Elise Mertens
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 11 | 13 | Jul 6, 2025 | H2H |
| Naomi Osaka | 4 | 7 | 11 | Sep 5, 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: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Elise Mertens vs Rebecca Peterson H2H: 3-1
Elise Mertens holds a 3–1 lead over Rebecca Peterson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Rebecca Peterson leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Rebecca Peterson won the 2022 Istanbul first round 7-5 4-1 RET.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Peterson | 7-5 4-1 (ret.) | Elise Mertens | Match data | Apr 21, 2022* | R32 | Istanbul | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Elise Mertens | 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) | Rebecca Peterson | Match data | Sep 1, 2021* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Elise Mertens | 6-0 6-2 | Rebecca Peterson | Match data | Aug 23, 2020* | R64 | Cincinnati Open | Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-2 7-6(1) | Rebecca Peterson | Match data | Aug 16, 2018* | R32 | Cincinnati Open | Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | 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 |
| Rebecca Peterson | #573 | #43 | 1,332 | 1,861 | 80 | 95 | 45.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | Rebecca Peterson | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,488 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #263 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #230 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #131 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #125 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #146 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2017 | 30–21 | 58.8% | #35 | 1,734 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #174 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2018 | 44–20 | 68.8% | #12 | 1,820 | 0 | 4 | 2018 | 10–11 | 47.6% | #63 | 1,693 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2019 | 35–25 | 58.3% | #17 | 1,840 | 0 | 5 | 2019 | 25–18 | 58.1% | #44 | 1,861 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 2020 | 32–13 | 71.1% | #20 | 1,934 | 0 | 5 | 2020 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #55 | 1,697 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 2021 | 33–19 | 63.5% | #21 | 1,845 | 0 | 6 | 2021 | 18–18 | 50.0% | #88 | 1,699 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | 2022 | 28–21 | 57.1% | #29 | 1,789 | 0 | 7 | 2022 | 7–14 | 33.3% | #119 | 1,659 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 2023 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #29 | 1,818 | 0 | 8 | 2023 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #127 | 1,647 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 2024 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #34 | 1,788 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2025 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #20 | 1,866 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2026 | 26–17 | 60.5% | #20 | 1,898 | 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 | Rebecca Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | |||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2018 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 65.0% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2018 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | 2019 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 61.5% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 2019 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 24 | 2020 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 71.9% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2021 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2021 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 53.6% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 26 | 2022 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 57.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2022 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 2023 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 57.1% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2023 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 206 | 128 | 334 | 61.7% | 74 | 44 | 118 | 62.7% | 40 | 33 | 73 | 54.8% | — | 58 | 51 | 109 | 53.2% | 18 | 34 | 52 | 34.6% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% |
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 168/174 of Rebecca Peterson'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 | Rebecca Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 1/1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 64.3% | 41.7% | 40.0% | 45.5% | 66.7% | 41.1% | 42.2% |
| 18 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 3/3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 64.5% | 51.3% | 36.8% | 49.5% | 42.5% | 46.3% | 44.1% |
| 19 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 5/7 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 70.0% | 57.3% | 48.6% | 36.8% | 50.3% | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 20 | 2016 | 6/6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 55.3% | 61.0% | 47.1% | 44.4% | 67.4% | 54.9% | 48.4% | 2016 | 9/9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 68.4% | 61.4% | 41.7% | 48.7% | 51.7% | 55.4% | 40.7% |
| 21 | 2017 | 49/51 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 61.8% | 62.7% | 44.6% | 52.5% | 52.3% | 55.8% | 46.7% | 2017 | 5/5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 64.2% | 63.6% | 48.6% | 73.1% | 59.8% | 58.0% | 42.1% |
| 22 | 2018 | 60/64 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 61.0% | 66.0% | 46.8% | 53.5% | 47.2% | 58.6% | 47.0% | 2018 | 21/21 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 63.7% | 62.9% | 41.3% | 57.6% | 50.4% | 55.0% | 43.1% |
| 23 | 2019 | 57/60 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 61.2% | 67.3% | 48.5% | 56.8% | 46.6% | 59.8% | 46.2% | 2019 | 42/43 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 67.1% | 61.9% | 50.4% | 57.2% | 44.5% | 58.0% | 43.3% |
| 24 | 2020 | 45/45 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 61.0% | 70.2% | 48.1% | 62.3% | 52.8% | 61.5% | 47.3% | 2020 | 13/13 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 66.5% | 55.9% | 44.5% | 36.8% | 30.4% | 51.8% | 39.5% |
| 25 | 2021 | 50/52 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 58.5% | 68.3% | 43.7% | 49.4% | 51.2% | 57.9% | 46.8% | 2021 | 34/36 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 65.5% | 62.2% | 47.7% | 52.4% | 47.4% | 57.1% | 41.3% |
| 26 | 2022 | 47/49 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 57.9% | 69.3% | 44.9% | 46.9% | 52.3% | 58.8% | 46.7% | 2022 | 20/21 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 63.7% | 61.1% | 42.5% | 45.1% | 45.0% | 54.0% | 39.8% |
| 27 | 2023 | 47/47 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 54.0% | 68.2% | 43.7% | 49.7% | 48.3% | 57.0% | 46.4% | 2023 | 15/15 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 65.3% | 64.3% | 40.5% | 53.5% | 51.5% | 55.9% | 45.3% |
| 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 | 40/43 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 59.7% | 71.5% | 43.3% | 59.2% | 45.6% | 60.2% | 44.6% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 495/526 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 58.6% | 67.9% | 45.9% | 53.8% | 48.7% | 58.8% | 46.0% | — | 168/175 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 65.7% | 61.3% | 45.5% | 52.1% | 46.5% | 55.8% | 42.1% |
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 | Rebecca Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 1488 | 95.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | -0.02 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 1485 | 102.5 | +3.18 | +1.91 | 0.716 | 41.7% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.28 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 1490 | 101.8 | -1.67 | +0.24 | 0.821 | 45.5% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.10 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 1505 | 104.6 | -0.71 | -1.19 | 0.911 | 47.7% | — | -1 | — | 37.5% | -1.06 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | -0.09 |
| 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 | 1506 | 107.2 | -0.91 | -1.94 | 0.911 | 48.2% | +59 | -42 | — | 42.1% | -0.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.28 |
| 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 | 1550 | 106.4 | +0.60 | -1.14 | 1.003 | 50.3% | +49 | — | — | 45.5% | -0.36 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.10 |
| 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 | 1693 | 125.9 | -0.84 | -0.13 | 0.960 | 49.2% | +26 | -250 | -63 | 46.7% | -0.22 | 2–3 (40%) | 2–4 (33%) | 98.7 | +0.29 |
| 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 | 1862 | 140.3 | +1.54 | +0.91 | 1.032 | 50.8% | -2 | -323 | -222 | 53.6% | +0.22 | 11–6 (65%) | 5–5 (50%) | 106.5 | -2.59 |
| 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 | 1698 | 103.7 | -2.62 | -2.51 | 0.819 | 45.3% | +41 | -190 | — | 20.8% | -2.08 | 1–1 | 2–3 (40%) | — | +0.28 |
| 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 | 1700 | 129.0 | +0.81 | -0.92 | 0.963 | 49.2% | +11 | -79 | — | 49.4% | -0.04 | 6–7 (46%) | 6–6 (50%) | 103.0 | -0.71 |
| 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 | 1659 | 117.2 | -1.27 | -2.53 | 0.866 | 47.2% | +49 | -54 | — | 33.3% | -0.89 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.50 |
| 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 | 1647 | 126.0 | -0.31 | +1.31 | 1.028 | 50.7% | +73 | -62 | — | 48.5% | +0.12 | 3–2 (60%) | 0–4 (0%) | 97.8 | -0.35 |
| 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 | 1645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2025 | 1867 | 155.8 | +3.19 | +1.74 | 1.111 | 52.0% | -32 | +16 | +59 | 63.3% | +0.97 | 7–10 (41%) | 10–7 (59%) | 98.4 | -1.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2026 | 1899 | 147.1 | +2.55 | +2.24 | 1.122 | 52.2% | -42 | -27 | +78 | 59.2% | +0.78 | 6–6 (50%) | 3–2 (60%) | 101.1 | +1.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | 1862 | 129.7 | 0.00 | -0.51 | 0.952 | 49.0% | +25 | -149 | -151 | 44.3% | -0.36 | 28–25 (53%) | 18–28 (39%) | 101.5 | -2.22 |
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.
Rebecca Peterson
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 4 | 5 | Apr 22, 2022 | H2H |
| Camila Giorgi | 1 | 3 | 4 | Feb 26, 2023 | H2H |
| Magda Linette | 3 | 1 | 4 | Feb 25, 2023 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 1 | 3 | 4 | Apr 21, 2022 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 30, 2023 | H2H |