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

Jasmine Paolini vs Elise Mertens H2H: 2-4

Elise Mertens holds a 4–2 lead over Jasmine Paolini in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2026 Italian Open third round 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

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Jasmine Paolini
Italy Age 30 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elise Mertens #22 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Jasmine Paolini #8 Match data May 9, 2026 R32 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay
Jasmine Paolini #7 5-2 (ret.) Elise Mertens #33 Match data Jun 28, 2024* R16 Eastbourne Open WTA 500 Grass
Elise Mertens #36 6-3 6-0 Jasmine Paolini #30 Match data Oct 22, 2023* F Monastir WTA 250 Hard
Elise Mertens #26 6-3 2-6 7-5 Jasmine Paolini #44 Match data Feb 22, 2022* R64 Qatar Open WTA 1000 Hard
Jasmine Paolini #63 3-6 6-4 6-4 Elise Mertens #18 Match data Oct 9, 2021* R64 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Elise Mertens #23 7-5 4-6 6-3 Jasmine Paolini #95 Match data Aug 13, 2020* R32 Prague Open International → modern equivalent 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
Jasmine Paolini #21 #4 5,865 2,056 176 138 56.1% 0 2 0 0 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 Jasmine Paolini Elise Mertens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0
21 2017 0–2 0.0% #140 1,453 0 0 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1
22 2018 3–5 37.5% #192 1,498 0 0 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4
23 2019 6–9 40.0% #96 1,586 0 0 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5
24 2020 4–8 33.3% #96 1,550 0 0 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5
25 2021 20–19 51.3% #53 1,769 0 1 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6
26 2022 22–20 52.4% #62 1,741 0 1 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7
27 2023 25–23 52.1% #30 1,847 0 1 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8
28 2024 40–19 67.8% #4 1,973 0 2 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8
29 2025 40–20 66.7% #8 2,003 0 3 2025 36–20 64.3% #20 1,866 0 10
30 2026 16–13 55.2% #21 1,891 0 3 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 Jasmine Paolini 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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 2018 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 2019 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2020 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
25 2021 17 13 30 56.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2022 13 11 24 54.2% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
27 2023 19 15 34 55.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2024 20 12 32 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2025 22 13 35 62.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0%
30 2026 9 7 16 56.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 2026 14 9 23 60.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6%
Career — 104 81 185 56.2% 57 45 102 55.9% 15 12 27 55.6% — 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 293/315 of Jasmine Paolini'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 Jasmine Paolini 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%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4%
21 2017 2/2 0.0 3.0 57.7% 43.8% 38.8% 63.0% 0.0% 40.4% 28.4% 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7%
22 2018 8/8 0.4 1.6 66.1% 52.3% 45.2% 51.3% 50.3% 50.2% 43.5% 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0%
23 2019 15/15 0.7 3.2 66.2% 56.5% 45.9% 54.7% 50.4% 52.8% 41.7% 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2%
24 2020 12/12 0.7 2.9 63.6% 54.1% 41.6% 49.3% 44.2% 49.7% 47.1% 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3%
25 2021 38/39 0.9 2.5 66.3% 59.5% 45.8% 55.3% 49.1% 54.9% 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 40/42 0.8 2.3 66.5% 59.5% 46.8% 53.2% 49.7% 55.4% 43.9% 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7%
27 2023 47/48 0.9 1.8 68.3% 59.0% 48.4% 51.4% 45.2% 55.7% 43.5% 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4%
28 2024 53/59 1.3 1.8 67.8% 63.6% 47.8% 52.9% 52.6% 58.5% 45.8% 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5%
29 2025 51/61 1.3 1.5 68.1% 62.2% 49.5% 52.0% 49.2% 57.9% 45.7% 2025 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3%
30 2026 27/29 1.6 2.0 67.8% 60.6% 49.2% 58.9% 46.2% 56.5% 44.4% 2026 40/43 4.0 4.4 59.7% 71.5% 43.3% 59.2% 45.6% 60.2% 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 Jasmine Paolini 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
20 2016 1484 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2017 1454 95.0 -0.81 -0.44 0.476 36.0% — — — 0.0% -5.25 — — — -0.39 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 2018 1499 110.7 -1.60 -1.28 0.874 47.0% — +21 — 37.5% -0.88 — 1–1 — +0.11 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 1587 114.9 -2.75 -0.55 0.884 47.2% -71 +39 — 37.1% -1.12 4–1 (80%) 1–1 — -0.63 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 2020 1550 117.8 -2.87 +2.21 0.937 48.4% -99 +114 — 33.3% -0.85 2–1 (67%) — — -0.53 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 2021 1770 130.2 -1.17 -0.08 0.958 49.4% -55 -35 — 47.8% -0.30 9–5 (64%) 4–2 (67%) 110.2 -0.03 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 1742 131.6 -1.55 +0.45 0.984 49.9% -12 +2 — 50.5% +0.13 11–10 (52%) 2–7 (22%) 98.4 -0.51 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 1848 138.9 -0.40 +0.93 0.981 49.6% -23 -12 -324 47.7% -0.21 10–5 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 106.5 -1.68 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 1973 157.6 +2.06 +3.44 1.105 52.2% -50 -13 -140 63.3% +0.79 9–9 (50%) 11–3 (79%) 105.7 +0.64 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 2004 161.4 +1.61 +2.90 1.085 52.0% -5 +75 -162 62.5% +0.68 11–5 (69%) 8–5 (62%) 106.8 +1.91 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 1891 138.3 -0.19 +0.80 1.021 50.6% +23 +89 +18 50.7% +0.16 9–4 (69%) 1–5 (17%) 99.0 +2.54 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 — 2056 144.8 -0.10 +1.43 1.005 50.3% -26 +27 -129 52.4% +0.10 65–40 (62%) 33–28 (54%) 112.0 +0.46 — 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.