Elise Mertens vs Shuai Zhang Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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HEAD TO HEAD

E. Mertens vs S. Zhang

Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens

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Shuai Zhang
Shuai Zhang

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Age
36
1.79m
Height
1.77m
22
C. Rank
112
12
Best Rank
22
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Total Titles
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Ytd Titles
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$9.7M
Career Money
$5.3M
Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-To-Head: Mertens 3 - 1 Zhang

They have played 10 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 7 and Shuai Zhang winning 3. The last match between Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 22-01-2022, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-2 6-2.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Mertens3
Zhang1
Last H2H Matches:

(R3Australian Open - Melbourne(01-22-22)

Hard
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Elise Mertens
6
6
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Shuai Zhang
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(R1Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(04-30-21)

Clay
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Elise Mertens
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Shuai Zhang
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(R1China Open - Beijing(10-01-18)

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E. Mertens vs S. Zhang H2H Profile

Stats
$9,701,906Career Prize Money$5,348,681
63.24% (480-279)Career Total W/L56.76% (571-435)
1Clay0
2Hard1
21Titles28
3Total H2H Matches1
65.38% (34-18)YTD Win/Loss28.57% (2-5)
2YTD Titles0

E. Mertens vs S. Zhang Match Preview

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Elise Mertens has won 40.18% of points on their second serve, while Shuai Zhang has won 38.77%. 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 50.26% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shuai Zhang has won 44.77%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.12% and 29.29% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Elise Mertens has saved 52.19% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shuai Zhang has saved 47.48% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Elise Mertens has won 63.16% of matches played (W/L 36/ 21), with Shuai Zhang winning 64.44% (W/L 36/ 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 277/ 147), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/ 33). Shuai Zhang has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 400/ 267), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 47% (W/L 86/ 97).
  • 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 Shuai Zhang has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/ 2). 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 Shuai Zhang being victorious 1 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 7 and Shuai Zhang winning 3. The last match between Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 22-01-2022, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 6-2 6-2.
  • Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:33:36.
  • Deciding set H2H prediction: Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang have played a deciding set 2 times, with Elise Mertens winning 1 times and Shuai Zhang 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Elise Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 68.6 while Shuai Zhang has played against players with an average rank of 222.04.
  • 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 40% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shuai Zhang has won 75% in all matches played on tour.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Elise Mertens has converted 32.60% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shuai Zhang has converted 37.61% 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 Shuai Zhang Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Mertens vs S. Zhang H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Stats
3H2H Matches Won1
7Sets Won3
52Games Won34
19Aces (Total)5
19Total Double Faults12
1:33:36Avg. Match Time1:33:36
64% (154/241)1st Serve %59% (162/274)
69% (106/154)1st Serve Win %58% (94/162)
48% (42/87)2nd Serve Win %38% (43/112)
66% (23/35)Break Pts Won %59% (13/22)
50% (137/274)Return Pts Won %39% (93/241)
75% (3/4)Best‑of‑3 Win %25% (1/4)
50% (1/2)Deciding Set Win %50% (1/2)
100% (3/3)1st Set Won → Match Won100% (1/1)
0% (0/3)1st Set Won → Match Lost0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)1st Set Lost → Match Won0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Mertens 47%, Zhang 49%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Mertens 57%, Zhang 58%.
Break Points Saved %: Mertens 61%, Zhang 56%.

E. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardGuadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara - 08-09-2025

R2

FRAE. Jacquemot
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4-6 6-3 6-4
HardU.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025

R3

ESPC. Bucsa
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3-6 7-5 6-3

R2

NZLL. Sun
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6-2 6-3

R1

USAA. Ahn
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6-1 6-0
HardAbierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey - 18-08-2025

QF

RUSD. Shnaider
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3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

S. Zhang Recent Matches Played

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

R1

SUIB. Bencic
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6-3 6-3

Q3

CHNS. Wei
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6-1 6-3

Q2

CZED. Vidmanova
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6-4 6-0

Q1

USAM. Stoiana
W
7-5 6-3
HardW50 Nottingham - 14-07-2025

F

FRAH. Tan
W
6-4 6-2
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E. Mertens vs S. Zhang Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Stats
63.24% (480/279)YTD Win/Loss56.76% (571/435)
60.78% (1057/682)Sets Win/Loss55.64% (1253/999)
55.16% (8679/7054)Games Win/Loss52.27% (10648/9723)
65.33% (277/147)Hard Win/Loss59.97% (400/267)
62.15% (110/67)Clay Win/Loss46.99% (86/97)
61.45% (51/32)Indoor Hard W/L58.54% (48/34)
56.00% (42/33)Grass Win/Loss50.00% (37/37)
0.26Aces Per Game0.12
1984Aces Total1188
0.35Double Faults Per Game0.18
2669Total Double Faults1751
1:18:32Average Match Time1st Match
399.48Average Opponent Rank454.4
59% (23433/39774)1st Serve %66% (31156/47090)
66% (15573/23433)1st Serve Win %62% (19171/31156)
45% (7394/16332)2nd Serve Win %46% (7319/15931)
48% (2535/5308)Break Points Won % (Total)47% (2585/5528)
46% (18966/41148)Return Points Win %44% (20684/46624)
67.48% (83/40)Slam W/L53.68% (73/63)
51.13% (68/65)Masters W/L43.67% (69/89)
64.29% (9/5)Cups W/L50.00% (7/7)
62.77% (172/102)Main Tour W/L48.83% (167/175)
61.48% (83/52)Challenger W/L71.00% (235/96)
81.25% (65/15)Futures W/L80.00% (20/5)
63% (472/747)Best of 3 Sets Win %57% (562/985)
63% (5/8)Best of 5 Sets Win %67% (2/3)
46% (68/148)Tiebreaks Win % (Total)54% (109/202)
55% (119/218)Deciding Set Win %54% (138/255)
88% (480/420)1st Set Won, Won Match89% (565/503)
12% (480/59)1st Set Won, Lost Match11% (565/61)
20% (279/57)1st Set Lost, Won Match15% (441/67)

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