Dmitry Popko vs Yannick Mertens Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
D. Popko vs Y. Mertens

Dmitry Popko

KAZ

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'3" (191 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

223

C. Rank

878

155

Best Rank

179

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$264.0K

Career Money

$72.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Yannick Mertens

BEL

0

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'3" (191 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

223

C. Rank

878

155

Best Rank

179

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$264.0K

Career Money

$72.2K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Popko 0 - 1 Mertens

They have played 3 sets in total, with Dmitry Popko winning 1 and Yannick Mertens winning 2. The last match between Yannick Mertens and Dmitry Popko was at the Recanati Challenger, 04-07-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 3-6 6-3 7-6(0).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Popko	0
Mertens	1

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Recanati Challenger(07-04-17)

Stats

Yannick Mertens

Dmitry Popko

D. Popko vs Y. Mertens H2H Profile

D. Popko	Stats	Y. Mertens
$263,980	Career Prize Money	$72,235
60.90% (514-330)	Career Total W/L	58.68% (629-443)
0	Hard	1
27	Titles	28
0	Total H2H Matches	1
0.00% (0-2)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

D. Popko vs Y. Mertens Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Dmitry Popko has won 45.02% of points on their second serve, while Yannick Mertens has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Dmitry Popko, in recent form, has won 47.43% of their opponent's second serve points, while Yannick Mertens has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.30% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Dmitry Popko has saved 45.80% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Yannick Mertens has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Dmitry Popko has won 43.64% of matches played (W/L 24/31), with Yannick Mertens winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Dmitry Popko has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 331/187), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/3). Yannick Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 64% (W/L 206/129), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 40% (W/L 6/9).
Player level: In the last year, Dmitry Popko has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 46.34% of matches (W/L 19/22), where as Yannick Mertens has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 Dmitry Popko winning 0 times and Yannick Mertens being victorious 1 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Dmitry Popko winning 1 and Yannick Mertens winning 2.
The last match between Dmitry Popko and Yannick Mertens was at the Recanati Challenger, 04-07-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 3-6 6-3 7-6(0).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:32:59.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Dmitry Popko has played against opponents with an average rank of 262.8 while Yannick Mertens has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Dmitry Popko has won 44% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Yannick Mertens has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Dmitry Popko has converted 26.88% of breakpoint opportunities, and Yannick Mertens has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Dmitry Popko vs Yannick Mertens Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

D. Popko vs Y. Mertens H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

D. Popko	Stats	Y. Mertens
0	H2H Matches Won	1
1	Sets Won	2
15	Games Won	16
4	Aces (Total)	7
2	Total Double Faults	1
1:32:59	Average Match Time	1:32:59
62% (51/82)	1st Serve %	79% (63/80)
84% (43/51)	1st Serve Win %	75% (47/63)
52% (16/31)	2nd Serve Win %	88% (15/17)
100% (1/1)	Break Pts Won %	25% (1/4)
23% (18/80)	Return Points Win %	28% (23/82)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	100% (1/1)

Recent Performance Stats

D. Popko Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Bogota Challenger - 24-11-2025
R1 Karl PolingK. Poling	L	3-6 4-1 ret.	Stats
Florianopolis Challenger - 17-11-2025
R1 Mateus AlvesM. Alves	L	2-0 ret.	Stats
Lincoln Challenger - 13-10-2025
R1 Alfredo PerezA. Perez	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Fairfield Challenger - 06-10-2025
R2 Daniel MilavskyD. Milavsky	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
R1 Max WiskandtM. Wiskandt	W	6-3 7-5	Stats

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Y. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre - 04-09-2023
R1 Adrien GobatA. Gobat	L	6-4 4-6 6-1	Stats
Lille Challenger - 27-03-2023
Q1 James McCabeJ. McCabe	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Tenerife 3 Challenger - 06-02-2023
Q1 Joao DominguesJ. Domingues	L	6-4 6-2	Stats
Tenerife 1 Challenger - 16-01-2023
Q1 Lucas GerchL. Gerch	L	6-2 6-1	Stats
Roanne Challenger - 07-11-2022
Q1 Arthur CazauxA. Cazaux	L	6-3 6-2	Stats

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D. Popko vs Y. Mertens Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

D. Popko	Stats	Y. Mertens
60.90% (514/330)	YTD Win/Loss	58.68% (629/443)
58.19% (1144/822)	Sets Win/Loss	57.18% (1405/1052)
53.22% (9788/8603)	Games Win/Loss	52.90% (12299/10951)
60.70% (156/101)	Hard Win/Loss	61.49% (206/129)
63.90% (331/187)	Clay Win/Loss	55.85% (210/166)
40.91% (27/39)	Indoor Hard W/L	59.83% (207/139)
0.00% (0/3)	Grass Win/Loss	40.00% (6/9)
0.27	Aces Per Game	0.13
2384	Aces Total	1506
0.19	Double Faults Per Game	0.13
1714	Total Double Faults	1462
1:24:25	Average Match Time	1st Match
515.38	Average Opponent Rank	599.4
58% (27890/47866)	1st Serve %	64% (23626/37192)
69% (19111/27890)	1st Serve Win %	68% (16068/23626)
50% (10052/19976)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (6726/13566)
44% (2267/5169)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1588/3752)
42% (19802/47632)	Return Points Win %	40% (15058/38119)
37.14% (13/22)	Slam W/L	41.38% (12/17)
25.00% (1/3)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
40.00% (4/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
30.00% (6/14)	Main Tour W/L	40.00% (20/30)
51.61% (208/195)	Challenger W/L	38.18% (113/183)
75.81% (282/90)	Futures W/L	69.44% (484/213)
61% (505/827)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (623/1063)
50% (6/12)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/2)
49% (104/213)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (178/328)
58% (157/270)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (165/318)
88% (494/433)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (613/538)
12% (494/60)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (613/74)
23% (350/81)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (459/90)