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

Emma Navarro vs Elise Mertens H2H: 2-1

Emma Navarro holds a 2–1 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Emma Navarro leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships second round 6-2 6-2.

United States Age 25 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 1
3 main-draw meetings
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #22 6-2 6-2 Emma Navarro #19 Match data Feb 17, 2026 R32 Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 1000 Hard
Emma Navarro #23 6-1 6-3 Elise Mertens #25 Match data Feb 14, 2024* R32 Qatar Open WTA 1000 Hard
Emma Navarro #31 6-1 4-6 7-5 Elise Mertens #29 Match data Jan 13, 2024* F Hobart International WTA 250 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
Emma Navarro #27 #8 4,009 1,993 118 86 57.8% 0 0 0 2 1 3
Elise Mertens #20 #12 3,685 2,000 320 205 61.0% 0 0 0 2 8 10

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 Emma Navarro Elise Mertens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2019 0–1 0.0% #494 1,475 0 0
19 2020 0–1 0.0% #466 1,468 0 0
20 2021 2–3 40.0% #242 1,481 0 0 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0
21 2022 1–3 25.0% #149 1,534 0 0 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1
22 2023 16–14 53.3% #32 1,735 0 0 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4
23 2024 45–22 67.2% #8 1,914 0 1 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5
24 2025 30–24 55.6% #15 1,855 0 2 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5
25 2026 24–18 57.1% #27 1,911 0 3 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6
26 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7
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 26–17 60.5% #20 1,898 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 Emma Navarro Elise Mertens
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 %
18 2019 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2020 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 2023 7 7 14 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 2024 30 13 43 69.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2025 17 14 31 54.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2%
25 2026 10 12 22 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
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 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6%
Career 64 50 114 56.1% 29 23 52 55.8% 25 13 38 65.8% 206 128 334 61.7% 74 44 118 62.7% 40 33 73 54.8%

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 186/204 of Emma Navarro's and 495/526 of Elise Mertens'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 Emma Navarro Elise Mertens
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%
18 2019 1/1 0.0 1.0 55.4% 45.7% 40.5% 56.3% 41.7% 43.4% 46.4% —/—
19 2020 1/1 1.0 7.0 59.8% 60.5% 43.1% 76.0% 27.3% 53.5% 40.2% —/—
20 2021 5/5 1.2 3.6 60.6% 57.1% 41.1% 53.4% 50.9% 51.0% 45.0% 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4%
21 2022 4/4 1.0 3.8 59.1% 50.9% 48.4% 44.7% 52.5% 50.3% 36.2% 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7%
22 2023 30/30 1.2 2.8 61.0% 61.9% 49.3% 48.2% 48.1% 56.9% 44.7% 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0%
23 2024 64/67 1.2 2.2 65.7% 64.7% 48.2% 52.2% 48.7% 59.3% 45.5% 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2%
24 2025 41/54 1.4 3.4 62.4% 63.6% 48.2% 55.1% 51.7% 58.0% 47.8% 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3%
25 2026 40/42 4.4 4.0 58.0% 67.6% 45.9% 60.3% 43.5% 58.5% 43.2% 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8%
26 —/— 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7%
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 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 44.6%
Career 186/204 1.9 3.0 62.2% 64.0% 47.6% 53.9% 48.1% 57.9% 45.2% 495/526 3.5 4.7 58.6% 67.9% 45.9% 53.8% 48.7% 58.8% 46.0%

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 Emma Navarro Elise Mertens
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
18 2019 1475 102.2 -2.76 +0.02 0.819 44.7% 0.0% -2.00 -0.03
19 2020 1468 102.1 -2.13 -0.47 0.865 47.8% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 -0.04
20 2021 1482 104.5 -1.53 -1.10 0.919 48.2% +33 40.0% -0.70 0–1 +0.31 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 2022 1535 104.7 -1.06 -1.72 0.729 43.8% 14.3% -3.14 0–1 1–0 +0.07 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 2023 1736 136.8 -0.24 +1.20 1.037 50.9% -36 -75 -72 51.5% +0.23 4–4 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 104.1 -0.14 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 2024 1914 158.4 +2.88 +2.77 1.120 52.4% +5 -63 -70 61.0% +0.92 18–9 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 105.7 -0.23 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
24 2025 1856 149.2 +1.22 +4.15 1.137 52.8% +1 -70 +89 55.4% +0.42 10–12 (45%) 8–9 (47%) 96.1 +2.45 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
25 2026 1911 139.7 +1.65 +0.56 1.041 50.9% -96 -73 +58 55.2% +0.35 11–10 (52%) 5–6 (45%) 98.8 +0.48 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
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
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 155.7 +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
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
Career 1994 149.9 +1.49 +2.11 1.073 51.6% -22 -61 +16 55.4% +0.45 43–37 (54%) 24–25 (49%) 100.9 +1.41 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

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.