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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
H. Watson vs E. Mertens

Heather Watson

GBR

1

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

1.79m

267

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$9.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Elise Mertens

BEL

1

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

1.79m

267

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$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.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watson	1
Mertens	4

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

H. Watson vs E. Mertens H2H Profile

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

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 161.25 while Elise Mertens has played against players with an average rank of 65.66.
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

H. Watson	Stats	E. Mertens
1	H2H Matches Won	4
3	Sets Won	9
49	Games Won	65
20	Aces (Total)	21
20	Total Double Faults	19
1:48:43	Average Match Time	1:48:43
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 Match	80% (4/5)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	20% (1/5)
20% (1/5)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

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 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 vs E. Mertens Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

H. Watson	Stats	E. Mertens
54.43% (436/365)	YTD Win/Loss	63.17% (482/281)
53.35% (996/871)	Sets Win/Loss	60.73% (1061/686)
51.98% (9088/8395)	Games Win/Loss	55.12% (8716/7096)
53.77% (228/196)	Hard Win/Loss	65.19% (279/149)
49.15% (58/60)	Clay Win/Loss	62.15% (110/67)
64.12% (84/47)	Indoor Hard W/L	61.45% (51/32)
51.56% (66/62)	Grass Win/Loss	56.00% (42/33)
0.28	Aces Per Game	0.26
2428	Aces Total	2003
0.27	Double Faults Per Game	0.35
2324	Total Double Faults	2688
1:26:19	Average Match Time	1:18:36
443.93	Average Opponent Rank	405.81
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/L	67.48% (83/40)
44.96% (58/71)	Masters W/L	51.11% (69/66)
65.71% (23/12)	Cups W/L	64.29% (9/5)
51.91% (163/151)	Main Tour W/L	62.68% (173/103)
66.67% (138/69)	Challenger W/L	61.48% (83/52)
88.89% (8/1)	Futures W/L	81.25% (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 Match	88% (482/422)
15% (420/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (482/59)
20% (381/77)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (281/57)