H2H data updated: 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC

Elise Mertens vs Suzan Lamens H2H: 1-0

Elise Mertens holds a 1–0 lead over Suzan Lamens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2025 Italian Open second round 3-6 6-2 6-3.

Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
The Netherlands Age 27 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #24 3-6 6-2 6-3 Suzan Lamens #71 Match data May 8, 2025 R64 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay

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 #19 #12 3,685 2,000 324 206 61.1% 0 0 0 2 8 10
Suzan Lamens #215 #57 1,087 1,752 32 37 46.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Suzan Lamens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2022 1–3 25.0% #200 1,476 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 — — — — — — —
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2024 10–6 62.5% #87 1,675 0 1
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2025 19–23 45.2% #89 1,658 0 1
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2026 2–5 28.6% #215 1,584 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 — — — — — — —
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 — — — — — — —
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 — — — — — — —
30 2026 30–18 62.5% #19 1,930 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 Suzan Lamens
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 %
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2022 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2024 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2025 12 16 28 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2026 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 18 10 28 64.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 210 129 339 61.9% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 21 22 43 48.8% 7 8 15 46.7% 4 7 11 36.4%

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 499/531 of Elise Mertens's and 55/69 of Suzan Lamens'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 Suzan Lamens
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%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2022 4/4 1.8 8.0 59.1% 61.8% 36.0% 47.7% 41.4% 51.5% 41.3%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2024 16/16 2.8 3.7 63.2% 63.0% 45.1% 51.8% 61.4% 56.2% 48.5%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2025 28/42 1.4 5.2 59.2% 60.5% 41.7% 51.3% 47.1% 52.8% 42.8%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2026 7/7 1.3 6.9 62.6% 63.8% 39.3% 55.0% 44.1% 54.7% 45.1%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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 44/48 4.1 4.3 59.3% 71.4% 43.6% 57.5% 44.8% 60.2% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 499/531 3.5 4.7 58.6% 68.0% 45.9% 53.7% 48.6% 58.8% 46.0% — 55/69 1.8 5.2 60.8% 61.7% 41.9% 51.6% 50.5% 54.0% 44.6%

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 Suzan Lamens
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
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2022 1476 101.2 -2.39 -1.07 0.851 46.5% — +84 — 30.0% -1.30 1–1 0–1 — 0.00
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 2023 1451 98.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2024 1676 122.2 -0.57 +2.94 1.106 52.1% +7 -90 — 61.5% +0.92 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — -0.18
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 2025 1659 135.5 -2.97 -0.23 0.908 47.9% -1 -73 -113 45.4% -0.46 7–6 (54%) 7–4 (64%) 105.1 -0.62
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 2026 1585 112.6 -0.62 -0.88 0.996 50.0% -23 — — 38.9% -0.55 1–3 (25%) 2–1 (67%) 98.5 +0.09
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2025 1867 155.8 +3.20 +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 1931 149.2 +2.81 +2.36 1.121 52.2% -36 -59 +47 59.3% +0.78 8–6 (57%) 3–2 (60%) 103.2 +1.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2000 154.0 +2.05 +2.85 1.116 52.2% +3 +16 -27 59.4% +0.80 84–79 (52%) 58–57 (50%) 99.4 +0.16 — 1753 126.1 -1.93 +0.55 0.969 49.3% -2 -46 -113 47.6% -0.19 12–14 (46%) 10–7 (59%) 103.3 -1.03

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.