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

Elise Mertens vs Viktorija Golubic H2H: 2-0

Elise Mertens holds a 2–0 lead over Viktorija Golubic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2025 Australian Open first round 4-6 7-6(8) 6-4.

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Viktorija Golubic
Switzerland Age 33 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #34 4-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Viktorija Golubic #95 Match data Jan 13, 2025 R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Elise Mertens #17 6-4 4-6 6-1 Viktorija Golubic #86 Match data Apr 23, 2021* R16 Istanbul WTA 250 Clay

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
Viktorija Golubic #56 #35 1,531 1,829 118 144 45.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Viktorija Golubic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2013 1–1 50.0% #196 1,505 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2014 1–1 50.0% #205 1,516 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 — — — — — — —
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2016 18–11 62.1% #56 1,676 0 1
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2017 9–17 34.6% #114 1,628 0 1
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2018 3–10 23.1% #104 1,577 0 1
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2019 11–14 44.0% #80 1,651 0 1
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2020 0–3 0.0% #138 1,593 0 1
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2021 20–16 55.6% #43 1,739 0 1
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2022 17–20 45.9% #76 1,719 0 1
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2023 5–11 31.2% #83 1,647 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2024 11–14 44.0% #90 1,760 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2025 10–14 41.7% #82 1,790 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2026 12–12 50.0% #56 1,774 0 2

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 Viktorija Golubic
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% 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2014 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2016 9 8 17 52.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2017 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2018 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2019 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2020 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2021 12 9 21 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2022 9 10 19 47.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2023 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 9 11 20 45.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 4 7 11 36.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 71 88 159 44.7% 22 33 55 40.0% 25 23 48 52.1%

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 247/262 of Viktorija Golubic'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 Viktorija Golubic
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% 2013 2/2 1.0 4.5 55.2% 73.4% 46.9% 58.3% 47.2% 61.7% 38.4%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2014 2/2 0.0 4.0 63.3% 54.9% 33.1% 37.1% 55.8% 47.0% 54.7%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2016 28/29 0.8 2.8 67.8% 58.2% 50.1% 47.4% 46.4% 55.6% 46.5%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2017 26/26 1.0 3.7 66.0% 57.1% 45.1% 48.9% 47.8% 52.9% 43.8%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2018 13/13 0.8 5.2 62.6% 59.3% 39.1% 50.7% 41.1% 51.7% 43.9%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2019 25/25 0.6 4.3 65.4% 54.2% 41.8% 55.5% 61.5% 50.1% 47.0%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2020 3/3 0.7 6.7 58.6% 61.8% 35.2% 49.4% 28.9% 50.4% 39.6%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2021 34/36 0.6 2.1 70.3% 61.2% 45.0% 54.1% 46.5% 56.5% 46.2%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2022 36/37 0.6 2.4 67.9% 56.8% 42.8% 48.0% 51.8% 52.4% 44.4%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2023 16/16 0.6 2.6 66.9% 59.0% 42.3% 49.6% 41.4% 53.8% 39.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 23/25 0.6 2.0 70.3% 56.5% 44.4% 43.8% 52.2% 52.7% 43.6%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 15/24 0.4 2.7 68.8% 58.6% 44.1% 45.7% 49.0% 54.3% 41.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 24/24 1.0 2.4 68.5% 58.6% 46.9% 52.5% 52.1% 54.9% 45.8%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 247/262 0.7 3.0 67.5% 58.1% 44.3% 49.8% 49.4% 53.6% 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 Viktorija Golubic
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 2013 1506 100.5 +0.18 -2.72 1.003 50.4% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 — — +0.07
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 1516 104.8 +0.79 -1.20 1.032 51.1% — — — 50.0% +0.67 1–1 — — -0.09
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1677 125.7 -0.61 +2.42 1.046 50.8% -58 -11 -26 56.1% +0.50 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 102.5 -0.96
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 1628 111.6 -2.61 +0.22 0.929 48.3% -1 -75 — 39.7% -0.40 7–9 (44%) 1–5 (17%) 94.2 -0.51
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 1578 108.9 -3.22 -1.05 0.909 47.7% +18 -36 — 33.3% -0.88 2–5 (29%) 1–5 (17%) 91.6 +0.92
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 1651 110.5 -5.01 +1.79 0.941 48.5% +14 -169 +1 46.8% -0.42 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) 97.7 +0.39
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 1593 112.9 -1.93 -1.00 0.798 44.8% +16 — — 25.0% -1.50 0–2 0–2 — +0.19
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 1739 137.0 -0.30 +2.74 1.062 51.3% -47 -136 +50 54.8% +0.27 6–8 (43%) 6–3 (67%) 101.8 -0.76
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 1720 131.4 -2.91 +1.24 0.932 48.4% +18 -133 +30 47.7% -0.42 6–10 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 96.1 -0.60
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 1647 111.3 -2.48 -1.86 0.862 46.9% +28 — +120 35.3% -1.27 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +0.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1761 124.5 -2.53 +0.72 0.922 48.2% +35 -253 -30 42.1% -0.79 5–4 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -1.14
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1790 129.7 -1.72 -1.14 0.899 47.9% +26 -241 — 44.4% -0.37 7–8 (47%) 4–3 (57%) 97.5 -1.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1774 134.0 -1.72 +2.11 1.014 50.3% -31 -90 +68 49.1% +0.23 5–4 (56%) 1–5 (17%) 98.7 +0.41
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 — 1829 129.1 -2.17 +1.02 0.960 49.1% -1 -106 +36 46.3% -0.27 51–66 (44%) 34–46 (43%) 90.8 -1.25

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.