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

Elise Mertens vs Maria Sakkari H2H: 2-3

Maria Sakkari holds a 3–2 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Maria Sakkari leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2025 Libéma Open second round 6-3 6-0.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Maria Sakkari
Greece Age 31 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #25 6-3 6-0 Maria Sakkari #85 Match data Jun 12, 2025 R16 Libéma Open WTA 250 Grass
Maria Sakkari #7 7-6(7) 6-2 Elise Mertens #26 Match data Feb 12, 2022* QF St. Petersburg WTA 500 Hard
Maria Sakkari #18 7-5 6-7(2) 6-2 Elise Mertens #15 Match data Jun 5, 2021* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elise Mertens #18 6-2 3-6 6-1 Maria Sakkari #22 Match data Oct 22, 2019 RR Zhuhai WTA Finals Hard
Maria Sakkari #51 6-4 7-6(2) Elise Mertens #18 Match data May 3, 2019* QF Morocco Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Maria Sakkari #35 #3 5,085 2,034 266 211 55.8% 0 1 0 0 1 2

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 Maria Sakkari
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #169 1,479 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2016 5–12 29.4% #98 1,497 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2017 18–17 51.4% #53 1,681 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2018 22–24 47.8% #41 1,682 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2019 29–22 56.9% #23 1,801 0 1
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2020 20–11 64.5% #22 1,884 0 1
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2021 38–20 65.5% #6 1,955 0 1
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2022 40–23 63.5% #6 1,919 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2023 35–24 59.3% #9 1,883 0 2
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2024 21–15 58.3% #32 1,838 0 2
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2025 20–25 44.4% #52 1,782 0 2
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2026 18–17 51.4% #35 1,820 0 2

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 Maria Sakkari
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2016 2 9 11 18.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2017 9 7 16 56.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2019 11 13 24 45.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2020 18 9 27 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2021 28 15 43 65.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2022 25 14 39 64.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2023 26 17 43 60.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2024 10 7 17 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2025 11 16 27 40.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2026 13 9 22 59.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 168 134 302 55.6% 69 50 119 58.0% 29 27 56 51.8%

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 452/476 of Maria Sakkari'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 Maria Sakkari
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% 2016 17/17 2.2 1.9 70.8% 59.0% 39.3% 49.2% 38.2% 53.2% 43.5%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2017 34/35 2.0 2.3 66.5% 59.8% 45.7% 47.5% 48.3% 55.0% 43.1%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2018 45/46 2.5 3.8 58.6% 63.6% 47.3% 54.1% 49.5% 56.8% 42.6%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2019 51/51 4.0 4.1 58.3% 65.3% 47.4% 54.0% 48.7% 58.1% 44.7%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2020 31/31 4.6 3.9 60.8% 67.5% 50.3% 52.5% 44.3% 60.6% 43.3%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2021 51/58 4.3 3.8 56.7% 70.7% 47.6% 60.0% 45.4% 60.6% 44.7%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2022 63/63 4.1 3.7 58.5% 68.7% 49.4% 56.8% 43.5% 60.7% 43.4%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2023 59/59 3.7 3.3 59.6% 67.2% 48.5% 61.6% 44.4% 59.5% 43.0%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2024 32/36 3.3 3.4 59.1% 68.5% 46.1% 58.0% 46.4% 59.4% 42.9%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2025 35/45 3.0 3.5 60.2% 63.2% 46.5% 50.3% 42.9% 56.3% 42.9%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2026 34/35 2.9 2.4 61.6% 64.1% 51.0% 52.1% 52.4% 58.6% 42.2%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 452/477 3.5 3.4 60.1% 65.9% 47.7% 55.1% 46.0% 58.5% 43.4%

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 Maria Sakkari
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1480 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.33
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 2016 1498 118.0 -1.88 -0.74 0.929 48.0% -42 +76 — 39.5% -0.84 2–7 (22%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.27
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 2017 1682 121.4 -0.82 -0.68 0.959 49.1% -31 -161 -2 50.0% -0.47 7–5 (58%) 6–2 (75%) 106.7 +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 2018 1683 137.5 +0.35 +0.12 0.988 50.0% -28 -6 -50 50.0% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 99.9 +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 2019 1802 145.4 +1.49 +2.58 1.067 51.3% -77 +60 -130 54.6% +0.29 10–9 (53%) 6–6 (50%) 103.4 -0.39
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 2020 1885 152.6 +2.80 +1.40 1.098 51.8% +7 -62 — 61.8% +0.51 7–7 (50%) 9–1 (90%) 106.7 +0.50
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 2021 1955 163.4 +4.17 +3.15 1.135 52.3% +3 -36 — 64.3% +0.98 8–11 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 94.2 -1.76
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 2022 1919 155.0 +3.75 +1.73 1.104 51.9% +44 +18 -164 61.6% +0.74 12–12 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 93.6 +1.65
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 2023 1884 156.5 +2.61 +1.63 1.060 51.1% +44 +25 -123 55.9% +0.47 12–8 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.82
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 2024 1839 149.7 +2.38 +0.63 1.058 51.4% +92 +66 -85 58.4% +0.87 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 97.5 +2.20
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 2025 1782 142.5 +0.02 -0.02 0.982 49.5% +21 +84 -66 44.4% -0.39 5–5 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 99.1 -1.36
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 2026 1820 146.8 +1.96 +0.37 1.021 50.5% +44 +1 -112 50.6% +0.12 6–5 (55%) 4–6 (40%) 98.2 +0.38
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 — 2034 152.6 +1.91 +1.20 1.046 50.9% +11 +8 -103 55.0% +0.30 77–82 (48%) 59–56 (51%) 99.5 +0.61

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.