Elise Mertens
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 10 | 12 | Jul 6, 2025 | H2H |
| Naomi Osaka | 4 | 6 | 10 | Aug 7, 2026 | H2H |
| Elena Rybakina | 2 | 7 | 9 | Jul 4, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jul 4, 2025 | H2H |
| Daria Kasatkina | 2 | 6 | 8 | Feb 10, 2026 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-08-15 04:37 UTC
Elise Mertens vs Paula Badosa H2H: 0-1
Paula Badosa holds a 1–0 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paula Badosa leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paula Badosa won the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships second round 6-2 6-1.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Badosa | 6-2 6-1 | Elise Mertens | Match data | Feb 18, 2025 | R32 | Dubai Tennis Championships | WTA 1000 | Hard |
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | #24 | #12 | 3,685 | 1,999 | 312 | 201 | 60.8% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Paula Badosa | #84 | #2 | 5,045 | 2,040 | 177 | 116 | 60.4% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 | Paula Badosa | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #230 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #313 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #246 | 1,458 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #125 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #140 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2017 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #35 | 1,732 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 7–10 | 41.2% | #97 | 1,593 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2018 | 43–19 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,822 | 0 | 4 | 2020 | 7–4 | 63.6% | #70 | 1,660 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2019 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #17 | 1,838 | 0 | 5 | 2021 | 43–17 | 71.7% | #8 | 1,975 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 2020 | 32–13 | 71.1% | #20 | 1,934 | 0 | 5 | 2022 | 31–21 | 59.6% | #13 | 1,835 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 2021 | 33–19 | 63.5% | #21 | 1,844 | 0 | 6 | 2023 | 17–10 | 63.0% | #64 | 1,921 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2022 | 28–21 | 57.1% | #29 | 1,789 | 0 | 7 | 2024 | 37–18 | 67.3% | #12 | 2,018 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | 2023 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #29 | 1,817 | 0 | 8 | 2025 | 17–11 | 60.7% | #25 | 1,955 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | 2024 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #34 | 1,788 | 0 | 8 | 2026 | 14–16 | 46.7% | #84 | 1,863 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | 2025 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #20 | 1,867 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2026 | 21–14 | 60.0% | #24 | 1,907 | 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 | Paula Badosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2018 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 22 | 2018 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 65.0% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2019 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 61.1% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 2021 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 65.7% | 17 | 3 | 20 | 85.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 24 | 2020 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 71.9% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 58.8% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 25 | 2021 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 26 | 2022 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 57.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2024 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 70.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 27 | 2023 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 57.1% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2025 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 2024 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 52.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2026 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 29 | 2025 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 62.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2026 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 199 | 124 | 323 | 61.6% | 74 | 45 | 119 | 62.2% | 39 | 32 | 71 | 54.9% | — | 96 | 67 | 163 | 58.9% | 63 | 33 | 96 | 65.6% | 18 | 16 | 34 | 52.9% |
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 488/515 of Elise Mertens's and 273/298 of Paula Badosa'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 | Paula Badosa | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 17 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 4/5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 70.5% | 63.4% | 41.3% | 56.3% | 64.7% | 57.1% | 40.3% |
| 18 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 3/3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 62.0% | 60.2% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 43.8% | 57.0% | 31.7% |
| 19 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 1/1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 49.3% | 55.9% | 37.1% | 53.8% | 80.0% | 46.4% | 43.3% |
| 20 | 2016 | 6/6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 55.3% | 61.0% | 47.1% | 44.4% | 67.4% | 54.9% | 48.4% | 2018 | 4/4 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 55.9% | 60.1% | 42.2% | 51.1% | 52.7% | 52.4% | 37.2% |
| 21 | 2017 | 50/52 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 61.9% | 62.8% | 44.5% | 52.4% | 51.6% | 55.8% | 46.6% | 2019 | 17/17 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 57.6% | 69.4% | 44.8% | 50.5% | 37.4% | 58.3% | 37.3% |
| 22 | 2018 | 60/62 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 61.0% | 66.0% | 46.8% | 53.5% | 47.2% | 58.6% | 47.0% | 2020 | 11/11 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 65.7% | 65.8% | 45.1% | 48.4% | 51.4% | 58.6% | 47.5% |
| 23 | 2019 | 57/57 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 61.2% | 67.3% | 48.5% | 56.8% | 46.6% | 59.8% | 46.2% | 2021 | 56/60 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 64.6% | 69.8% | 45.0% | 56.2% | 48.7% | 61.0% | 45.2% |
| 24 | 2020 | 45/45 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 61.0% | 70.2% | 48.1% | 62.3% | 52.8% | 61.5% | 47.3% | 2022 | 51/52 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 62.4% | 66.1% | 47.1% | 52.7% | 46.2% | 59.2% | 44.4% |
| 25 | 2021 | 50/52 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 58.5% | 68.3% | 43.7% | 49.4% | 51.2% | 57.9% | 46.8% | 2023 | 26/27 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 56.9% | 69.6% | 49.2% | 58.1% | 47.2% | 60.6% | 45.3% |
| 26 | 2022 | 47/49 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 57.9% | 69.3% | 44.9% | 46.9% | 52.3% | 58.8% | 46.7% | 2024 | 55/57 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 56.6% | 71.2% | 46.9% | 63.8% | 52.2% | 60.3% | 45.1% |
| 27 | 2023 | 47/47 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 54.0% | 68.2% | 43.7% | 49.7% | 48.3% | 57.0% | 46.4% | 2025 | 17/31 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 61.5% | 72.0% | 47.1% | 57.6% | 50.0% | 62.7% | 42.3% |
| 28 | 2024 | 52/52 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 54.9% | 67.7% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 43.5% | 58.6% | 43.5% | 2026 | 28/30 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 56.2% | 67.6% | 39.4% | 48.3% | 39.1% | 55.3% | 43.0% |
| 29 | 2025 | 42/57 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 55.7% | 70.9% | 46.7% | 61.7% | 45.9% | 60.1% | 44.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2026 | 32/36 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 59.6% | 71.4% | 41.6% | 60.7% | 45.8% | 59.5% | 44.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 488/515 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 58.6% | 67.9% | 45.8% | 53.8% | 48.7% | 58.7% | 46.1% | — | 273/298 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 60.3% | 68.7% | 45.7% | 55.8% | 47.7% | 59.5% | 43.9% |
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 | Paula Badosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 1523 | 117.6 | -0.54 | -1.81 | 0.940 | 48.0% | +27 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.38 | — | — | -0.19 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 1477 | 96.2 | -0.29 | -3.37 | 0.738 | 45.4% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.75 | — | — | +0.47 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 1458 | 100.3 | +0.15 | -0.62 | 0.808 | 45.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | -0.01 |
| 20 | 2016 | 1546 | 114.5 | +0.31 | +2.24 | 1.071 | 51.6% | — | — | +187 | 53.3% | +0.73 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | -0.29 | 2018 | 1529 | 107.9 | -1.53 | -3.44 | 0.782 | 45.8% | — | +69 | — | 50.0% | +0.63 | 2–0 | 0–1 | +0.09 |
| 21 | 2017 | 1732 | 133.2 | +0.19 | +2.62 | 1.056 | 51.2% | -39 | -46 | -69 | 53.8% | +0.34 | 10–7 (59%) | 6–8 (43%) | -1.81 | 2019 | 1594 | 109.4 | +0.40 | -3.37 | 0.895 | 48.2% | -134 | +74 | +59 | 41.7% | -0.67 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | +0.31 |
| 22 | 2018 | 1823 | 148.8 | +2.24 | +3.64 | 1.136 | 52.8% | -30 | +66 | -148 | 64.9% | +1.10 | 11–5 (69%) | 10–8 (56%) | +1.48 | 2020 | 1661 | 124.0 | +1.36 | +1.56 | 1.149 | 53.2% | -160 | +115 | — | 56.0% | +0.92 | 3–0 (100%) | — | +0.91 |
| 23 | 2019 | 1838 | 150.2 | +3.15 | +3.05 | 1.150 | 52.7% | +16 | -40 | -88 | 58.2% | +0.84 | 8–12 (40%) | 5–9 (36%) | -0.20 | 2021 | 1976 | 151.5 | +4.21 | +2.85 | 1.159 | 52.9% | -107 | +27 | -289 | 66.2% | +1.16 | 16–6 (73%) | 12–8 (60%) | -0.23 |
| 24 | 2020 | 1934 | 158.0 | +3.90 | +3.73 | 1.228 | 54.2% | +20 | -66 | — | 67.6% | +1.38 | 7–5 (58%) | 2–3 (40%) | +0.39 | 2022 | 1836 | 154.7 | +2.77 | +2.00 | 1.087 | 51.9% | +1 | +144 | -100 | 60.9% | +0.69 | 9–5 (64%) | 14–4 (78%) | -0.38 |
| 25 | 2021 | 1845 | 151.5 | +1.68 | +4.20 | 1.112 | 52.2% | +60 | +62 | -109 | 60.3% | +0.89 | 10–6 (63%) | 8–6 (57%) | -0.51 | 2023 | 1921 | 154.8 | +3.30 | +2.60 | 1.150 | 52.7% | -58 | +106 | — | 65.5% | +1.26 | 4–4 (50%) | 5–4 (56%) | -1.49 |
| 26 | 2022 | 1789 | 144.2 | +1.50 | +3.07 | 1.134 | 52.5% | +31 | +80 | -30 | 55.7% | +0.70 | 7–9 (44%) | 4–5 (44%) | +2.26 | 2024 | 2019 | 157.3 | +3.81 | +3.36 | 1.137 | 53.0% | -8 | -47 | -163 | 65.6% | +1.12 | 14–8 (64%) | 4–3 (57%) | -1.12 |
| 27 | 2023 | 1818 | 147.2 | +0.36 | +2.81 | 1.081 | 51.6% | +30 | +20 | -95 | 56.6% | +0.57 | 6–8 (43%) | 7–3 (70%) | +0.02 | 2025 | 1956 | 147.3 | +3.99 | +0.17 | 1.134 | 52.7% | +62 | -18 | -109 | 60.9% | +0.62 | 6–5 (55%) | 7–5 (58%) | +0.51 |
| 28 | 2024 | 1788 | 149.1 | +1.83 | +1.03 | 1.051 | 50.7% | +3 | +83 | -85 | 54.0% | +0.28 | 8–9 (47%) | 1–5 (17%) | -0.96 | 2026 | 1863 | 136.6 | -0.59 | +0.26 | 0.961 | 49.2% | +39 | +100 | -65 | 49.3% | -0.21 | 4–6 (40%) | 4–5 (44%) | -0.88 |
| 29 | 2025 | 1867 | 155.7 | +3.19 | +1.74 | 1.111 | 52.0% | -32 | +16 | +58 | 63.3% | +0.97 | 7–10 (41%) | 10–7 (59%) | -0.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2026 | 1907 | 146.8 | +2.05 | +2.27 | 1.109 | 52.1% | -36 | -39 | +58 | 58.4% | +0.75 | 4–3 (57%) | 2–2 (50%) | +0.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2000 | 153.7 | +1.98 | +2.85 | 1.115 | 52.2% | +4 | +12 | -24 | 59.3% | +0.79 | 79–76 (51%) | 56–56 (50%) | +0.07 | — | 2040 | 151.0 | +2.70 | +1.66 | 1.083 | 51.7% | -26 | +68 | -115 | 60.0% | +0.72 | 59–35 (63%) | 48–32 (60%) | -0.69 |
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.
Paula Badosa
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | 5 | 3 | 8 | Jun 17, 2026 | H2H |
| Daria Kasatkina | 3 | 5 | 8 | May 31, 2025 | H2H |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 6 | 8 | Jan 23, 2025 | H2H |
| Elena Rybakina | 2 | 5 | 7 | Jan 8, 2026 | H2H |
| Yulia Putintseva | 4 | 2 | 6 | Mar 4, 2026 | H2H |