 3–8 27.3% #443 1,507 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 Evgeniya Rodina
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2010 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2011 7 7 14 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2012 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2013 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2015 10 9 19 52.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2017 7 11 18 38.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2018 3 7 10 30.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2019 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 49 69 118 41.5% 11 34 45 24.4% 14 14 28 50.0% 0 1 1 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 171/187 of Evgeniya Rodina'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 Evgeniya Rodina
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 12/14 2.1 3.6 54.5% 62.6% 42.5% 57.6% 50.9% 53.6% 44.1%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2009 6/6 2.2 2.7 57.7% 65.4% 36.1% 55.0% 38.9% 52.9% 35.2%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2010 8/9 1.4 2.8 64.5% 55.7% 46.1% 54.2% 65.2% 52.1% 40.8%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2011 18/21 1.5 2.6 58.1% 60.0% 43.7% 46.0% 47.1% 53.1% 41.4%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2012 3/3 1.7 4.0 61.7% 58.9% 46.2% 54.5% 40.6% 55.0% 41.6%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2013 1/1 1.0 4.0 61.9% 53.8% 50.0% 55.6% 100.0% 52.4% 25.0%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2015 21/31 1.3 4.0 67.5% 61.3% 47.0% 59.2% 45.7% 56.5% 41.4%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2016 21/21 0.6 3.9 67.5% 55.5% 39.8% 46.5% 45.7% 50.4% 42.8%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2017 27/27 1.3 3.8 65.5% 59.4% 42.2% 53.8% 49.2% 53.7% 42.0%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2018 20/20 1.3 4.4 62.9% 59.0% 42.1% 47.6% 50.1% 52.8% 43.0%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2019 19/19 0.6 2.9 68.9% 53.9% 37.9% 39.9% 40.4% 48.9% 39.3%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 4/4 0.3 2.8 76.6% 54.7% 39.6% 45.3% 52.6% 51.0% 48.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 11/11 0.3 3.5 71.4% 54.2% 38.9% 45.9% 42.6% 49.6% 39.3%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 171/192 1.2 3.5 64.7% 58.3% 42.0% 50.1% 47.6% 52.5% 41.5%

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 Evgeniya Rodina
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1516 106.0 — — — — +30 — — 71.4% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.39
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1525 104.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–0 — -0.07
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1522 112.9 -0.38 +0.42 0.949 49.1% +9 -20 +122 39.4% -0.73 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.14
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 1527 103.0 -0.86 -3.18 0.747 44.7% +15 — — 30.8% -1.77 1–0 2–0 — -0.13
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 1580 104.5 -1.52 -1.61 0.851 46.8% -12 -53 — 47.4% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.44
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 1561 107.9 -1.99 -1.59 0.884 47.5% +26 -88 — 44.7% -0.49 2–5 (29%) 3–1 (75%) 96.6 +1.03
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 1547 99.2 -1.97 +0.03 0.925 48.5% +16 — — 33.3% -0.83 — — — +0.19
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 1530 97.2 -1.63 -1.54 0.525 41.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.09
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1587 114.3 -1.34 -0.25 0.953 49.2% -3 -106 +40 44.8% -0.46 3–4 (43%) 4–1 (80%) 103.9 -0.05
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 1652 111.1 -3.13 -0.42 0.864 46.8% -1 -199 0 38.3% -0.87 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 103.0 -0.04
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 1572 113.9 -1.33 -0.70 0.908 47.9% +6 -145 +93 32.7% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 4–5 (44%) 100.0 -0.83
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 1569 113.3 -3.31 -0.20 0.910 47.9% -42 -118 +190 44.0% -0.60 6–4 (60%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.11
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 2019 1473 97.7 -5.16 -2.99 0.769 44.2% -12 -65 +244 24.4% -1.75 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 +0.69
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1518 118.6 +0.07 +0.24 0.984 50.0% -17 — — 55.6% +0.67 0–1 — — -0.30
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1508 106.1 -3.39 -1.97 0.779 45.1% +13 -163 +168 30.0% -1.50 — — — +0.01
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 — 1663 113.8 -2.32 -1.00 0.874 47.2% +1 -107 +119 39.2% -0.80 24–26 (48%) 22–16 (58%) 106.4 +0.72

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.