Elise Mertens is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Mertens has defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-3 and Kaia Kanepi 6-4 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Caroline Garcia.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw together with the projected opponents at the French Open. The Belgian has a unfavourable record (3-11) against the likely opponents.
R3 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Caroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia has a 10-10 record in 2020, 3-2 on clay. Talking about the previous 5 years, Garcia has a 98-68 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Caroline won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year at the French Open Garcia surrendered to Anna Blinkova in the 2nd round 1-6 6-4 6-4.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Caroline Garcia
This would be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Caroline Garcia face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay .
R4 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina has a 19-7 win-loss record in 2020, 8-1 on clay. In connection to the previous 5 years, the Ukrainian has a 109-53 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Svitolina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the season was managing to win the title in Monterrey where she overcame Marie Bouzkova in the final 7-5 4-6 6-4, and in Strasbourg where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 6-4 1-6 6-2.
Last year at the French Open the Ukrainian lost to Garbine Muguruza in the 3rd round 6-3 6-3.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Elina Svitolina clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
Anyhow, Elise Mertens could compete against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Ekaterina Alexandrova.
1/4 – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Barbora Krejcikova has a 13-6 record in 2020, 8-3 on clay. In connection to the last 5 years, Krejcikova has a 208-84 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Krejcikova won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Last year at the French Open the Czech got to the qualifications in 2019 in Paris before retiring against Robin Anderson when she was 6-4 2-6 5-1 ret..
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Barbora Krejcikova
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Barbora Krejcikova since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Elise Mertens could fight against Nadia Podoroska. Their head to head is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
1/2 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 22-2 record in 2020, 12-0 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Halep has a 205-62 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Dubai where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(5), in Prague where she overcame Elise Mertens in the final 6-2 7-5, and in Rome where she beat Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-0 2-1 ret..
Last year at the French Open Simona lost to Amanda Anisimova in the quarter 6-2 6-4.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Simona Halep
This would be the 6th time that Elise Mertens and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay .
Yet, Elise Mertens could square off with Kiki Bertens. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Elise Mertens.
Final – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Sofia Kenin
Sofia Kenin has a 20-8 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on clay. Talking about the previous 5 years, Sofia has a 57-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this current season was winning the tournament in at the Australian Open where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2, and in Lyon where she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final 6-2 4-6 6-4.
Last year at the French Open Kenin lost to Ashleigh Barty in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-0.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Sofia Kenin
This would be the 4th time that Elise Mertens and Sofia Kenin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
Anyhow, Elise Mertens may compete against Petra Kvitova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Petra Kvitova.
