Prediction of Anna Zaja vs Elise Mertens Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
A. Zaja vs E. Mertens

Anna Zaja

GER

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.83m

Height

1.79m

Ret.

C. Rank

184

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$139.8K

Career Money

$9.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Elise Mertens

BEL

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.83m

Height

1.79m

Ret.

C. Rank

184

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$139.8K

Career Money

$9.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Zaja 1 - 0 Mertens

They have played 2 sets in total, with Anna Zaja winning 2 and Elise Mertens winning 0. The last match between Anna Zaja and Elise Mertens was at the Albuquerque, 21-09-2016, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Anna Zaja getting the victory 6-3 7-6(4).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Zaja	1
Mertens	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Albuquerque(09-21-16)

Stats

Anna Zaja

Elise Mertens

A. Zaja vs E. Mertens H2H Profile

A. Zaja	Stats	E. Mertens
$139,778	Career Prize Money	$9,729,516
57.89% (323-235)	Career Total W/L	63.17% (482-281)
1	Hard	0
6	Titles	21
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	64.29% (36-20)
0	YTD Titles	2

A. Zaja vs E. Mertens Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Anna Zaja has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Elise Mertens has won 41.00%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Anna Zaja, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Elise Mertens has won 50.00%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 26.83% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Anna Zaja has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Elise Mertens has saved 52.79% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Anna Zaja has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Elise Mertens winning 64.29% (W/L 36/20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Anna Zaja has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 62% (W/L 85/52), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 50% (W/L 3/3). Elise Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 62% (W/L 279/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/33).
Player level: In the last year, Anna Zaja has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Elise Mertens has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 74.07% of matches (W/L 20/7). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Anna Zaja winning 1 times and Elise Mertens being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Anna Zaja winning 2 and Elise Mertens winning 0.
The last match between Anna Zaja and Elise Mertens was at the Albuquerque, 21-09-2016, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Anna Zaja getting the victory 6-3 7-6(4).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:6:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Anna Zaja has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Elise Mertens has played against players with an average rank of 65.57.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Anna Zaja has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Elise Mertens has won 41% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Anna Zaja has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Elise Mertens has converted 32.18% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
Matchstat.com indicated that Anna Zaja has 32.92 % Probability of win, Elise Mertens 67.08 %.

Anna Zaja vs Elise Mertens Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

A. Zaja vs E. Mertens H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

A. Zaja	Stats	E. Mertens
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
13	Games Won	9
2	Aces (Total)	5
4	Total Double Faults	8
2:6:0	Average Match Time	2:6:0
63% (47/75)	1st Serve %	60% (48/80)
77% (36/47)	1st Serve Win %	75% (36/48)
54% (15/28)	2nd Serve Win %	38% (12/32)
22% (2/9)	Break Pts Won %	33% (1/3)
40% (32/80)	Return Points Win %	32% (24/75)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

A. Zaja Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W25 Santa Margherita di Pula - 18-04-2022
R1 Lulu SunL. Sun	L	6-4 2-6 6-4	Stats
W25 Santa Margherita di Pula - 11-04-2022
R2 Darya AstakhovaD. Astakhova	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
R1 Sada NahimanaS. Nahimana	W	7-6(5) 2-6 7-5	Stats
W25 Birmingham - 07-02-2022
R1 Talia Neilson GatenbyT. Neilson	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
W25 Hamburg - 18-10-2021
R1 Olga HelmiO. Helmi	L	7-6(2) 6-4	Stats

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E. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Japan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025
R2 Tereza ValentovaT. Valentova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
R1 Cristina BucsaC. Bucsa	W	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R2 Belinda BencicB. Bencic	L	w/o	Stats
R1 Polina KudermetovaP. Kudermetova	W	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Mccartney KesslerM. Kessler	L	6-2 6-4	Stats

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A. Zaja vs E. Mertens Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

A. Zaja	Stats	E. Mertens
57.89% (323/235)	YTD Win/Loss	63.17% (482/281)
56.56% (720/553)	Sets Win/Loss	60.73% (1061/686)
52.76% (6172/5527)	Games Win/Loss	55.12% (8716/7096)
62.04% (85/52)	Hard Win/Loss	65.19% (279/149)
55.76% (155/123)	Clay Win/Loss	62.15% (110/67)
58.39% (80/57)	Indoor Hard W/L	61.45% (51/32)
50.00% (3/3)	Grass Win/Loss	56.00% (42/33)
0.2	Aces Per Game	0.26
1137	Aces Total	2003
0.15	Double Faults Per Game	0.35
864	Total Double Faults	2688
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:18:36
185.89	Average Opponent Rank	405.71
64% (11753/18433)	1st Serve %	59% (23575/40031)
66% (7773/11753)	1st Serve Win %	66% (15671/23575)
47% (3146/6680)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (7451/16447)
46% (933/2031)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2541/5330)
43% (8016/18780)	Return Points Win %	46% (19062/41409)
50.00% (5/5)	Slam W/L	67.48% (83/40)
50.00% (1/1)	Masters W/L	51.11% (69/66)
0% (0/0)	Cups W/L	64.29% (9/5)
44.19% (19/24)	Main Tour W/L	62.68% (173/103)
56.05% (190/149)	Challenger W/L	61.48% (83/52)
65.85% (108/56)	Futures W/L	81.25% (65/15)
58% (320/549)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	63% (474/751)
0% (0/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	63% (5/8)
48% (64/134)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	47% (70/150)
54% (87/162)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (119/218)
85% (329/279)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (482/422)
15% (329/50)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (482/59)
19% (229/44)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (281/57)