Elise Mertens vs Lin Zhu Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
E. Mertens vs L. Zhu

Elise Mertens

BEL

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.73m

C. Rank

171

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$2.0M

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Lin Zhu

CHN

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.73m

C. Rank

171

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$2.0M

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Mertens 3 - 1 Zhu

They have played 9 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 7 and Lin Zhu winning 2. The last match between Elise Mertens and Lin Zhu was at the Wimbledon - London, 30-06-2021, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-2 6-0.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Mertens	3
Zhu	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) Wimbledon - London(06-30-21)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Lin Zhu

(R2) Australian Open - Melbourne(02-11-21)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Lin Zhu

(R1) Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai(02-18-19)

Stats

Lin Zhu

Elise Mertens

E. Mertens vs L. Zhu H2H Profile

E. Mertens	Stats	L. Zhu
$9,729,516	Career Prize Money	$1,966,094
63.17% (482-281)	Career Total W/L	58.92% (446-311)
1	Grass	0
2	Hard	1
21	Titles	17
3	Total H2H Matches	1
64.29% (36-20)	YTD Win/Loss	43.75% (7-9)
2	YTD Titles	0

E. Mertens vs L. Zhu Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Elise Mertens has won 41.25% of points on their second serve, while Lin Zhu has won 40.05%. 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 50.21% of their opponent's second serve points, while Lin Zhu has won 49.19%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.93% and 33.33% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Elise Mertens has saved 51.48% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Lin Zhu has saved 50.43% 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 Lin Zhu winning 56.76% (W/L 21/16) 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). Lin Zhu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 377/231), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 38% (W/L 19/31).
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 Lin Zhu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 72.22% of matches (W/L 13/5). 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 4 times before with Elise Mertens winning 3 times and Lin Zhu being victorious 1 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 7 and Lin Zhu winning 2.
The last match between Elise Mertens and Lin Zhu was at the Wimbledon - London, 30-06-2021, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-2 6-0.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:47:6.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Elise Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 67.09 while Lin Zhu has played against players with an average rank of 225.84.
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 Lin Zhu has won 43% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Elise Mertens has converted 32.04% of breakpoint opportunities, and Lin Zhu has converted 40.99% 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 Lin Zhu Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Mertens vs L. Zhu H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. Mertens	Stats	L. Zhu
3	H2H Matches Won	1
7	Sets Won	2
54	Games Won	33
18	Aces (Total)	3
14	Total Double Faults	9
1:47:6	Average Match Time	1:47:6
62% (173/281)	1st Serve %	63% (194/306)
68% (118/173)	1st Serve Win %	53% (103/194)
48% (52/108)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (49/112)
47% (23/49)	Break Pts Won %	52% (13/25)
50% (154/306)	Return Points Win %	39% (111/282)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
75% (3/4)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
25% (1/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (1/4)

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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L. Zhu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Ningbo Open - Ningbo - 13-10-2025
QF Diana ShnaiderD. Shnaider	L	2-6 6-3 6-1	Stats
R2 Mirra AndreevaM. Andreeva	W	4-6 6-3 6-2	Stats
R1 Emma RaducanuE. Raducanu	W	3-6 6-4 6-1	Stats
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R1 Maya JointM. Joint	L	7-5 7-6(10)	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Mirra AndreevaM. Andreeva	L	6-2 6-2	Stats

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E. Mertens vs L. Zhu Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. Mertens	Stats	L. Zhu
63.17% (482/281)	YTD Win/Loss	58.92% (446/311)
60.73% (1061/686)	Sets Win/Loss	56.67% (990/757)
55.12% (8716/7096)	Games Win/Loss	52.71% (8370/7510)
65.19% (279/149)	Hard Win/Loss	62.01% (377/231)
62.15% (110/67)	Clay Win/Loss	45.61% (26/31)
61.45% (51/32)	Indoor Hard W/L	57.14% (24/18)
56.00% (42/33)	Grass Win/Loss	38.00% (19/31)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.11
2003	Aces Total	877
0.35	Double Faults Per Game	0.19
2688	Total Double Faults	1477
1:18:36	Average Match Time	1:7:15
402.24	Average Opponent Rank	495.01
59% (23575/40031)	1st Serve %	63% (22982/36569)
66% (15671/23575)	1st Serve Win %	62% (14227/22982)
45% (7451/16447)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (6325/13592)
48% (2541/5330)	Break Points Won % (Total)	49% (2163/4409)
46% (19062/41409)	Return Points Win %	45% (16494/36261)
67.48% (83/40)	Slam W/L	48.61% (35/37)
51.11% (69/66)	Masters W/L	37.70% (23/38)
64.29% (9/5)	Cups W/L	69.23% (9/4)
62.68% (173/103)	Main Tour W/L	53.67% (95/82)
61.48% (83/52)	Challenger W/L	63.69% (207/118)
81.25% (65/15)	Futures W/L	70.64% (77/32)
63% (474/751)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (441/747)
63% (5/8)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	33% (1/3)
47% (70/150)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (76/149)
55% (119/218)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (137/237)
88% (482/422)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (423/366)
12% (482/59)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (423/56)
20% (281/57)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (334/79)