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

Elise Mertens vs Mihaela Buzarnescu H2H: 1-1

Elise Mertens and Mihaela Buzarnescu are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Mihaela Buzarnescu won the 2018 San Jose semifinal 4-6 6-3 6-1.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Mihaela Buzarnescu
Romania Age 38 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mihaela Buzarnescu #24 4-6 6-3 6-1 Elise Mertens #15 Match data Aug 4, 2018* SF San Jose Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elise Mertens #36 6-1 4-6 6-3 Mihaela Buzarnescu #57 Match data Jan 13, 2018 F Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Mihaela Buzarnescu #798 #20 2,068 1,883 60 65 48.0% 0 0 0 1 0 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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 — — — — — — —
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 2017 3–3 50.0% #60 1,573 0 0
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2018 36–22 62.1% #24 1,807 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2019 13–23 36.1% #113 1,638 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 2020 0–1 0.0% #137 1,622 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2021 7–12 36.8% #122 1,640 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 2022 1–3 25.0% #404 1,609 0 1
37 — — — — — — — 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,534 0 1

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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 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% 2017 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2018 13 10 23 56.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 9 4 13 69.2%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 7 9 22.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 23 35 58 39.7% 26 21 47 55.3% 11 9 20 55.0%

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 118/124 of Mihaela Buzarnescu'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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2017 6/6 3.0 3.2 67.2% 62.5% 48.8% 53.1% 35.0% 58.2% 41.5%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2018 54/58 2.3 3.2 62.2% 63.4% 48.4% 50.2% 47.1% 57.8% 45.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 36/36 1.6 4.5 61.7% 62.7% 42.7% 53.3% 52.5% 54.9% 41.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 1/1 3.0 7.0 68.9% 57.1% 31.6% 50.0% 40.0% 49.2% 36.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 17/19 1.1 5.1 62.2% 59.9% 47.0% 46.0% 47.4% 54.5% 40.1%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 4/4 0.5 2.8 66.6% 54.6% 40.6% 39.3% 50.0% 49.7% 36.5%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 118/125 1.9 3.9 62.5% 62.3% 46.1% 50.3% 48.2% 56.1% 42.7%

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 Mihaela Buzarnescu
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2016 1485 97.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2017 1573 120.2 +0.92 -0.16 0.992 49.4% -14 — — 42.9% -0.29 2–0 3–3 (50%) — -0.47
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 2018 1808 137.2 +1.56 +2.47 1.069 51.3% -121 -68 -54 58.8% +0.57 12–7 (63%) 8–5 (62%) 107.6 -1.35
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1638 120.0 -1.04 -1.58 0.917 48.4% -54 +59 +91 38.8% -0.69 3–9 (25%) 2–3 (40%) 92.2 +0.04
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1623 99.7 -2.53 -0.84 0.712 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.07
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1640 125.0 -1.96 -2.07 0.883 47.2% -37 +90 — 41.3% -0.94 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) 99.4 -0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1609 93.0 -1.53 -3.06 0.725 43.9% — — — 25.0% -2.25 — — — +0.26
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1534 79.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.18
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 — 1883 126.9 +0.09 +0.23 0.973 49.4% -75 +3 -20 47.7% -0.21 20–21 (49%) 15–14 (52%) 101.5 -1.55

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.