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

Elise Mertens vs Yulia Putintseva H2H: 1-1

Elise Mertens and Yulia Putintseva are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2021 San Jose quarterfinal 6-3 7-6(8).

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Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Yulia Putintseva
Kazakhstan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #17 6-3 7-6(8) Yulia Putintseva #35 Match data Aug 7, 2021* QF San Jose WTA 500 Hard
Yulia Putintseva #32 4-6 6-3 6-2 Elise Mertens #23 Match data Feb 26, 2020* 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
Yulia Putintseva #84 #20 2,148 1,990 268 264 50.4% 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 Yulia Putintseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #728 1,489 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2012 1–2 33.3% #123 1,489 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2013 5–12 29.4% #109 1,509 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2014 5–6 45.5% #115 1,554 0 0
20 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0 2015 10–17 37.0% #77 1,520 0 0
21 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1 2016 28–23 54.9% #33 1,655 0 0
22 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4 2017 20–27 42.6% #52 1,606 0 0
23 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5 2018 19–21 47.5% #44 1,655 0 0
24 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5 2019 29–24 54.7% #34 1,763 0 2
25 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6 2020 15–10 60.0% #28 1,837 0 2
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7 2021 31–22 58.5% #42 1,808 0 3
27 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8 2022 20–18 52.6% #51 1,740 0 3
28 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8 2023 22–22 50.0% #66 1,748 0 3
29 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10 2024 34–17 66.7% #29 1,934 0 4
30 2026 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 0 10 2025 15–26 36.6% #71 1,740 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2026 14–16 46.7% #84 1,737 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 Yulia Putintseva
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 5 8 37.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
20 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 2016 17 16 33 51.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2017 14 18 32 43.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2018 12 14 26 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 2019 16 17 33 48.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2020 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 2021 19 14 33 57.6% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2022 7 9 16 43.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2023 13 14 27 48.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2024 19 12 31 61.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 1 9 88.9%
30 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2025 11 17 28 39.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 8 9 17 47.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8% — 156 171 327 47.7% 94 68 162 58.0% 18 25 43 41.9%

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 493/534 of Yulia Putintseva'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 Yulia Putintseva
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%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 0.0 2.0 54.5% 50.0% 35.0% 37.5% 50.0% 43.2% 37.3%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 2/3 6.5 5.5 51.0% 57.4% 39.3% 52.7% 83.3% 48.1% 45.1%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 16/17 2.3 3.0 61.9% 60.5% 45.0% 46.0% 45.4% 54.9% 42.3%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 11/11 1.3 3.1 63.0% 58.1% 44.3% 36.2% 51.4% 52.4% 43.5%
20 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4% 2015 23/27 1.1 2.6 63.3% 58.5% 53.3% 52.7% 39.7% 56.4% 40.3%
21 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7% 2016 43/51 1.1 1.9 71.0% 58.8% 49.6% 55.4% 51.1% 56.2% 46.9%
22 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0% 2017 46/48 1.7 2.8 65.9% 59.4% 44.5% 47.4% 48.4% 54.4% 44.5%
23 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2% 2018 36/40 1.1 2.4 69.3% 59.0% 46.2% 41.7% 48.5% 54.8% 44.7%
24 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3% 2019 49/53 1.6 2.5 66.5% 61.6% 47.9% 49.5% 51.6% 56.8% 44.4%
25 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8% 2020 25/25 0.9 2.3 69.0% 61.0% 43.7% 52.0% 49.1% 55.7% 44.9%
26 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7% 2021 52/53 1.2 2.5 68.5% 61.7% 49.4% 54.0% 50.9% 57.9% 46.2%
27 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4% 2022 38/38 0.8 2.2 69.5% 61.9% 45.2% 51.2% 46.6% 56.7% 44.5%
28 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5% 2023 42/45 1.1 2.0 73.4% 61.8% 44.0% 60.0% 48.6% 57.0% 44.3%
29 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3% 2024 51/51 1.5 1.7 70.0% 62.4% 50.3% 57.0% 55.0% 58.9% 46.4%
30 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6% 2025 28/41 1.5 2.5 71.0% 59.9% 43.6% 49.3% 51.1% 55.4% 39.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 30/30 1.6 2.0 70.5% 58.9% 46.2% 54.1% 47.0% 55.2% 44.0%
Career — 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0% — 493/534 1.3 2.3 68.6% 60.5% 46.9% 51.7% 49.6% 56.2% 44.5%

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 Yulia Putintseva
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1490 97.2 +0.63 -0.74 0.656 40.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1490 100.8 -0.19 -0.11 0.870 46.8% — — — 33.3% -1.67 — — — -0.09
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1509 122.8 -0.51 -0.15 0.936 48.7% +19 +40 +9 33.3% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 1–5 (17%) 95.7 -0.80
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1554 119.1 -1.23 -0.32 0.913 48.3% 0 +24 — 43.5% -1.09 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.5 -0.17
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 2015 1521 113.7 -1.66 -1.36 0.924 48.1% -46 +102 — 36.7% -0.77 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.9 +0.11
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 2016 1656 137.1 +0.36 +2.58 1.071 51.5% -42 +126 -119 51.8% +0.15 8–7 (53%) 7–7 (50%) 103.1 +0.18
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 2017 1606 124.2 -1.52 +0.93 0.975 49.4% +11 +140 -128 41.2% -0.74 7–8 (47%) 6–2 (75%) 102.3 +0.67
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 2018 1656 123.1 -1.00 +0.88 0.990 49.7% -28 +80 -146 49.5% -0.07 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) 97.9 +0.84
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 2019 1764 143.1 +0.18 +1.48 1.026 50.6% -45 +52 -186 53.8% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 102.2 -0.93
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 2020 1838 137.2 -0.85 +1.84 1.013 50.3% -41 +5 — 56.1% +0.53 7–2 (78%) 1–4 (20%) 103.4 +0.51
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 2021 1808 137.8 +1.20 +2.65 1.098 51.8% -16 +31 — 57.9% +0.66 9–12 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 96.2 +0.54
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 2022 1741 133.0 +0.13 +0.85 1.028 50.6% -18 +119 -198 48.8% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 3–1 (75%) 102.8 +0.49
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 2023 1749 136.8 -0.38 +1.09 1.031 50.7% 0 +61 — 52.5% +0.28 7–10 (41%) 7–10 (41%) 95.4 -0.65
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 2024 1934 154.1 +2.34 +3.48 1.129 52.6% -78 -30 -86 61.2% +0.84 13–8 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 106.6 -2.42
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 2025 1740 136.4 -1.20 -2.42 0.889 47.5% +21 +86 -34 37.8% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 96.6 +0.56
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1738 137.7 -1.35 +1.09 0.982 49.5% +33 +89 — 48.6% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 4–4 (50%) 98.4 -1.31
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 — 1991 141.3 -0.13 +1.27 1.017 50.3% -21 +72 -111 49.6% +0.02 91–89 (51%) 66–69 (49%) 100.3 -0.47

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.