# Elise Mertens vs Yuliia Starodubtseva — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elise-mertens-vs-yuliia-starodubtseva?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:61&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:101
Tour: WTA

Elise Mertens holds a 1–0 lead over Yuliia Starodubtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elise Mertens leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2026 Monterrey Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-4.

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## Overall
- Elise Mertens: 1 wins
- Yuliia Starodubtseva: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Elise Mertens 1 - 0 Yuliia Starodubtseva

## By tournament category
- WTA 500: Elise Mertens 1 - 0 Yuliia Starodubtseva

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Elise Mertens | 2000 | 153.8 | 1.99 | 2.85 | 1.116 | 52.2% | 3 | 18 | -22 | 59.4% | 0.8 | 82-78 (51%) | 57-57 (50%) | 0.16 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | 1800 | 130.9 | -0.6 | 0.92 | 1.011 | 50.3% | -37 | 34 | -77 | 46.1% | -0.25 | 9-16 (36%) | 8-9 (47%) | 1.5 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-08-28 | Monterrey Open | WTA 500 | QF | Hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-4 |

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