H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Shuai Zhang H2H: 4-1

Elise Mertens holds a 4–1 lead over Shuai Zhang in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2022 Australian Open third round 6-2 6-2.

BEL Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 1
5 main draw meetings
CHN Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 23, 2022* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Elise Mertens #26 6-2 6-2 Shuai Zhang #74 Match data
May 1, 2021* Madrid WTA 1000 R64 Clay Elise Mertens #16 6-3 6-3 Shuai Zhang #44 Match data
Oct 1, 2018 Beijing WTA 1000 R64 Hard Shuai Zhang #45 6-1 3-6 6-3 Elise Mertens #14 Match data
Aug 9, 2018* Montreal WTA 1000 R32 Hard Elise Mertens #15 6-2 6-7(2) 6-0 Shuai Zhang #32 Match data
Aug 25, 2017* New Haven WTA 500 QF Hard Elise Mertens #46 (w/o) Shuai Zhang #29 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Elise Mertens #24 #12 3,685 2,013 311 199 61.0% 0 1 0 1 8 10
Shuai Zhang #54 #22 1,905 1,856 225 288 43.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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.

Elise Mertens Shuai Zhang
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,546 0 0 2006 0–1 0.0% #203 1,495 0 0
2017 30–22 57.7% #35 1,737 0 1 2007 0–3 0.0% #149 1,464 0 0
2018 43–19 69.4% #12 1,821 0 4 2008 0–6 0.0% #235 1,412 0 0
2019 33–24 57.9% #17 1,836 0 5 2009 2–1 66.7% #154 1,467 0 0
2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2010 3–4 42.9% #90 1,492 0 0
2021 33–18 64.7% #21 1,856 0 6 2011 8–22 26.7% #126 1,443 0 0
2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,795 0 7 2012 2–6 25.0% #127 1,456 0 0
2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,819 0 8 2013 9–4 69.2% #52 1,599 0 1
2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2014 18–24 42.9% #61 1,602 0 1
2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2015 4–12 25.0% #139 1,519 0 1
2026 20–13 60.6% #24 1,908 0 10 2016 22–19 53.7% #23 1,722 0 1
2017 23–24 48.9% #36 1,762 0 2
2018 28–27 50.9% #40 1,726 0 2
2019 18–23 43.9% #40 1,680 0 2
2020 12–10 54.5% #35 1,731 0 2
2021 15–24 38.5% #60 1,632 0 2
2022 34–26 56.7% #25 1,732 0 3
2023 4–18 18.2% #245 1,525 0 3
2024 5–12 29.4% #205 1,576 0 3
2025 10–7 58.8% #81 1,731 0 3
2026 8–15 34.8% #54 1,714 0 3