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

Karolina Muchova vs Elise Mertens H2H: 2-1

Karolina Muchova holds a 2–1 lead over Elise Mertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Karolina Muchova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karolina Muchova won the 2026 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix second round 1-6 6-3 6-0.

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Karolina Muchova
Czech Republic Age 30 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Elise Mertens
Belgium Age 30 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karolina Muchova #12 1-6 6-3 6-0 Elise Mertens #20 Match data Apr 16, 2026 R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Karolina Muchova #27 7-6(5) 7-5 Elise Mertens #16 Match data Feb 16, 2021* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Elise Mertens #21 6-4 6-2 Karolina Muchova #28 Match data Oct 23, 2020* R16 Ostrava Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Karolina Muchova #7 #6 5,168 2,127 178 90 66.4% 0 1 0 1 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 Karolina Muchova Elise Mertens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2017 0–1 0.0% #267 1,481 0 0 2016 3–3 50.0% #125 1,545 0 0
21 2018 2–1 66.7% #144 1,524 0 0 2017 30–21 58.8% #35 1,734 0 1
22 2019 27–13 67.5% #21 1,862 0 1 2018 44–20 68.8% #12 1,820 0 4
23 2020 7–8 46.7% #27 1,811 0 1 2019 35–25 58.3% #17 1,840 0 5
24 2021 18–11 62.1% #32 1,876 0 1 2020 32–13 71.1% #20 1,934 0 5
25 2022 8–9 47.1% #151 1,797 0 1 2021 33–19 63.5% #21 1,845 0 6
26 2023 36–14 72.0% #8 2,010 0 1 2022 28–21 57.1% #29 1,789 0 7
27 2024 21–8 72.4% #22 2,040 0 1 2023 26–21 55.3% #29 1,818 0 8
28 2025 23–15 60.5% #19 1,953 0 1 2024 27–25 51.9% #34 1,788 0 8
29 2026 36–10 78.3% #7 2,089 0 3 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 Karolina Muchova 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 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
21 2018 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2017 18 11 29 62.1% 11 6 17 64.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 2019 18 9 27 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2018 26 14 40 65.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 24 15 39 61.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
24 2021 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2020 23 9 32 71.9% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
25 2022 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2021 22 11 33 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2023 26 10 36 72.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2022 19 14 33 57.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0%
27 2024 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2023 20 15 35 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2025 20 11 31 64.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2024 18 16 34 52.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 2026 19 5 24 79.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 2 13 84.6% 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 — 121 58 179 67.6% 35 19 54 64.8% 22 13 35 62.9% — 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 250/271 of Karolina Muchova'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 Karolina Muchova 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 2017 1/1 3.0 5.0 62.1% 59.3% 39.4% 36.4% 36.4% 51.7% 42.7% 2016 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4%
21 2018 3/3 4.7 1.3 63.0% 64.8% 55.1% 67.9% 50.5% 61.3% 43.1% 2017 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7%
22 2019 39/40 4.3 1.9 64.5% 68.2% 49.6% 57.3% 43.4% 61.6% 43.6% 2018 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0%
23 2020 15/15 3.7 2.7 64.7% 68.4% 49.8% 49.5% 43.0% 61.9% 39.5% 2019 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2%
24 2021 27/30 3.9 2.3 63.6% 66.2% 48.6% 54.0% 49.0% 59.8% 43.1% 2020 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3%
25 2022 16/17 2.5 2.9 63.2% 64.9% 46.2% 52.5% 43.4% 58.2% 40.8% 2021 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8%
26 2023 49/50 3.4 2.4 63.5% 68.1% 52.0% 57.8% 50.2% 61.9% 46.4% 2022 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7%
27 2024 26/29 3.5 2.1 61.0% 71.9% 49.6% 63.4% 48.6% 63.3% 45.7% 2023 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4%
28 2025 28/39 4.0 2.0 61.4% 66.7% 49.4% 51.6% 43.0% 60.4% 42.5% 2024 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5%
29 2026 46/47 3.3 1.5 64.2% 72.1% 50.2% 60.1% 50.3% 64.2% 44.5% 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 — 250/271 3.6 2.1 63.4% 68.6% 49.9% 56.8% 47.1% 61.7% 43.9% — 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 Karolina Muchova 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 2017 1482 98.4 -0.48 +0.41 0.885 47.0% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.19 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 2018 1525 117.0 +2.68 +3.73 1.111 52.1% +20 — — 57.1% +0.28 1–0 — — -0.03 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 2019 1863 149.7 +4.39 +1.62 1.137 52.3% -18 -252 -154 63.2% +0.85 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 107.0 -1.25 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 2020 1812 136.7 +2.75 -2.06 1.036 50.3% +11 — — 48.6% -0.37 2–3 (40%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.01 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 2021 1876 142.7 +2.64 +0.85 1.073 51.2% +18 -212 -62 63.5% +0.84 7–4 (64%) 3–5 (38%) 102.3 -0.48 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 2022 1797 133.2 +0.85 +0.23 0.974 49.7% +44 -108 — 55.6% 0.00 2–4 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 100.5 -1.46 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 2023 2010 161.2 +5.02 +3.97 1.220 54.0% +18 -101 — 66.7% +1.08 12–8 (60%) 11–8 (58%) 106.5 -1.64 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 2024 2041 157.3 +5.42 +3.17 1.246 53.9% +53 -137 -256 73.7% +1.47 3–4 (43%) 5–1 (83%) 101.0 -0.52 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 2025 1953 158.1 +3.12 +0.39 1.072 51.2% +84 -94 -225 58.1% +0.46 9–9 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 96.3 +0.81 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 2026 2090 161.8 +6.11 +2.28 1.243 54.0% +22 -171 -49 70.5% +1.21 11–2 (85%) 6–0 (100%) 113.0 -1.05 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 — 2128 160.8 +4.24 +1.85 1.148 52.6% +29 -154 -114 63.8% +0.81 56–41 (58%) 49–26 (65%) 112.2 -2.07 — 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.