H2H data updated: 2026-08-23 23:17 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Maria Timofeeva H2H: 1-0

Elise Mertens holds a 1–0 lead over Maria Timofeeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2026 Wimbledon second round 2-6 6-3 6-0.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Maria Timofeeva
Uzbekistan Age 22 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

WinnerScoreLoserMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #27 2-6 6-3 6-0 Maria Timofeeva #95 Match data Jul 2, 2026 R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Elise Mertens #22 #12 3,685 2,000 315 204 60.7% 0 1 0 1 8 10
Maria Timofeeva #96 #79 897 1,713 13 17 43.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Timofeeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2023 5–1 83.3% #143 1,559 0 1
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2024 5–6 45.5% #138 1,557 0 1
21 2017 30–22 57.7% #35 1,731 0 1 2025 1–4 20.0% #143 1,550 0 1
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2026 2–6 25.0% #96 1,700 0 1
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 — — — — — — —
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 — — — — — — —
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 — — — — — — —
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 — — — — — — —
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 — — — — — — —
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 — — — — — — —
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 — — — — — — —
30 2026 21–15 58.3% #22 1,882 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Timofeeva
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2024 4 2 6 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 2025 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2026 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2026 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 201 126 327 61.5% 74 45 119 62.2% 40 33 73 54.8% — 6 8 14 42.9% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 1 2 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 489/520 of Elise Mertens's and 26/30 of Maria Timofeeva'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 Timofeeva
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 6/6 0.5 2.7 69.5% 61.3% 51.7% 67.8% 51.8% 58.3% 48.3%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2024 11/11 1.4 2.5 63.6% 61.0% 48.1% 47.4% 33.7% 56.2% 41.8%
21 2017 50/52 2.8 3.7 61.9% 62.8% 44.5% 52.4% 51.6% 55.8% 46.6% 2025 1/5 0.0 0.0 67.2% 48.8% 40.0% 33.3% 66.7% 45.9% 42.2%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2026 8/8 1.4 2.5 60.4% 50.1% 39.9% 47.8% 37.4% 46.6% 43.1%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2026 33/36 3.8 4.4 59.5% 70.9% 41.7% 60.8% 45.9% 59.3% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 489/520 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.8% 45.8% 53.8% 48.7% 58.7% 46.1% — 26/30 1.1 2.4 64.1% 57.2% 46.1% 51.7% 40.3% 53.3% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Timofeeva
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1470 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1559 119.4 +0.15 +0.67 1.159 53.2% — +70 — 64.7% +0.88 4–1 (80%) 1–0 -0.21
20 2016 1546 114.5 +0.31 +2.24 1.071 51.6% — — +187 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.27 2024 1558 115.0 -0.32 -1.72 0.955 48.8% +34 -37 — 43.5% -0.78 1–0 2–0 +0.41
21 2017 1732 133.2 +0.19 +2.62 1.056 51.2% -40 -46 -70 53.8% +0.34 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) -1.82 2025 1551 109.0 -0.82 +0.47 0.780 44.0% -22 — — 20.0% -2.00 — 1–2 (33%) -0.12
22 2018 1820 149.2 +2.19 +3.65 1.136 52.8% -27 +70 -134 64.7% +1.14 11–6 (65%) 10–9 (53%) +1.34 2026 1700 115.8 -4.02 -0.55 0.807 45.1% -115 — — 29.4% -1.88 0–1 0–1 -0.20
23 2019 1840 151.3 +3.22 +3.08 1.150 52.7% +20 -41 -87 58.2% +0.82 9–12 (43%) 6–9 (40%) -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2020 1934 157.8 +3.90 +3.73 1.228 54.2% +19 -64 — 67.6% +1.38 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2021 1845 151.6 +1.62 +4.16 1.112 52.2% +60 +63 -104 60.3% +0.89 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2022 1789 144.1 +1.46 +3.03 1.134 52.5% +30 +80 -28 55.7% +0.70 7–9 (44%) 4–5 (44%) +2.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2024 1788 149.2 +1.83 +1.03 1.051 50.7% +2 +82 -80 54.0% +0.28 8–9 (47%) 1–5 (17%) -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2025 1867 155.7 +3.19 +1.74 1.111 52.0% -33 +16 +59 63.3% +0.97 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) -0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2026 1882 146.0 +1.81 +2.14 1.098 51.9% -41 -14 +85 57.5% +0.68 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) +1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2000 153.8 +1.96 +2.84 1.114 52.2% +4 +14 -21 59.2% +0.79 80–78 (51%) 57–57 (50%) +0.09 — 1714 117.5 -1.37 -0.72 0.937 48.5% -31 +21 — 41.8% -0.82 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) -0.40

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.