H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Sorana Cirstea H2H: 0-3

Sorana Cirstea holds a 3–0 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sorana Cirstea leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2026 Miami Open third round 6-3 6-2.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #35 6-3 6-2 Elise Mertens #19 Match data Mar 21, 2026 R32 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #67 6-1 7-6(3) Elise Mertens #17 Match data Apr 25, 2021* F Istanbul WTA 250 Clay
Sorana Cirstea #38 7-5 6-4 Elise Mertens #20 Match data Feb 15, 2018* R32 Qatar 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
Sorana Cirstea #17 #17 2,535 2,023 375 350 51.7% 0 0 0 0 4 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 Sorana Cirstea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,484 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,558 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,746 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,746 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,753 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,869 0 3
36 — — — — — — — 2026 35–15 70.0% #17 1,987 0 4

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 Sorana Cirstea
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 11 12 23 47.8% 12 3 15 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 20 8 28 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — — — — — 227 208 435 52.2% 116 100 216 53.7% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 663/726 of Sorana Cirstea'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 Sorana Cirstea
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 6/14 1.3 4.8 43.6% 62.9% 41.8% 58.2% 42.9% 50.9% 42.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 42/43 2.0 2.3 62.3% 64.1% 48.7% 49.7% 48.6% 58.2% 44.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 42/42 2.3 2.8 61.1% 63.2% 48.2% 51.4% 53.5% 57.1% 44.3%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 28/28 3.5 2.0 61.9% 62.1% 44.7% 52.4% 38.4% 55.6% 42.4%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 35/46 3.9 2.3 58.1% 68.3% 50.1% 50.6% 51.6% 60.7% 45.4%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 44/52 4.3 2.1 60.5% 68.3% 50.0% 54.7% 48.8% 60.8% 45.7%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 663/727 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.3% 48.2% 56.0% 43.4%

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 Sorana Cirstea
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1485 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.08
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1559 110.3 -2.17 -1.15 0.870 47.0% -23 +35 — 48.6% -0.51 6–1 (86%) 3–1 (75%) 108.4 +0.13
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1747 118.7 -1.30 -2.34 0.883 47.5% -43 -123 -113 52.1% -0.26 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.4 -0.22
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1692 126.4 -0.45 -1.30 0.932 48.6% -58 +12 -23 45.5% -0.49 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 103.2 -0.37
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 2010 1574 113.5 -3.49 -2.02 0.837 46.2% +11 +38 +74 36.3% -1.09 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 -0.31
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 2011 1600 118.3 -2.47 -0.83 0.941 48.7% +2 +23 +5 47.8% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.3 +0.04
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 2012 1684 132.4 +0.53 -0.83 0.951 49.1% -3 +6 -81 51.1% -0.17 11–12 (48%) 8–7 (53%) 99.8 -1.71
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 2013 1706 135.7 -0.27 +0.48 0.981 49.7% +29 -15 -114 51.2% +0.02 13–4 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 110.2 +2.12
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 2014 1590 119.4 -1.32 -1.34 0.911 48.0% +28 +55 — 41.0% -0.56 4–8 (33%) 1–7 (13%) 91.5 +1.31
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 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39
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 2016 1610 126.0 -0.59 +0.85 0.991 49.9% -41 +61 +66 48.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — -0.52
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 2017 1716 132.6 +0.64 +0.86 1.029 50.7% -70 +16 -7 55.1% +0.24 6–4 (60%) 9–1 (90%) 109.2 -0.63
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 2018 1613 124.0 -2.37 -0.01 0.917 48.2% -11 +75 +59 41.8% -0.68 6–7 (46%) 3–2 (60%) 98.8 -0.04
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 2019 1637 121.7 -0.44 +1.14 1.047 50.9% +4 +13 — 52.9% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–6 (25%) 98.8 +2.04
30 2026 1899 147.2 +2.55 +2.23 1.122 52.2% -41 -27 +78 59.2% +0.78 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.1 +1.70 2020 1658 127.1 -1.60 -0.28 0.877 47.8% +21 — — 39.3% -0.96 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.13
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1746 137.7 +1.71 +1.43 1.060 51.2% -47 +61 -94 54.3% +0.23 6–4 (60%) 6–3 (67%) 107.5 -0.15
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1693 141.4 +0.14 +1.66 1.032 50.7% +59 +13 -6 53.1% +0.35 7–7 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.0 +0.93
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1826 151.2 +1.66 +1.58 1.025 50.8% +38 -98 -103 51.4% +0.12 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 103.7 -2.05
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1753 140.2 -0.21 +0.26 0.955 49.0% +129 -53 -110 44.6% -0.46 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 97.1 -0.13
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1869 152.8 +2.88 +1.63 1.157 52.9% +59 -151 — 57.7% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 5–5 (50%) 103.1 -1.22
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1988 161.2 +3.63 +3.13 1.167 53.1% +26 -62 -346 68.8% +1.33 7–7 (50%) 11–4 (73%) 105.7 -0.81
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 — 2024 140.1 +0.04 +0.32 0.986 49.8% +10 -3 -66 50.5% -0.03 131–110 (54%) 87–73 (54%) 110.1 -0.17

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.