WTA · Head-to-head
Elise Mertens v Elena Rybakina
Elise Mertens and Elena Rybakina have met 9 times through 2026-07-04. Elena Rybakina leads the head-to-head 7–2.
Record
Elise Mertens2
Elena Rybakina7
By surface
Hard0–6
Clay1–1
Grass1–0
Where they stand now · Elise Mertens / Elena Rybakina
Elo2106 / 2350
Glicko-22108 / 2350
Hard Elo2020 / 2350
Clay Elo2062 / 2257
Grass Elo2170 / 2187
The read
6 of their 9 meetings have come on hard courts, where Rybakina leads 6–0. On other surfaces Mertens is clay 1–1, grass 1–0. Rated today on hard courts, surface Elo makes Rybakina a 87% favourite (2350 against 2020).
◆ Form
Elise Mertens · won 2 of last 5
W Moyuka Uchijima Toray Pan Pacific OpenHard 6-4 6-2
L Leylah Fernandez Ningbo OpenHard 6-2 3-6 5-7
L Daria Snigur Wuhan OpenHard 4-6 5-7
L Qinwen Zheng China OpenHard 5-7 2-6
W Iga Swiatek China OpenHard 7-6 6-3
Elena Rybakina · won 4 of last 5
W Leylah Fernandez Ningbo OpenHard 6-2 6-2
W Diana Shnaider Ningbo OpenHard 6-3 7-5
W Katarzyna Kawa Ningbo OpenHard 6-1 3-6 6-1
W Polina Kudermetova Ningbo OpenHard 5-0
L Alina Charaeva China OpenHard 6-3 4-6 3-6
◆ Every meeting
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Wimbledon - London | Grass | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2026-01-26 | Australian Open - Melbourne | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2025-08-11 | Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2024-06-01 | French Open - Paris | Clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-01-04 | Brisbane International - Brisbane | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2023-03-27 | Miami Open - Miami | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2021-08-18 | Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-05-02 | Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid | Clay | Elise Mertens | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2020-01-09 | Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
◆ Both players
Elise MertensElo 2106 · Glicko 2108 · career record, form and rating historyPlayer card →Elena RybakinaElo 2350 · Glicko 2350 · career record, form and rating historyPlayer card →
◆ Other rivalries
Elise Mertens v Naomi Osaka10 meetings · 3–7Head-to-head →Elise Mertens v Aliaksandra Sasnovich7 meetings · 4–3Head-to-head →Elise Mertens v Jasmine Paolini7 meetings · 5–2Head-to-head →Elise Mertens v Cristina Bucsa5 meetings · 3–2Head-to-head →Elise Mertens v Ekaterina Alexandrova5 meetings · 2–3Head-to-head →Elise Mertens v Diana Shnaider4 meetings · 2–2Head-to-head →Elena Rybakina v Ekaterina Alexandrova6 meetings · 3–3Head-to-head →Elena Rybakina v Jasmine Paolini6 meetings · 3–3Head-to-head →Elena Rybakina v Leylah Fernandez6 meetings · 4–2Head-to-head →Elena Rybakina v Aliaksandra Sasnovich3 meetings · 3–0Head-to-head →Elena Rybakina v Belinda Bencic3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Elena Rybakina v Diana Shnaider3 meetings · 3–0Head-to-head →
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