Danielle Rose Collins and Elise Mertens will play each other in the quarter of the Credit One Charleston Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on Credit one Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Danielle Rose Collins who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Danielle Rose Collins is the pick to win this match.
Danielle Rose Collins -> 1.44
Elise Mertens -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Danielle Rose Collins vs. Elise Mertens
This will be the 7th time that Danielle Rose Collins and Elise Mertens clash against each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Collins and Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Mertens won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Hobart back in January 2024.
Highlights Elise Mertens vs Danielle Rose Collins – Hobart 08-January-2024
Danielle Rose Collins
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15-14 | 6-8 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-17 | 20-10 | 19-5 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-18 | 19-15 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-12 | 17-6 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-15 | 23-10 | 11-3 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 22, the American got to the quarter after beating Paula Badosa Gibert 6-1 6-4, Ons Jabeur 6-3 1-6 6-3 and Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-2.
In the 3rd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Stephens (6-2 6-2). During the match, Collins scored 62 points vs Stephens’s 42. Danielle was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Collins recorded 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Danielle Rose Collins was exceptionally effective on serve to win 77% (23/30) of her 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Collins broke Stephens 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Danielle has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Collins has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 63% of her matches (236-136). 3-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Collins has an aggregate52-28 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Miami where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 7-5 6-3.
The American has a composed 23-7 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-20 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 5-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-25 | 18-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-22 | 24-16 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 20-10 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 30, Elise reached the quarter after defeating Varvara Gracheva 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-1.
In the 3rd round, Elise had a good straight sets win against Svitolina (6-4 6-1). During the match Mertens scored 57 points vs Svitolina’s 41. Mertens was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Mertens struck 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve once and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 63% of her first serves in, winning 73% (29/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Svitolina 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Belgian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Hobart.
Elise has an overall 12-8 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019 and 2021. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Collins | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 44 |
| Pts | 217-172 | 154-133 |
| Total Points | 389 | 287 |
| Winners | 72 | 60 |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% |
Collins played 3 matches while Mertens competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Danielle Rose Collins surrendered 1 set, while Elise Mertens dropped 1 set. Collins has played 2 sets more than Mertens (7 vs 5). Therefore, Collins played 14 games more than Mertens. The American scored 72 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian managed to score 60 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Collins | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 109/199 | 86/160 |
| %1st in | 55% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 72/109 | 60/86 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 53/90 | 35/74 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 47% |
Collins managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Mertens recorded 9 aces (4.5 per match). Collins won 66% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Mertens won 70% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Collins | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 10 |
| Converted | 13/21 | 10/20 |
| % Converted | 62% | 50% |
| Conceded | 22 | 22 |
| Saved | 16 | 17 |
| % Saved | 73% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 5 |
Danielle broke her opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. Collins conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. Elise broke her opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 77% of the break points that she conceded.
| Collins | |||||
| R1 Badosa |
R2 Jabeur |
R3 Stephens |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 25 | 16 | 58 | |
| pts | 65-44 | 90-86 | 62-42 | 217-172 | |
| Total points | 109 | 176 | 104 | 389 | |
| Winners | 22 | 27 | 23 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 30% | 37% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 30/58 | 49/83 | 30/58 | 109/199 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 59% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 27/49 | 23/30 | 72/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 55% | 77% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 20/34 | 18/28 | 53/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 59% | 64% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 13/21 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 40% | 80% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 12 | 4 | 22 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 8/12 | 4/4 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 100% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Mertens | |||||
| R2 Gracheva |
R3 Svitolina |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | |||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Tot Games | 27 | 17 | 44 | ||
| pts | 97-92 | 57-41 | 154-133 | ||
| Total points | 189 | 98 | 287 | ||
| Winners | 31 | 29 | 60 | ||
| %Winners | 32% | 51% | 39% | ||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1st in | 46/97 | 40/63 | 86/160 | ||
| % 1st in | 47% | 63% | 54% | ||
| 1st pts | 31/46 | 29/40 | 60/86 | ||
| % 1st pts | 67% | 73% | 70% | ||
| 2nd pts | 24/51 | 11/23 | 35/74 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 48% | 47% | ||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Converted | 6/14 | 4/6 | 10/20 | ||
| Converted % | 43% | 67% | 50% | ||
| Conceded | 14 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Saved | 10/14 | 7/8 | 17 | ||
| Saved % | 71% | 88% | 53% | ||
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLLWWLW Tennis Scores in Charleston
- Eri Hozumi/Makoto NinomiyaHozumi/Makoto Ninomiya – Hao-Ching Chan/Veronika KudermetovaChan/Veronika Kudermetova (6-4 0-6 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Borna GojoGojo (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Joris De LooreDe Loore – Collin AltamiranoAltamirano (3-6 6-3 3-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Ronnie SchneiderSchneider (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Yunseong ChungChung – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-3 3-0 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Jaqueline CristianCristian (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Maria SakkariSakkari (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (3-3) – H2H and prediction
