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

Elise Mertens vs Karolina Pliskova H2H: 1-4

Karolina Pliskova holds a 4–1 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Karolina Pliskova leads 2–0 on clay and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Karolina Pliskova won the 2026 Madrid Open third round 7-5 2-6 7-6(3).

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main-draw meetings
Karolina Pliskova
Czech Republic Age 34 Right-Handed 186 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karolina Pliskova #197 7-5 2-6 7-6(3) Elise Mertens #21 Match data Apr 26, 2026 R32 Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay
Karolina Pliskova #18 6-7(3) 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Elise Mertens #28 Match data Jun 29, 2023* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 500 Grass
Elise Mertens #33 7-6(3) 6-3 Karolina Pliskova #17 Match data Aug 18, 2022* R32 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Karolina Pliskova #4 6-3 3-6 6-0 Elise Mertens #20 Match data Sep 20, 2020* QF Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Karolina Pliskova #3 6-1 6-2 Elise Mertens #21 Match data Jun 28, 2019* R16 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass

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
Karolina Pliskova #57 #1 6,940 2,045 430 248 63.4% 0 2 0 9 6 17

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 Karolina Pliskova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #736 1,491 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 2008 2–1 66.7% #465 1,530 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2009 0–1 0.0% #221 1,521 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #212 1,504 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2011 0–3 0.0% #145 1,467 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2012 1–6 14.3% #118 1,444 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2013 11–15 42.3% #71 1,514 0 1
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2014 44–24 64.7% #23 1,800 0 3
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2015 50–25 66.7% #11 1,814 0 4
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2016 41–21 66.1% #6 1,895 0 6
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2017 52–18 74.3% #4 1,928 0 9
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2018 48–22 68.6% #8 1,921 0 11
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2019 51–16 76.1% #2 1,979 0 15
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2020 14–8 63.6% #6 1,916 0 16
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2021 37–19 66.1% #4 1,969 0 16
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2022 21–19 52.5% #31 1,835 0 16
31 — — — — — — — 2023 17–20 45.9% #38 1,763 0 16
32 — — — — — — — 2024 20–17 54.1% #41 1,777 0 17
34 — — — — — — — 2026 21–11 65.6% #57 1,855 0 17

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 Karolina Pliskova
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2012 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2013 8 8 16 50.0% 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% 2014 36 18 54 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2015 37 19 56 66.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2016 25 13 38 65.8% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 3 13 76.9%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2017 37 12 49 75.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2018 32 16 48 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2019 34 11 45 75.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2022 12 10 22 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 14 14 28 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 15 11 26 57.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 6 5 11 54.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 289 160 449 64.4% 83 56 139 59.7% 58 32 90 64.4%

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 614/678 of Karolina Pliskova'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 Karolina Pliskova
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%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 1/1 5.0 2.0 39.7% 55.2% 50.0% 40.0% 83.3% 52.1% 45.7%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 2/3 1.5 4.0 54.7% 62.1% 35.7% 28.3% 62.5% 50.0% 32.1%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 2.0 3.0 63.1% 65.9% 37.5% 57.1% 25.0% 55.4% 31.7%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 3/3 4.7 2.7 60.4% 63.4% 33.2% 48.5% 33.3% 51.4% 33.2%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2012 7/7 6.1 2.9 63.3% 66.4% 40.1% 54.0% 42.5% 56.9% 32.6%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2013 23/26 6.7 3.0 58.1% 72.6% 43.5% 56.8% 43.9% 60.7% 38.6%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2014 66/68 6.5 2.9 58.8% 71.6% 47.2% 53.4% 43.5% 61.4% 42.8%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2015 58/75 6.9 3.3 61.3% 72.1% 49.2% 58.3% 52.8% 63.4% 40.3%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2016 52/62 8.8 2.7 58.4% 75.5% 46.8% 58.8% 45.4% 63.3% 43.9%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2017 60/70 6.6 2.9 58.6% 74.5% 48.5% 59.7% 46.2% 63.9% 44.3%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2018 63/70 5.8 3.6 63.6% 69.7% 47.0% 58.1% 46.6% 61.2% 43.4%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2019 63/67 7.6 3.1 65.9% 74.0% 46.0% 57.9% 48.3% 64.3% 45.1%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2020 22/22 5.6 4.0 61.4% 70.4% 46.7% 58.2% 46.1% 61.2% 43.7%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2021 50/56 7.3 5.7 62.3% 70.4% 43.6% 61.3% 46.0% 60.1% 41.8%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2022 40/40 6.7 5.9 64.1% 67.5% 41.7% 57.9% 48.6% 58.5% 41.2%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 36/37 6.4 4.5 65.1% 69.3% 38.7% 53.3% 49.4% 58.7% 42.2%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 35/37 7.1 6.9 64.5% 68.0% 42.9% 61.2% 50.7% 59.0% 41.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 32/33 3.6 5.6 65.3% 66.9% 42.3% 54.1% 52.7% 58.4% 40.8%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 614/679 6.7 3.9 62.0% 71.2% 45.3% 57.5% 47.5% 61.3% 42.3%

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 Karolina Pliskova
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1491 98.9 -2.80 -7.65 0.953 48.7% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.16
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1531 101.3 -0.28 -0.31 0.643 42.7% — +24 — 57.1% -0.71 1–0 — — -0.42
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1522 99.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.16
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1504 97.5 -1.06 +0.20 0.710 44.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.13
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1468 97.1 +1.66 -2.13 0.683 42.9% — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — +0.18
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 2012 1445 104.0 +1.53 -4.70 0.756 45.0% +44 — — 14.3% -2.14 — — — -0.46
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 2013 1515 116.1 +2.68 -3.87 0.984 49.7% +34 -71 +36 45.0% -0.27 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) 98.0 -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 2014 1801 141.2 +4.39 -0.61 1.109 51.9% 0 -220 -224 60.9% +0.70 15–10 (60%) 10–7 (59%) 106.9 +0.20
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 2015 1815 145.3 +4.92 -0.94 1.100 51.8% +19 -177 -128 60.8% +0.67 19–7 (73%) 13–11 (54%) 108.0 +2.74
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 2016 1896 151.5 +6.52 +1.70 1.194 53.3% +6 -233 -105 61.9% +0.99 11–6 (65%) 9–14 (39%) 101.0 -0.57
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 2017 1929 157.4 +7.32 +1.47 1.225 53.9% +22 -159 -42 68.6% +1.31 12–7 (63%) 8–11 (42%) 99.8 +1.32
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 2018 1921 156.9 +4.54 +1.21 1.118 52.1% +3 +8 -35 62.5% +0.75 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 105.8 -0.73
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 2019 1980 157.5 +7.44 +2.67 1.263 54.4% +1 -8 -3 68.7% +1.37 19–12 (61%) 8–8 (50%) 98.3 +1.00
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 2020 1917 146.8 +3.25 +0.83 1.125 52.4% -13 +73 — 58.8% +0.96 5–2 (71%) 2–7 (22%) 97.0 -0.18
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 2021 1970 149.6 +3.90 +0.30 1.047 51.1% -17 +46 +115 59.8% +0.56 13–4 (76%) 8–6 (57%) 104.7 +1.20
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 2022 1836 136.2 +1.10 -0.03 0.992 50.1% +34 +46 +173 48.5% +0.10 12–5 (71%) 6–9 (40%) 97.8 +1.04
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1763 149.7 +2.46 +0.60 1.021 50.2% +68 +75 +144 48.1% +0.15 4–7 (36%) 1–8 (11%) 87.6 +0.27
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1778 141.4 +1.97 -0.71 1.007 50.4% +61 -2 +155 56.2% +0.14 9–10 (47%) 9–5 (64%) 100.9 -0.55
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1728 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1856 135.9 +1.06 -1.25 0.979 49.3% -58 +30 +102 58.9% -0.01 8–3 (73%) 8–3 (73%) 108.7 +0.36
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 — 2045 152.8 +4.37 +0.29 1.095 51.7% +14 -53 +11 59.3% +0.63 147–86 (63%) 96–100 (49%) 101.2 +0.73

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.