Elise Mertens vs Heather Watson Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
E. Mertens vs H. Watson

Elise Mertens

BEL

4

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.70m

C. Rank

267

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Heather Watson

GBR

4

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.70m

C. Rank

267

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Mertens 4 - 1 Watson

They have played 12 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 9 and Heather Watson winning 3. The last match between Elise Mertens and Heather Watson was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 23-01-2020, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-3 6-0.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Mertens	4
Watson	1

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R2) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-23-20)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Heather Watson

(QF) Hobart International - Hobart(01-16-20)

Stats

Heather Watson

Elise Mertens

(R2) French Open - Paris(05-31-18)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Heather Watson

E. Mertens vs H. Watson H2H Profile

E. Mertens	Stats	H. Watson
$9,729,516	Career Prize Money	$2,704,519
63.17% (482-281)	Career Total W/L	54.43% (436-365)
1	Clay	0
2	Hard	1
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	12
4	Total H2H Matches	1
64.29% (36-20)	YTD Win/Loss	25.00% (1-3)
2	YTD Titles	0

E. Mertens vs H. Watson Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Elise Mertens has won 40.53% of points on their second serve, while Heather Watson has won 43.69%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Elise Mertens, in recent form, has won 50.13% of their opponent's second serve points, while Heather Watson has won 49.67%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.24% and 27.92% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Elise Mertens has saved 52.51% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Heather Watson has saved 43.02% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Elise Mertens has won 64.29% of matches played (W/L 36/20), with Heather Watson winning 43.75% (W/L 14/18) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Elise Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 279/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/33). Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 65% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60).
Player level: In the last year, Elise Mertens has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 74.07% of matches (W/L 20/7), where as Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5). 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 5 times before with Elise Mertens winning 4 times and Heather Watson being victorious 1 times. They have played 12 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 9 and Heather Watson winning 3.
The last match between Elise Mertens and Heather Watson was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 23-01-2020, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-3 6-0.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:48:43.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Elise Mertens and Heather Watson have played a deciding set 2 times, with Elise Mertens winning 1 times and Heather Watson 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Elise Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 65.7 while Heather Watson has played against players with an average rank of 161.97.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Elise Mertens has won 41% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Heather Watson has won 60% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Elise Mertens has converted 33.13% of breakpoint opportunities, and Heather Watson has converted 36.67% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Elise Mertens vs Heather Watson Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Mertens vs H. Watson H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. Mertens	Stats	H. Watson
4	H2H Matches Won	1
9	Sets Won	3
65	Games Won	49
21	Aces (Total)	20
19	Total Double Faults	20
1:48:43	Average Match Time	1:48:43
63% (242/384)	1st Serve %	59% (224/380)
62% (151/242)	1st Serve Win %	60% (134/224)
47% (67/142)	2nd Serve Win %	37% (57/156)
49% (27/55)	Break Pts Won %	49% (18/37)
50% (189/380)	Return Points Win %	43% (166/384)
80% (4/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	20% (1/5)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
80% (4/5)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
20% (1/5)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (1/5)

Recent Performance Stats

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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H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Ekaterine GorgodzeE. Gorgodze	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
Q1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Eupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025
R1 Angelina VoloshchukA. Voloshchuk	L	6-4 ret.	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Clara TausonC. Tauson	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
Rothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025
Q3 Kamilla RakhimovaK. Rakhimova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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E. Mertens vs H. Watson Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. Mertens	Stats	H. Watson
63.17% (482/281)	YTD Win/Loss	54.43% (436/365)
60.73% (1061/686)	Sets Win/Loss	53.35% (996/871)
55.12% (8716/7096)	Games Win/Loss	51.98% (9088/8395)
65.19% (279/149)	Hard Win/Loss	53.77% (228/196)
62.15% (110/67)	Clay Win/Loss	49.15% (58/60)
61.45% (51/32)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.12% (84/47)
56.00% (42/33)	Grass Win/Loss	51.56% (66/62)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.28
2003	Aces Total	2428
0.35	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
2688	Total Double Faults	2324
1:18:36	Average Match Time	1:26:19
407.17	Average Opponent Rank	445.69
59% (23575/40031)	1st Serve %	60% (30138/50443)
66% (15671/23575)	1st Serve Win %	65% (19664/30138)
45% (7451/16447)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (9127/20294)
48% (2541/5330)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (2686/5914)
46% (19062/41409)	Return Points Win %	44% (22126/50162)
67.48% (83/40)	Slam W/L	42.99% (46/61)
51.11% (69/66)	Masters W/L	44.96% (58/71)
64.29% (9/5)	Cups W/L	65.71% (23/12)
62.68% (173/103)	Main Tour W/L	51.91% (163/151)
61.48% (83/52)	Challenger W/L	66.67% (138/69)
81.25% (65/15)	Futures W/L	88.89% (8/1)
63% (474/751)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	54% (431/792)
63% (5/8)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
47% (70/150)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (104/207)
55% (119/218)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (144/272)
88% (482/422)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (420/358)
12% (482/59)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (420/61)
20% (281/57)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (381/77)