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

Elise Mertens vs Lesia Tsurenko H2H: 1-1

Elise Mertens and Lesia Tsurenko are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Lesia Tsurenko leads 1–0 on grass, while Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2020 Shenzhen first round 6-3 6-3.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Lesia Tsurenko
Ukraine Age 37 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #17 6-3 6-3 Lesia Tsurenko #119 Match data Jan 8, 2020* R32 Shenzhen International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lesia Tsurenko #37 6-4 6-1 Elise Mertens #51 Match data Jun 15, 2017* R32 Libéma Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Lesia Tsurenko #386 #23 2,030 1,898 180 202 47.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Lesia Tsurenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #284 1,483 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2010 1–3 25.0% #155 1,468 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2011 3–7 30.0% #113 1,467 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2012 7–12 36.8% #116 1,484 0 0
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2013 11–18 37.9% #68 1,505 0 0
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2014 4–8 33.3% #92 1,510 0 0
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2015 22–17 56.4% #33 1,720 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2016 19–20 48.7% #57 1,724 0 2
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2017 22–24 47.8% #42 1,688 0 3
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2018 26–19 57.8% #27 1,808 0 4
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2019 14–14 50.0% #73 1,735 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2020 1–3 25.0% #146 1,766 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2021 6–10 37.5% #118 1,746 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2022 10–11 47.6% #137 1,765 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2023 24–15 61.5% #31 1,870 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2024 10–20 33.3% #115 1,697 0 4

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 Lesia Tsurenko
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 %
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2011 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2012 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2013 7 10 17 41.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2014 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2015 20 12 32 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2017 14 15 29 48.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2018 20 14 34 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2019 10 6 16 62.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 5 9 14 35.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 15 24 37.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 122 127 249 49.0% 34 48 82 41.5% 24 27 51 47.1%

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 353/383 of Lesia Tsurenko'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 Lesia Tsurenko
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%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2009 1/1 0.0 0.0 67.3% 54.3% 41.2% 55.6% 16.7% 50.0% 38.6%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2010 4/4 1.0 3.8 61.0% 59.3% 41.5% 45.5% 53.9% 52.3% 39.6%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2011 10/10 1.0 4.5 66.1% 57.8% 37.4% 47.0% 48.7% 50.7% 44.4%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2012 17/19 0.6 6.3 61.4% 56.3% 38.9% 40.3% 55.0% 49.7% 45.7%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2013 27/29 1.3 5.2 61.6% 59.8% 45.0% 44.2% 53.6% 54.0% 45.8%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2014 12/12 2.3 5.6 58.7% 59.9% 45.7% 52.5% 41.0% 54.5% 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 31/39 1.5 4.3 69.1% 63.2% 53.5% 55.0% 49.7% 59.5% 44.8%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2016 35/39 1.6 5.0 64.8% 60.5% 44.8% 50.5% 53.2% 54.9% 45.5%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2017 44/46 1.6 4.1 65.6% 61.5% 44.4% 49.1% 52.0% 55.6% 45.4%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2018 41/45 1.8 4.5 64.4% 61.8% 46.5% 54.0% 47.5% 56.2% 46.0%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2019 28/28 1.6 3.3 69.7% 59.1% 43.8% 51.0% 54.3% 54.4% 44.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 3/4 1.0 4.0 65.0% 53.6% 42.6% 35.2% 43.8% 50.0% 42.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 16/16 0.0 3.0 65.8% 55.1% 43.1% 45.6% 55.2% 51.2% 49.3%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 19/21 0.3 3.2 64.4% 53.7% 43.8% 49.8% 49.2% 49.9% 45.1%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 37/40 0.1 3.1 66.2% 57.5% 43.0% 47.8% 54.7% 52.7% 50.3%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 28/30 0.2 4.9 63.5% 55.1% 40.2% 47.0% 46.8% 49.5% 43.7%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 353/383 1.1 4.3 65.1% 59.1% 44.4% 49.2% 51.1% 53.9% 45.7%

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 Lesia Tsurenko
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
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 1483 96.1 -0.16 -0.74 0.771 43.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.15
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 1468 101.2 -1.44 -1.76 0.831 46.3% — +62 — 25.0% -1.88 — 1–0 — +0.08
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 1468 104.4 -3.16 -0.61 0.900 47.5% +23 +64 — 23.5% -1.41 1–0 0–2 — -0.34
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 1485 109.3 -4.45 +0.03 0.909 47.7% 0 +73 — 40.9% -0.71 4–4 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.4 +0.05
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 1505 119.0 -1.69 +1.15 0.995 49.9% +10 -7 +46 40.6% -0.36 4–6 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 +0.31
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 1510 105.5 -1.40 -0.49 0.933 48.6% -11 — — 36.7% -0.70 3–3 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.7 +0.32
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 2015 1721 139.7 +1.11 +2.63 1.105 52.2% +8 — -177 59.3% +0.80 5–6 (45%) 6–5 (55%) 102.2 +0.25
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 1725 125.5 -0.94 +1.32 1.009 50.2% +25 -190 -217 50.6% +0.07 7–3 (70%) 3–6 (33%) 103.6 +1.38
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 1689 134.1 -0.08 +2.63 1.024 50.6% +20 -134 -107 47.9% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 100.9 -1.57
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 1808 142.9 -0.18 +2.84 1.051 51.2% +2 -219 -158 60.4% +0.77 8–3 (73%) 5–3 (63%) 106.6 +0.69
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 1736 136.2 -1.34 +1.80 0.981 49.5% +99 -130 -117 46.6% -0.22 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 100.6 -0.24
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1767 118.5 +0.32 +2.54 0.856 46.8% — — — 42.9% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.91
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1746 128.4 -2.98 +2.74 1.009 50.1% +22 — — 43.8% -0.44 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.04
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1766 127.9 -3.73 +2.57 0.901 47.5% -41 -82 -3 57.5% +0.18 5–3 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 102.9 -1.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1870 139.4 -2.54 +6.34 1.063 51.5% -23 -32 -93 62.0% +0.68 7–2 (78%) 3–1 (75%) 107.3 -1.77
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1697 119.9 -5.55 +0.83 0.866 46.6% +16 +33 — 41.4% -0.93 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.10
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 — 1898 136.0 -1.67 +2.21 0.991 49.8% +13 -65 -90 49.5% -0.03 56–47 (54%) 36–36 (50%) 105.0 -0.84

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.