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

Elise Mertens vs Sara Errani H2H: 2-0

Elise Mertens holds a 2–0 lead over Sara Errani in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2018 Morocco Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-1.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Sara Errani
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #19 6-3 6-1 Sara Errani #89 Match data May 4, 2018* QF Morocco Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Elise Mertens #65 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 Sara Errani #110 Match data Apr 28, 2017* R16 Istanbul 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
Sara Errani #476 #5 5,835 2,005 387 304 56.0% 0 0 0 1 8 9

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 Sara Errani
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2006 3–3 50.0% #174 1,529 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2007 10–7 58.8% #69 1,613 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2008 29–22 56.9% #42 1,735 0 2
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2009 25–27 48.1% #47 1,655 0 2
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2010 36–29 55.4% #43 1,722 0 2
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2011 30–26 53.6% #45 1,673 0 2
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2012 53–20 72.6% #6 1,897 0 6
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2013 46–22 67.6% #7 1,885 0 7
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2014 35–23 60.3% #14 1,773 0 7
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2015 46–26 63.9% #20 1,751 0 8
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2016 21–23 47.7% #49 1,656 0 9
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2017 18–16 52.9% #144 1,652 0 9
31 — — — — — — — 2018 6–8 42.9% #112 1,767 0 9
32 — — — — — — — 2019 2–6 25.0% #198 1,575 0 9
33 — — — — — — — 2020 4–3 57.1% #131 1,606 0 9
34 — — — — — — — 2021 8–12 40.0% #121 1,574 0 9
35 — — — — — — — 2022 2–5 28.6% #109 1,606 0 9
36 — — — — — — — 2023 3–10 23.1% #105 1,548 0 9
37 — — — — — — — 2024 10–14 41.7% #105 1,693 0 9
38 — — — — — — — 2025 0–2 0.0% #476 1,590 0 9

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 Sara Errani
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2007 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2008 14 10 24 58.3% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2010 21 16 37 56.8% 11 10 21 52.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2011 14 16 30 46.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2012 23 14 37 62.2% 28 3 31 90.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 13 14 27 48.1% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 22 7 29 75.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2017 7 6 13 53.8% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 6 8 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 4 6 10 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 178 160 338 52.7% 188 115 303 62.0% 15 26 41 36.6% 6 3 9 66.7%

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 593/692 of Sara Errani'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 Sara Errani
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/6 0.0 1.0 76.4% 33.3% 38.5% 50.0% 16.7% 34.5% 39.5%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2007 12/17 0.8 2.3 66.1% 56.1% 48.0% 41.1% 52.6% 53.4% 44.4%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2008 34/51 0.5 2.7 64.2% 57.6% 46.0% 48.1% 45.8% 53.2% 45.7%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2009 44/52 0.3 2.5 69.2% 55.6% 44.7% 50.9% 45.1% 52.5% 44.6%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2010 59/65 0.4 1.5 75.4% 56.2% 44.0% 55.5% 51.2% 53.4% 47.7%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2011 53/56 0.4 1.9 76.2% 57.7% 47.2% 52.0% 48.6% 55.0% 47.1%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2012 63/73 0.3 1.1 76.1% 60.2% 49.9% 54.1% 56.5% 57.5% 51.5%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2013 57/68 0.1 1.1 82.1% 57.9% 48.5% 52.4% 51.1% 56.1% 50.4%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2014 54/58 0.1 1.2 81.3% 56.1% 45.3% 52.4% 50.1% 54.1% 48.1%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2015 54/72 0.1 1.4 83.3% 54.9% 50.0% 49.2% 55.4% 54.2% 49.7%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2016 38/45 0.1 1.2 85.4% 52.9% 43.6% 51.6% 52.4% 51.5% 48.0%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2017 31/34 0.1 1.3 78.7% 52.5% 41.2% 40.6% 54.1% 50.3% 49.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 14/14 0.1 2.9 81.3% 57.5% 36.7% 41.9% 45.6% 53.8% 46.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 8/8 0.1 8.0 61.0% 51.0% 28.4% 30.1% 44.3% 42.3% 46.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 7/7 0.0 4.6 77.6% 54.9% 39.2% 58.2% 57.5% 51.3% 51.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 19/20 0.1 2.9 78.4% 52.1% 36.1% 52.3% 55.8% 48.5% 49.7%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 7/7 0.0 1.9 80.7% 52.1% 33.4% 39.3% 47.1% 48.4% 45.5%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 13/13 0.0 1.5 79.1% 47.8% 31.7% 36.6% 49.8% 44.5% 41.9%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 23/24 0.1 1.5 77.5% 52.4% 42.3% 41.1% 47.1% 49.8% 44.4%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 2/2 0.0 1.5 82.0% 53.3% 47.6% 49.5% 75.0% 52.2% 36.8%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 593/692 0.2 1.7 77.3% 55.8% 44.9% 49.9% 51.1% 53.3% 47.9%

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 Sara Errani
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1529 107.3 -2.72 -1.03 0.604 36.7% — +41 — 46.2% -0.39 1–0 1–0 — -0.21
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 2007 1614 121.3 -0.77 +0.04 0.953 49.0% -56 +20 — 55.0% +0.43 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.4 -0.20
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 2008 1735 135.4 -1.78 +1.64 0.976 49.4% -49 -6 -147 53.8% +0.34 10–7 (59%) 4–5 (44%) 102.2 -1.64
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 2009 1655 132.5 -2.62 +1.07 0.938 48.6% +1 +49 -81 50.9% +0.04 5–7 (42%) 6–3 (67%) 100.5 +0.75
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 2010 1723 134.3 -2.26 +3.11 1.025 50.6% +16 -53 -104 56.5% +0.29 6–11 (35%) 12–6 (67%) 100.8 +1.24
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 2011 1673 134.0 -0.30 +3.09 1.047 51.0% -6 +66 -54 54.0% +0.26 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) 97.1 -1.90
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 2012 1898 155.0 +1.80 +6.73 1.210 54.4% -78 +149 -273 69.0% +1.52 11–5 (69%) 7–3 (70%) 107.8 -1.43
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 2013 1886 156.0 +1.16 +6.37 1.149 53.2% -27 +186 — 62.2% +0.85 10–5 (67%) 6–5 (55%) 103.2 -0.44
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 2014 1774 140.1 -1.37 +3.74 1.048 51.1% -49 +280 — 58.0% +0.40 9–10 (47%) 10–6 (63%) 95.0 +2.02
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 2015 1752 137.5 -3.26 +7.03 1.083 52.0% -25 +216 -179 58.6% +0.66 18–11 (62%) 12–6 (67%) 104.0 +3.08
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 2016 1657 128.4 -3.45 +3.74 0.989 49.8% +7 +192 -112 49.5% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 94.9 +0.33
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 2017 1652 117.1 -4.83 +3.87 0.998 49.9% +19 +108 — 53.3% +0.13 5–4 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 103.4 +0.62
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1767 125.7 -0.84 +2.69 0.996 50.0% +17 -5 — 48.5% -0.21 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 96.4 -1.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1575 92.5 -7.16 -0.74 0.798 44.2% — +37 — 31.6% -1.74 1–2 (33%) — — +0.92
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1607 122.5 -2.17 +3.15 1.053 51.1% — +33 — 55.6% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.05
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1575 114.0 -4.44 +2.94 0.966 49.1% -11 +76 — 39.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.94
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1607 109.2 -3.27 +0.30 0.881 46.5% — +45 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–1 — -0.07
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1548 97.8 -6.59 -1.63 0.755 43.4% -51 +75 -7 24.1% -2.07 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.14
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1693 123.6 -4.63 +1.30 0.884 47.1% -121 +82 — 37.7% -0.94 5–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 106.5 -1.08
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1590 105.5 -0.55 +0.36 0.771 45.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.15
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 — 2006 138.5 -1.81 +3.71 1.026 50.6% -25 +106 -122 54.6% +0.29 105–95 (53%) 85–59 (59%) 104.5 -0.06

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.