Elise Mertens is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Birmingham. The Belgian has defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-1 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Caroline Dolehide.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw includingherplausible opponents in Rothesay Classic. The Belgian has a neutral record (3-3) against the plausible opposition.
R2 – Caroline Dolehide’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-17 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-24 | 21-13 | 24-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-26 | 20-15 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-23 | 9-14 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-14 | 11-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 37-24 | 22-14 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 25-22 | 12-15 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 36-21 | 20-8 | 9-6 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Caroline Dolehide has a 9-15 record in 2024, 2-2 on grass. As for the last 4 years, Caroline has a 3-9 record on grass. Dolehide won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Rothesay Classic Caroline capitulated to Emina Bektas in the qualifications 6-3 7-5.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Caroline Dolehide
This contest would be 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Caroline Dolehide play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass in major tournaments.
1/4 – Yulia Putintseva’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-15 | 14-9 | 9-4 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-27 | 19-17 | 13-8 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-21 | 9-11 | 15-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-24 | 14-12 | 12-8 | 5-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-11 | 16-7 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 33-26 | 18-15 | 8-4 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 26-25 | 15-15 | 6-6 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 23-28 | 9-16 | 6-6 | 8-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Yulia Putintseva has a 24-15 record in 2024, 1-0 on grass. During the previous 4 years, Putintseva has a 3-6 record on grass. Putintseva won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Rothesay Classic Putintseva didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Yulia Putintseva
This match would represent the 4th time that Elise Mertens and Yulia Putintseva clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Elise Mertens may square off with Anhelina Kalinina. Their H2H is 2-0 for Elise Mertens.
1/2 – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Marie Bouzkova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-13 | 5-8 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-24 | 19-16 | 5-5 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-14 | 33-10 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-21 | 11-13 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-12 | 11-8 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-27 | 32-17 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 45-25 | 37-16 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 40-23 | 24-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Marie Bouzkova has a 13-11 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on grass. In the course of the last 4 years, Marie has a 10-8 record on grass. Marie won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Marie’s most significant achievement of this current year was getting to the final Bogota.
Last year in Rothesay Classic the Czech lost to Bernarda Pera in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(3).
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Marie Bouzkova
This match would represent the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Marie Bouzkova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Bouzkova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Elise Mertens may come up against Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Their H2H record is 1-1.
Final – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-9 | 5-3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 22-11 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-15 | 12-10 | 2-3 | 9-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-19 | 27-13 | 15-3 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 29-9 | 4-5 | 22-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 21-18 | 10-12 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-20 | 9-8 | 18-7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Barbora Krejcikova has a 6-7 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on grass. Regarding the previous 4 years, Barbora has a 11-5 record on grass. Krejcikova won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Rothesay Classic Barbora lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the final 7-6(8) 6-4.
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 fight against each other in the main tour.
However, Elise Mertens could play Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head is 1-1.
