Elise Mertens vs Mai Hontama Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
E. Mertens vs M. Hontama

Elise Mertens

BEL

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

C. Rank

219

Best Rank

105

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$635.2K

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

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Mai Hontama

JPN

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

C. Rank

219

Best Rank

105

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$635.2K

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Head-to-head: Mertens 2 - 0 Hontama

They have played 4 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 4 and Mai Hontama winning 0. The last match between Elise Mertens and Mai Hontama was at the Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka, 15-10-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-1 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Mertens	2
Hontama	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka(10-15-24)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Mai Hontama

(QF) Jasmin Open Tunisia - Monastir(10-20-23)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Mai Hontama

E. Mertens vs M. Hontama H2H Profile

E. Mertens	Stats	M. Hontama
$9,725,356	Career Prize Money	$635,248
63.21% (481-280)	Career Total W/L	58.45% (287-204)
2	Hard	0
21	Titles	4
2	Total H2H Matches	0
64.81% (35-19)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-2)
2	YTD Titles	0

E. Mertens vs M. Hontama Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Elise Mertens has won 40.63% of points on their second serve, while Mai Hontama has won 38.15%. 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 50.00% of their opponent's second serve points, while Mai Hontama has won 51.45%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.74% and 36.95% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Elise Mertens has saved 52.74% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Mai Hontama has saved 44.48% 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 Mai Hontama winning 43.40% (W/L 23/30) 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 278/148), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/33). Mai Hontama has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 214/142), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 47% (W/L 7/8).
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 Mai Hontama has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 47.06% of matches (W/L 16/18). 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 2 times before with Elise Mertens winning 2 times and Mai Hontama being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 4 and Mai Hontama winning 0.
The last match between Elise Mertens and Mai Hontama was at the Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka, 15-10-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-1 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:12:38.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Elise Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 68.77 while Mai Hontama has played against players with an average rank of 263.83.
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 Mai Hontama has won 25% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Elise Mertens has converted 32.26% of breakpoint opportunities, and Mai Hontama has converted 36.26% 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 Mai Hontama Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Mertens vs M. Hontama H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. Mertens	Stats	M. Hontama
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	0
24	Games Won	7
8	Aces (Total)	1
5	Total Double Faults	4
1:12:38	Average Match Time	1:12:38
55% (41/74)	1st Serve %	70% (76/109)
88% (36/41)	1st Serve Win %	53% (40/76)
67% (22/33)	2nd Serve Win %	30% (10/33)
48% (10/21)	Break Pts Won %	100% (1/1)
54% (59/109)	Return Points Win %	22% (16/74)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

E. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara - 08-09-2025
R2 Elsa JacquemotE. Jacquemot	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R3 Cristina BucsaC. Bucsa	L	3-6 7-5 6-3	Stats

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M. Hontama Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou - 29-09-2025
Q1 Victoria Jimenez KasintsevaV. Jimenez	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan - 22-09-2025
R1 Elena PridankinaE. Pridankina	L	6-3 6-7(10) 7-5	Stats
Korea Open - Seoul - 15-09-2025
Q1 Ella SeidelE. Seidel	L	6-2 3-6 7-6(7)	Stats
Huzhou Open - Huzhou - 08-09-2025
QF Alina CharaevaA. Charaeva	L	7-6(2) 6-4	Stats
R2 Xinxin YaoX. Yao	W	7-6(3) 7-5	Stats

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E. Mertens vs M. Hontama Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. Mertens	Stats	M. Hontama
63.21% (481/280)	YTD Win/Loss	58.45% (287/204)
60.76% (1059/684)	Sets Win/Loss	57.17% (638/478)
55.14% (8698/7075)	Games Win/Loss	53.37% (5379/4699)
65.26% (278/148)	Hard Win/Loss	60.11% (214/142)
62.15% (110/67)	Clay Win/Loss	53.57% (30/26)
61.45% (51/32)	Indoor Hard W/L	56.25% (36/28)
56.00% (42/33)	Grass Win/Loss	46.67% (7/8)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.04
1996	Aces Total	201
0.35	Double Faults Per Game	0.29
2681	Total Double Faults	1416
1:18:34	Average Match Time	1:31:44
400.85	Average Opponent Rank	425.4
59% (23510/39915)	1st Serve %	67% (20005/29824)
66% (15626/23510)	1st Serve Win %	59% (11719/20005)
45% (7424/16396)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (4457/9805)
48% (2539/5321)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (2077/4169)
46% (19018/41280)	Return Points Win %	48% (14708/30366)
67.48% (83/40)	Slam W/L	48.48% (16/17)
51.11% (69/66)	Masters W/L	50.00% (9/9)
64.29% (9/5)	Cups W/L	80.00% (8/2)
62.77% (172/102)	Main Tour W/L	49.18% (30/31)
61.48% (83/52)	Challenger W/L	59.57% (196/133)
81.25% (65/15)	Futures W/L	70.00% (28/12)
63% (473/749)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (284/483)
63% (5/8)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/1)
46% (69/149)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (47/93)
55% (119/218)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (74/140)
88% (481/421)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (278/244)
12% (481/59)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (278/33)
20% (280/57)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (213/43)