Yannick Mertens vs Dmitry Popko Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
Y. Mertens vs D. Popko

Yannick Mertens

BEL

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

878

C. Rank

223

179

Best Rank

155

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$72.2K

Career Money

$264.0K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Dmitry Popko

KAZ

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'3" (191 cm)

878

C. Rank

223

179

Best Rank

155

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$72.2K

Career Money

$264.0K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Mertens 1 - 0 Popko

They have played 3 sets in total, with Yannick Mertens winning 2 and Dmitry Popko winning 1. The last match between Yannick Mertens and Dmitry Popko was at the Recanati Challenger, 04-07-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 3-6 6-3 7-6(0).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Mertens	1
Popko	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Recanati Challenger(07-04-17)

Stats

Yannick Mertens

Dmitry Popko

Y. Mertens vs D. Popko H2H Profile

Y. Mertens	Stats	D. Popko
$72,235	Career Prize Money	$263,980
58.68% (629-443)	Career Total W/L	60.90% (514-330)
1	Hard	0
28	Titles	27
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-2)

Y. Mertens vs D. Popko Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yannick Mertens has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Dmitry Popko has won 45.02%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Yannick Mertens, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Dmitry Popko has won 47.43%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 23.30% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Yannick Mertens has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Dmitry Popko has saved 45.80% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Yannick Mertens has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Dmitry Popko winning 43.64% (W/L 24/31) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Yannick Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 61% (W/L 206/129), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 40% (W/L 6/9). Dmitry Popko has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 331/187), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/3).
Player level: In the last year, Yannick Mertens has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Dmitry Popko has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 46.34% of matches (W/L 19/22). 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 Yannick Mertens winning 1 times and Dmitry Popko being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Yannick Mertens winning 2 and Dmitry Popko winning 1.
The last match between Yannick Mertens and Dmitry Popko was at the Recanati Challenger, 04-07-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 3-6 6-3 7-6(0).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:32:59.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yannick Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Dmitry Popko has played against players with an average rank of 262.8.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yannick Mertens has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Dmitry Popko has won 44% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Yannick Mertens has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Dmitry Popko has converted 26.88% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Yannick Mertens vs Dmitry Popko Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

Y. Mertens vs D. Popko H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Y. Mertens	Stats	D. Popko
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	1
16	Games Won	15
7	Aces (Total)	4
1	Total Double Faults	2
1:32:59	Average Match Time	1:32:59
79% (63/80)	1st Serve %	62% (51/82)
75% (47/63)	1st Serve Win %	84% (43/51)
88% (15/17)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (16/31)
25% (1/4)	Break Pts Won %	100% (1/1)
28% (23/82)	Return Points Win %	23% (18/80)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

Y. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25+H Bagneres-de-Bigorre - 04-09-2023
R1 Adrien GobatA. Gobat	L	6-4 4-6 6-1	Stats
Lille Challenger - 27-03-2023
Q1 James McCabeJ. McCabe	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Tenerife 3 Challenger - 06-02-2023
Q1 Joao DominguesJ. Domingues	L	6-4 6-2	Stats
Tenerife 1 Challenger - 16-01-2023
Q1 Lucas GerchL. Gerch	L	6-2 6-1	Stats
Roanne Challenger - 07-11-2022
Q1 Arthur CazauxA. Cazaux	L	6-3 6-2	Stats

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D. Popko Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Bogota Challenger - 24-11-2025
R1 Karl PolingK. Poling	L	3-6 4-1 ret.	Stats
Florianopolis Challenger - 17-11-2025
R1 Mateus AlvesM. Alves	L	2-0 ret.	Stats
Lincoln Challenger - 13-10-2025
R1 Alfredo PerezA. Perez	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Fairfield Challenger - 06-10-2025
R2 Daniel MilavskyD. Milavsky	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
R1 Max WiskandtM. Wiskandt	W	6-3 7-5	Stats

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Y. Mertens vs D. Popko Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Y. Mertens	Stats	D. Popko
58.68% (629/443)	YTD Win/Loss	60.90% (514/330)
57.18% (1405/1052)	Sets Win/Loss	58.19% (1144/822)
52.90% (12299/10951)	Games Win/Loss	53.22% (9788/8603)
61.49% (206/129)	Hard Win/Loss	60.70% (156/101)
55.85% (210/166)	Clay Win/Loss	63.90% (331/187)
59.83% (207/139)	Indoor Hard W/L	40.91% (27/39)
40.00% (6/9)	Grass Win/Loss	0.00% (0/3)
0.13	Aces Per Game	0.27
1506	Aces Total	2384
0.13	Double Faults Per Game	0.19
1462	Total Double Faults	1714
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:24:25
599.4	Average Opponent Rank	515.38
64% (23626/37192)	1st Serve %	58% (27890/47866)
68% (16068/23626)	1st Serve Win %	69% (19111/27890)
50% (6726/13566)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (10052/19976)
42% (1588/3752)	Break Points Won % (Total)	44% (2267/5169)
40% (15058/38119)	Return Points Win %	42% (19802/47632)
41.38% (12/17)	Slam W/L	37.14% (13/22)
0% (0/0)	Masters W/L	25.00% (1/3)
0% (0/0)	Cups W/L	40.00% (4/6)
40.00% (20/30)	Main Tour W/L	30.00% (6/14)
38.18% (113/183)	Challenger W/L	51.61% (208/195)
69.44% (484/213)	Futures W/L	75.81% (282/90)
59% (623/1063)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (505/827)
0% (0/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (6/12)
54% (178/328)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	49% (104/213)
52% (165/318)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (157/270)
88% (613/538)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (494/433)
12% (613/74)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (494/60)
20% (459/90)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	23% (350/81)