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

Elise Mertens vs Sloane Stephens H2H: 2-3

Sloane Stephens holds a 3–2 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Sloane Stephens leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sloane Stephens won the 2024 Madrid Open second round 3-6 6-3 6-1.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Sloane Stephens
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sloane Stephens #33 3-6 6-3 6-1 Elise Mertens #29 Match data Apr 26, 2024* R64 Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay
Elise Mertens #30 2-6 6-1 6-3 Sloane Stephens #44 Match data Jan 3, 2024* R32 Brisbane International WTA 500 Hard
Sloane Stephens #36 6-1 6-3 Elise Mertens #29 Match data Sep 13, 2023* R32 San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Sloane Stephens #3 6-3 6-3 Elise Mertens #15 Match data Sep 4, 2018* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elise Mertens #14 7-6(8) 6-2 Sloane Stephens #3 Match data Aug 17, 2018* R16 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
Sloane Stephens #209 #3 5,727 1,952 303 249 54.9% 1 1 0 1 5 8

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 Sloane Stephens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2010 2–3 40.0% #204 1,519 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2011 7–9 43.8% #96 1,580 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2012 21–17 55.3% #38 1,709 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2013 40–22 64.5% #12 1,827 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2014 20–19 51.3% #36 1,732 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2015 34–20 63.0% #30 1,787 0 1
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2016 21–10 67.7% #35 1,755 0 4
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2017 15–8 65.2% #13 1,863 1 5
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2018 34–19 64.2% #6 1,920 1 6
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2019 22–19 53.7% #25 1,786 1 6
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2020 4–11 26.7% #39 1,641 1 6
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2021 18–17 51.4% #65 1,759 1 6
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2022 18–17 51.4% #37 1,785 1 7
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2023 21–20 51.2% #47 1,789 1 7
31 — — — — — — — 2024 19–21 47.5% #74 1,688 1 8
32 — — — — — — — 2025 0–5 0.0% #479 1,603 1 8
33 — — — — — — — 2026 7–12 36.8% #209 1,699 1 8

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 Sloane Stephens
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 12 10 22 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2013 29 16 45 64.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2014 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2015 20 13 33 60.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2016 10 6 16 62.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2017 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2019 10 13 23 43.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2020 3 8 11 27.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2021 6 11 17 35.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2022 13 9 22 59.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2023 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 8 13 21 38.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 186 163 349 53.3% 93 67 160 58.1% 24 19 43 55.8%

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 520/552 of Sloane Stephens'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 Sloane Stephens
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 5/5 0.6 3.6 64.1% 58.7% 39.2% 42.2% 62.2% 52.1% 42.9%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 16/16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 36/38 1.7 3.6 62.4% 61.6% 46.4% 48.6% 43.2% 55.6% 45.1%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2013 58/62 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2014 37/39 1.7 2.4 68.3% 62.0% 46.2% 53.8% 38.4% 57.0% 41.9%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2015 44/54 2.4 2.3 61.6% 65.6% 54.6% 58.0% 54.1% 61.5% 42.6%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2016 29/31 2.0 1.8 65.8% 64.5% 49.5% 52.7% 47.8% 59.4% 44.8%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2017 22/23 1.1 1.5 67.7% 61.0% 47.2% 59.8% 54.5% 56.6% 41.8%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2018 47/53 0.8 1.5 69.8% 62.1% 49.9% 51.8% 51.5% 58.5% 47.2%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2019 39/41 1.0 1.7 69.4% 59.9% 47.7% 47.6% 43.1% 56.2% 44.2%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2020 15/15 2.2 2.0 69.5% 61.1% 47.1% 50.2% 44.4% 56.6% 40.0%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2021 35/35 1.5 2.1 69.1% 59.7% 46.9% 57.7% 45.3% 55.7% 42.8%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2022 35/35 1.2 2.1 71.3% 60.8% 45.5% 51.6% 51.8% 56.4% 44.7%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2023 40/41 1.1 2.2 69.4% 60.6% 45.7% 51.1% 51.2% 56.1% 43.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 40/40 0.8 1.6 72.9% 58.8% 49.8% 46.9% 39.1% 55.9% 42.6%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 3/5 1.0 2.7 64.5% 54.1% 31.3% 50.1% 42.1% 46.2% 40.7%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 19/19 0.9 2.0 66.5% 57.5% 47.5% 54.6% 45.5% 54.2% 39.3%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 520/552 1.5 2.2 67.3% 61.4% 47.7% 51.6% 47.6% 56.9% 43.7%

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 Sloane Stephens
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1519 108.2 -1.34 +0.26 0.895 47.8% — +19 — 40.0% -1.10 — 2–0 — -0.36
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1581 116.3 -0.64 -0.35 0.955 48.8% +19 -78 — 40.6% -0.69 1–1 2–0 — +0.03
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1709 130.0 +0.14 +1.30 1.016 50.3% -38 -86 -53 52.7% +0.20 9–8 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 +0.59
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 2013 1827 148.1 +1.68 +1.63 1.037 50.8% -16 -126 -97 58.2% +0.39 17–7 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 109.7 +0.29
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 2014 1733 132.5 +1.10 -0.90 0.974 49.4% +23 -27 -2 51.7% -0.02 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.3 +0.75
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 2015 1787 143.0 +3.00 +2.02 1.106 52.3% -23 -18 -9 60.9% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–1 (91%) 104.6 -2.66
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 2016 1756 122.0 +2.14 +0.81 1.106 52.0% -20 +53 +23 60.9% +0.56 7–2 (78%) 8–2 (80%) 107.2 +0.83
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 2017 1864 153.6 +0.98 +1.17 0.964 49.2% +11 — — 57.7% +0.35 8–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 111.8 -1.70
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 2018 1921 157.9 +2.48 +3.98 1.139 52.7% +6 -17 — 61.0% +0.94 10–9 (53%) 3–7 (30%) 96.1 -0.56
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 2019 1786 136.3 -0.49 +1.33 1.009 50.2% -24 +182 -21 52.6% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 11–2 (85%) 104.6 +1.76
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 2020 1641 114.3 +0.15 -1.60 0.922 48.1% +16 +243 — 37.8% -0.68 1–6 (14%) 1–1 — +1.57
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 2021 1760 134.1 -0.59 +0.37 0.967 49.3% -115 +157 +83 52.4% -0.19 6–8 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.2 -0.75
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 2022 1785 140.6 -0.05 +2.25 1.024 50.4% +9 +46 — 50.6% +0.06 7–8 (47%) 2–2 (50%) 98.7 +0.24
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 2023 1790 135.6 -0.42 +1.25 0.998 49.9% -56 +122 — 50.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 -0.37
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1689 137.0 -0.42 -0.12 0.965 49.0% -19 +171 +35 47.3% -0.11 6–5 (55%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.59
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1604 109.9 -1.23 +0.23 0.757 43.6% -34 — — 16.7% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1699 132.4 -1.61 -2.12 0.859 47.0% -20 +56 — 36.6% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.66
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 — 1952 145.6 +0.68 +1.07 1.013 50.2% -17 +47 -9 53.0% +0.11 97–84 (54%) 69–45 (61%) 107.5 -0.49

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.