Elise Mertens is 3 wins away to conquer the title in St. Petersburg. The Belgian has defeated Alize Cornet 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Petra Martic 6-4 3-6 6-2 to reach the quarter where she will face Maria Sakkari.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw together with the presumable opponents in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Mertens has a a positive record (9-5) against the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 4-4
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40-23 | 21-12 | 8-5 | 4-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-20 | 23-13 | 9-4 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-11 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 33-23 | 11-11 | 15-5 | 2-3 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 24-26 | 17-17 | 7-4 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 26-23 | 15-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 46-33 | 19-19 | 23-12 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 56-28 | 17-3 | 37-22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Maria Sakkari has a 6-2 record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. During the last 11 years, Sakkari has a 16-11 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Greek didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Maria Sakkari
This would be the 9th time that Elise Mertens and Maria Sakkari fight against each other. The head to head is 4-4 for Mertens and Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
1/2 – Tereza Martincova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22-26 | 13-14 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-26 | 20-11 | 2-6 | 10-6 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-12 | 6-4 | 9-4 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 42-26 | 11-6 | 14-10 | 12-6 | 5-3 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 33-30 | 8-11 | 9-11 | 6-3 | 1-4 | 9-1 |
| 2017 | 31-30 | 15-12 | 8-8 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 25-29 | 9-9 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 5-2 |
| 2015 | 37-30 | 5-5 | 19-13 | 13-10 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Tereza Martincova has a 3-3 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. In the last 10 years, Tereza has a 65-46 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).
Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Czech lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Tereza Martincova
This contest would be 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Tereza Martincova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Elise Mertens may square off with Irina-Camelia Begu. Their H2H is 3-0 for Elise Mertens.
Final – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29-16 | 13-9 | 6-4 | 9-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-17 | 24-12 | 5-3 | 15-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-11 | 14-7 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 27-16 | 17-9 | 4-4 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 34-25 | 16-14 | 12-5 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 46-20 | 8-9 | 16-6 | 15-4 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 21-23 | 14-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 45-21 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 1-4 | 14-3 | 0-0 |
Anett Kontaveit has a 6-2 record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 12 years, Anett has a 87-31 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).
The Estonian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Sydney.
Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Estonian didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Anett Kontaveit
This would be the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Anett Kontaveit fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but Kontaveit has a winning record of 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
However, Elise Mertens may take on Belinda Bencic. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
