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

Elise Mertens vs Julia Goerges H2H: 0-1

Julia Goerges holds a 1–0 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Julia Goerges leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Julia Goerges won the 2018 Zhuhai first round 6-2 7-6(5).

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Julia Goerges
GER Age 37 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Julia Goerges #14 6-2 7-6(5) Elise Mertens #13 Match data Nov 2, 2018* R16 Zhuhai WTA Finals 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
Julia Goerges #45 #9 3,980 1,945 311 251 55.3% 0 0 1 2 4 7

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 Julia Goerges
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2007 4–5 44.4% #126 1,543 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2008 6–7 46.2% #108 1,557 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2009 9–11 45.0% #77 1,589 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2010 29–22 56.9% #40 1,760 0 1
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2011 36–24 60.0% #21 1,773 0 2
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2012 36–26 58.1% #18 1,761 0 2
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2013 14–27 34.1% #72 1,543 0 2
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2014 15–18 45.5% #74 1,587 0 2
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2015 17–20 45.9% #50 1,609 0 2
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2016 22–20 52.4% #53 1,668 0 2
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2017 46–22 67.6% #14 1,892 0 4
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2018 45–23 66.2% #14 1,871 0 6
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2019 26–20 56.5% #28 1,802 0 7
31 — — — — — — — 2020 6–6 50.0% #45 1,763 0 7

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 Julia Goerges
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2009 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2010 16 14 30 53.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2011 18 16 34 52.9% 16 6 22 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2012 20 15 35 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2013 7 16 23 30.4% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 10 10 20 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2015 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 13 12 25 52.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2017 35 13 48 72.9% 7 7 14 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2018 28 14 42 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2019 19 12 31 61.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 197 156 353 55.8% 86 73 159 54.1% 26 20 46 56.5% 2 2 4 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 524/562 of Julia Goerges'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 Julia Goerges
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 6/9 2.7 3.3 54.7% 64.8% 42.0% 59.6% 55.1% 54.0% 40.7%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 11/13 5.1 5.3 59.1% 67.7% 46.8% 52.0% 47.2% 59.3% 39.2%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2009 19/20 5.2 2.4 60.4% 68.6% 50.1% 58.4% 43.6% 61.4% 40.4%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2010 49/51 4.2 3.5 61.2% 66.7% 45.8% 58.1% 48.1% 58.5% 43.3%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2011 59/60 4.1 2.7 58.4% 70.4% 49.1% 52.6% 48.8% 61.3% 43.2%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2012 56/62 3.9 2.9 57.7% 67.0% 48.1% 54.3% 47.8% 59.1% 43.6%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2013 40/41 4.5 4.0 55.6% 66.4% 44.5% 53.8% 46.9% 56.5% 40.0%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2014 31/33 6.1 4.1 59.2% 68.5% 48.8% 54.2% 44.2% 60.3% 42.5%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2015 30/37 4.7 2.5 60.0% 67.8% 47.7% 49.3% 50.2% 59.9% 40.7%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2016 36/42 5.0 3.4 56.9% 71.9% 49.2% 58.3% 41.9% 61.9% 40.6%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2017 64/68 5.8 3.4 57.0% 72.1% 49.1% 56.1% 50.6% 62.3% 42.7%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2018 65/68 7.4 3.7 57.7% 74.7% 49.3% 59.1% 42.7% 63.9% 39.5%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2019 46/46 6.7 4.1 55.4% 73.0% 48.9% 58.3% 42.8% 62.1% 40.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 12/12 6.6 3.5 56.8% 70.9% 47.8% 60.1% 48.8% 61.0% 40.5%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 524/562 5.3 3.4 57.9% 70.0% 48.1% 55.9% 46.6% 60.7% 41.6%

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 Julia Goerges
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1544 122.1 +0.76 +0.36 0.884 47.2% +9 — — 40.0% -0.95 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.18
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1558 111.9 +1.60 -1.77 0.961 49.2% +4 — — 46.7% -0.13 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 98.9 +0.66
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 1590 119.7 +2.92 -2.21 1.046 50.8% -1 -63 +41 50.0% +0.09 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 96.5 -0.08
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 1761 134.3 +2.06 +0.13 1.043 51.0% -59 -53 — 54.7% +0.42 9–6 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 104.4 -1.65
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 1774 141.6 +5.63 -0.14 1.115 52.1% -57 +89 -162 55.6% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 4–11 (27%) 98.6 -1.13
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 1761 139.8 +2.73 +0.03 1.067 51.4% +21 +17 -68 55.1% +0.34 11–7 (61%) 9–12 (43%) 100.1 -0.26
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 1544 119.3 +0.51 -3.35 0.920 48.5% +41 +130 — 40.4% -0.70 5–10 (33%) 2–7 (22%) 89.5 +1.42
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 1588 128.4 +3.16 -0.41 1.070 51.1% +14 +50 — 51.2% +0.09 4–14 (22%) 3–5 (38%) 89.3 -1.01
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 1610 130.1 +1.79 -0.65 1.013 50.5% -4 +23 — 47.6% +0.12 4–6 (40%) 6–4 (60%) 98.9 -0.01
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 1668 133.2 +4.47 -2.01 1.064 51.3% 0 +4 — 52.2% +0.42 5–5 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 99.7 -0.80
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 1893 143.8 +5.08 -0.79 1.134 52.4% +26 -228 -276 66.4% +0.92 12–7 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 105.4 -0.01
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 146.7 +6.30 -1.90 1.092 51.6% +1 -125 -90 62.3% +0.73 16–8 (67%) 14–7 (67%) 107.5 -0.46
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 2019 1802 139.1 +4.10 -1.39 1.079 51.4% +14 -176 +70 56.9% +0.57 10–6 (63%) 6–8 (43%) 95.7 +0.72
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1764 128.3 +1.47 -1.09 1.038 50.8% +27 -153 — 50.0% +0.29 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 97.9 -0.07
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 — 1945 141.6 +3.70 -1.05 1.060 51.2% +1 -18 -76 54.8% +0.37 95–87 (52%) 68–83 (45%) 95.2 -0.51

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.