Elise Mertens vs Irina Maria Bara Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
E. Mertens vs I. Maria Bara

Elise Mertens

BEL

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.64m

C. Rank

338

Best Rank

104

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$682.4K

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Irina Maria Bara

ROU

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.64m

C. Rank

338

Best Rank

104

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$682.4K

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Mertens 1 - 0 Bara

They have played 3 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 2 and Irina Maria Bara winning 1. The last match between Elise Mertens and Irina Maria Bara was at the Ericsson Open - Bastad, 25-07-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-2 4-6 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Mertens	1
Bara	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Ericsson Open - Bastad(07-25-17)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Irina Maria Bara

E. Mertens vs I. M. Bara H2H Profile

E. Mertens	Stats	I. M. Bara
$9,729,516	Career Prize Money	$682,355
63.17% (482-281)	Career Total W/L	57.97% (451-327)
1	Clay	0
21	Titles	11
1	Total H2H Matches	0
64.29% (36-20)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-1)
2	YTD Titles	0

E. Mertens vs I. M. Bara Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Elise Mertens has won 41.21% of points on their second serve, while Irina Maria Bara has won 34.38%. 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 49.40% of their opponent's second serve points, while Irina Maria Bara has won 53.67%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.97% and 41.60% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Elise Mertens has saved 51.90% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Irina Maria Bara has saved 29.89% 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 Irina Maria Bara winning 53.49% (W/L 23/20) 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). Irina Maria Bara has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 65% (W/L 401/244), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 29% (W/L 4/10).
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 Irina Maria Bara has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 53.85% of matches (W/L 21/18). 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 Elise Mertens winning 1 times and Irina Maria Bara being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 2 and Irina Maria Bara winning 1.
The last match between Elise Mertens and Irina Maria Bara was at the Ericsson Open - Bastad, 25-07-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-2 4-6 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:7:22.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Elise Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 65.64 while Irina Maria Bara has played against players with an average rank of 335.51.
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 Irina Maria Bara has won 56% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Elise Mertens has converted 31.32% of breakpoint opportunities, and Irina Maria Bara has converted 53.52% 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 Irina Maria Bara Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Mertens vs I. M. Bara H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. Mertens	Stats	I. M. Bara
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	1
16	Games Won	10
2	Aces (Total)	0
3	Total Double Faults	6
2:7:22	Average Match Time	2:7:22
60% (50/84)	1st Serve %	79% (77/98)
64% (32/50)	1st Serve Win %	49% (38/77)
41% (14/34)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (10/21)
39% (7/18)	Break Pts Won %	40% (4/10)
51% (50/98)	Return Points Win %	45% (38/84)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set 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

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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I. M. Bara Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
European Open - Hamburg - 14-07-2025
Q1 Tessa Johanna BrockmannT. Johanna	L	4-6 6-1 6-3	Stats
W100 Biarritz - 09-06-2025
R1 Margaux RouvroyM. Rouvroy	W	4-6 7-5 6-2	Stats
R2 Irene BurilloI. Burillo	L	4-6 6-2 6-4	Stats
W75 Caserta - 02-06-2025
R1 Alice RameA. Rame	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
W75 Kursumlijska Banja - 19-05-2025
QF Caty McNallyC. McNally	L	6-2 6-3	Stats

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E. Mertens vs I. M. Bara Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. Mertens	Stats	I. M. Bara
63.17% (482/281)	YTD Win/Loss	57.97% (451/327)
60.73% (1061/686)	Sets Win/Loss	56.06% (995/780)
55.12% (8716/7096)	Games Win/Loss	52.88% (8438/7519)
65.19% (279/149)	Hard Win/Loss	37.14% (26/44)
62.15% (110/67)	Clay Win/Loss	62.17% (401/244)
61.45% (51/32)	Indoor Hard W/L	40.82% (20/29)
56.00% (42/33)	Grass Win/Loss	28.57% (4/10)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.01
2003	Aces Total	108
0.35	Double Faults Per Game	0.19
2688	Total Double Faults	1506
1:18:36	Average Match Time	1:16:51
405.04	Average Opponent Rank	506.36
59% (23575/40031)	1st Serve %	75% (28906/38748)
66% (15671/23575)	1st Serve Win %	55% (15817/28906)
45% (7451/16447)	2nd Serve Win %	43% (4278/9842)
48% (2541/5330)	Break Points Won % (Total)	51% (2880/5607)
46% (19062/41409)	Return Points Win %	50% (19465/39281)
67.48% (83/40)	Slam W/L	45.10% (23/28)
51.11% (69/66)	Masters W/L	16.67% (1/5)
64.29% (9/5)	Cups W/L	0.00% (0/1)
62.68% (173/103)	Main Tour W/L	44.83% (39/48)
61.48% (83/52)	Challenger W/L	57.43% (255/189)
81.25% (65/15)	Futures W/L	70.37% (133/56)
63% (474/751)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (441/764)
63% (5/8)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	86% (6/7)
47% (70/150)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	43% (57/132)
55% (119/218)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (123/220)
88% (482/422)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (428/378)
12% (482/59)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	11% (428/49)
20% (281/57)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	21% (350/72)