H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Elise Mertens vs Venus Williams H2H: 0-3
Venus Williams holds a 3–0 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 2019 Rome second round 7-5 3-6 7-6(4).
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BEL
Age 30
Right-Handed
179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0
–
3
3 main draw meetings
USA
Age 46
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2019* | Rome | WTA 1000 | R64 | Clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 3-6 7-6(4) | Elise Mertens | Match data |
| Jul 5, 2017* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Venus Williams | 7-6(7) 6-4 | Elise Mertens | Match data |
| Jun 3, 2017* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R32 | Clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-1 | Elise Mertens | 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 |
| Venus Williams | #467 | #1 | 7,452 | 2,362 | 768 | 288 | 72.7% | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 47 |
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 | Venus Williams | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,525 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #205 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #216 | 1,571 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #22 | 1,851 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 50–13 | 79.4% | #5 | 2,094 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 57–11 | 83.8% | #3 | 2,258 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #125 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 35–4 | 89.7% | #3 | 2,321 | 2 | 13 |
| 21 | 2017 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #35 | 1,737 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 46–6 | 88.5% | #3 | 2,338 | 4 | 19 |
| 22 | 2018 | 43–19 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,821 | 0 | 4 | 2002 | 63–9 | 87.5% | #2 | 2,297 | 4 | 26 |
| 23 | 2019 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #17 | 1,836 | 0 | 5 | 2003 | 24–5 | 82.8% | #11 | 2,257 | 4 | 27 |
| 24 | 2020 | 32–13 | 71.1% | #20 | 1,934 | 0 | 5 | 2004 | 40–13 | 75.5% | #9 | 2,072 | 4 | 29 |
| 25 | 2021 | 33–18 | 64.7% | #21 | 1,856 | 0 | 6 | 2005 | 34–10 | 77.3% | #10 | 2,085 | 5 | 31 |
| 26 | 2022 | 28–21 | 57.1% | #29 | 1,795 | 0 | 7 | 2006 | 13–6 | 68.4% | #46 | 2,007 | 5 | 31 |
| 27 | 2023 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #29 | 1,819 | 0 | 8 | 2007 | 46–10 | 82.1% | #8 | 2,048 | 6 | 34 |
| 28 | 2024 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #34 | 1,788 | 0 | 8 | 2008 | 37–10 | 78.7% | #6 | 2,133 | 7 | 37 |
| 29 | 2025 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #20 | 1,866 | 0 | 10 | 2009 | 38–16 | 70.4% | #6 | 1,981 | 7 | 39 |
| 30 | 2026 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #24 | 1,908 | 0 | 10 | 2010 | 38–7 | 84.4% | #5 | 2,057 | 7 | 41 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 8–4 | 66.7% | #102 | 1,994 | 7 | 41 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 22–8 | 73.3% | #24 | 2,007 | 7 | 42 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 15–11 | 57.7% | #47 | 1,889 | 7 | 42 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 33–15 | 68.8% | #18 | 1,874 | 7 | 43 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 39–14 | 73.6% | #7 | 1,957 | 7 | 46 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 24–14 | 63.2% | #17 | 1,830 | 7 | 47 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 38–15 | 71.7% | #5 | 1,935 | 7 | 47 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 15–11 | 57.7% | #39 | 1,867 | 7 | 47 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #52 | 1,827 | 7 | 47 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1–8 | 11.1% | #79 | 1,717 | 7 | 47 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #318 | 1,649 | 7 | 47 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #1000 | 1,603 | 7 | 47 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 3–7 | 30.0% | #412 | 1,594 | 7 | 47 |