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

Wojtek Kolan

Wojtek Kolan

H2H RecordsCareer Stats

HEAD TO HEAD

H. Watson vs E. Mertens

Heather Watson
Heather Watson

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Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens

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Win

5

Played

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Win

33
Age
29
1.70m
Height
1.79m
265
C. Rank
20
38
Best Rank
12
4
Total Titles
10
0
YTD Titles
2
$2.7M
Career Money
$9.7M
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Plays
Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Watson 1 - 4 Mertens

They have played 12 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 3 and Elise Mertens winning 9. 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.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Watson1
Mertens4
Last 5 H2H Matches:

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

Hard
BEL Flag
Elise Mertens
6
6
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Heather Watson
3
0

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

Hard
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Heather Watson
6
6
7
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Elise Mertens
7
4
5

(R2) French Open - Paris(05-31-18)

Clay
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Elise Mertens
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6
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Heather Watson
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4

H. Watson vs E. Mertens H2H Profile

GBRH. Watson
Stats
BELE. Mertens
$2,704,519Career Prize Money$9,729,516
54.43% (436-365)Career Total W/L63.17% (482-281)
0Clay1
1Hard2
0Indoor1
12Titles21
1Total H2H Matches4
25.00% (1-3)YTD Win/Loss64.29% (36-20)
0YTD Titles2

H. Watson vs E. Mertens Match Preview:

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Heather Watson has won 43.76% of points on their second serve, while Elise Mertens has won 41.30%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
  • Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Heather Watson, in recent form, has won 49.49% of their opponent's second serve points, while Elise Mertens has won 50.26%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.76% and 26.79% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Heather Watson has saved 45.61% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Elise Mertens has saved 52.86% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Heather Watson has won 43.75% of matches played (W/L 14/18), with Elise Mertens winning 64.29% (W/L 36/20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
  • Best surface: Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60). Elise Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 279/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/33).
  • Player level: In the last year, Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5), where as Elise Mertens has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 74.07% of matches (W/L 20/7). 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 Heather Watson winning 1 times and Elise Mertens being victorious 4 times. They have played 12 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 3 and Elise Mertens winning 9.
  • The last match between Heather Watson and Elise Mertens 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: Heather Watson and Elise Mertens have played a deciding set 2 times, with Heather Watson winning 1 times and Elise Mertens 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Heather Watson has played against opponents with an average rank of 159.94 while Elise Mertens has played against players with an average rank of 65.57.
  • Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Heather Watson has won 60% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Elise Mertens has won 41% in all matches played on tour.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Heather Watson has converted 32.18% of breakpoint opportunities, and Elise Mertens has converted 33.14% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Heather Watson vs Elise Mertens Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

GBRH. Watson
Stats
BELE. Mertens
1H2H Matches Won4
3Sets Won9
49Games Won65
20Aces (Total)21
20Total Double Faults19
1:48:43Average Match Time1:48:43
59% (224/380)1st Serve %63% (242/384)
60% (134/224)1st Serve Win %62% (151/242)
37% (57/156)2nd Serve Win %47% (67/142)
49% (18/37)Break Pts Won %49% (27/55)
43% (166/384)Return Points Win %50% (189/380)
20% (1/5)Best‑of‑3 Win %80% (4/5)
50% (1/2)Deciding Set Win %50% (1/2)
0% (0/0)1st Set Won, Won Match80% (4/5)
0% (0/0)1st Set Won, Lost Match20% (1/5)
20% (1/5)1st Set Lost, Won Match0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Watson 44%, Mertens 47%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Watson 54%, Mertens 56%.
Break Points Saved %: Watson 55%, Mertens 61%.

H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardU.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025

Q1

GEOE. Gorgodze
L
3-6 6-3 6-4
HardCincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025

Q1

RUSA. Zakharova
L
6-2 6-3
HardEupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025

R1

PORA. Voloshchuk
L
6-4 ret.
GrassWimbledon - London - 30-06-2025

R1

DENC. Tauson
L
2-6 6-4 6-3
GrassRothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025

Q3

RUSK. Rakhimova
L
6-4 6-1
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E. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardJapan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025

R2

CZET. Valentova
L
6-4 6-1

R1

ESPC. Bucsa
W
7-6(5) 6-3
HardWuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025

R2

SUIB. Bencic
L
w/o

R1

RUSP. Kudermetova
W
7-6(5) 6-3
HardChina Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025

R2

USAM. Kessler
L
6-2 6-4
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H. Watson vs E. Mertens Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

GBRH. Watson
Stats
BELE. Mertens
54.43% (436/365)YTD Win/Loss63.17% (482/281)
53.35% (996/871)Sets Win/Loss60.73% (1061/686)
51.98% (9088/8395)Games Win/Loss55.12% (8716/7096)
53.77% (228/196)Hard Win/Loss65.19% (279/149)
49.15% (58/60)Clay Win/Loss62.15% (110/67)
64.12% (84/47)Indoor Hard W/L61.45% (51/32)
51.56% (66/62)Grass Win/Loss56.00% (42/33)
0.28Aces Per Game0.26
2428Aces Total2003
0.27Double Faults Per Game0.35
2324Total Double Faults2688
1:26:19Average Match Time1:18:36
443.36Average Opponent Rank405.71
60% (30138/50443)1st Serve %59% (23575/40031)
65% (19664/30138)1st Serve Win %66% (15671/23575)
45% (9127/20294)2nd Serve Win %45% (7451/16447)
45% (2686/5914)Break Points Won % (Total)48% (2541/5330)
44% (22126/50162)Return Points Win %46% (19062/41409)
42.99% (46/61)Slam W/L67.48% (83/40)
44.96% (58/71)Masters W/L51.11% (69/66)
65.71% (23/12)Cups W/L64.29% (9/5)
51.91% (163/151)Main Tour W/L62.68% (173/103)
66.67% (138/69)Challenger W/L61.48% (83/52)
88.89% (8/1)Futures W/L81.25% (65/15)
54% (431/792)Best of 3 Sets Win %63% (474/751)
100% (1/1)Best of 5 Sets Win %63% (5/8)
50% (104/207)Tiebreaks Win % (Total)47% (70/150)
53% (144/272)Deciding Set Win %55% (119/218)
85% (420/358)1st Set Won, Won Match88% (482/422)
15% (420/61)1st Set Won, Lost Match12% (482/59)
20% (381/77)1st Set Lost, Won Match20% (281/57)

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