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Veronika Kudermetova v Elise Mertens: stats compared | Lineball
Mertens wins on titles. Kudermetova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kudermetova 348 matches, Mertens 551 matches.
Mertens has 10 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Kudermetova’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Kudermetova averages 2.7 double faults a match to Mertens’ 4.5.
Kudermetova averages 4.8 aces a match to Mertens’ 3.5 (36% more).
Longevity: Mertens has 551 matches across 11 seasons, Kudermetova 348 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.010 total · best 1
58.7First serve in %59.0
67.4First-serve points won %67.0
55.2Break points saved %56.2
42.5Return points won %45.6
4.81,677 total · best 20Acesper game3.51,950 total · best 14
Head to head
27 matches since 20205
Hard · 5 matchesKudermetova 1Mertens 4
Clay · 2 matchesKudermetova 1Mertens 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchKudermetova 0Mertens 1
Last meetings
6 Jan 2025 · Hobart · Quarterfinal · HardMertens won 6-1 0-6 6-2
26 Aug 2024 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardMertens won 3-6 6-4 6-3
6 Feb 2023 · Abu Dhabi · Round of 16 · HardKudermetova won 6-1 7-5
10 May 2021 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayKudermetova won 4-6 6-2 6-3
19 Apr 2021 · Istanbul · Semifinal · ClayMertens won 6-1 6-4
9 Nov 2020 · Linz · Quarterfinal · HardMertens won 6-4 6-1
24 Aug 2020 · Cincinnati · Round of 16 · HardMertens won 6-2 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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11.43,953 total · best 20
Games wonper game
11.56,319 total · best 21
43.9Break points converted %46.8
53.4Sets won %59.0
51.1Games won %54.1
0.07 total · best 1Finalsper game0.017 total · best 1
1.2432 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.4746 total · best 2
1.1377 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9518 total · best 2
10.93,788 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better9.75,369 total · best 23
0.3100 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2123 total · best 3
2.7936 total · best 11Double faultsper game · lower is better4.52,499 total · best 19