WUHAN DRAW. Elise Mertens’s prediction with Vekic next. H2H and rankings

Wuhan draw - Elise Mertens. See the draw preview and prediction with Donna Vekic, Yulia Putintseva, Aryna Sabalenka, Emma Navarro, Cori Gauff, Jessica Pegula in the Wuhan Open.

Elise Mertens Stats info

Elise Mertens is about to kick off her campaign in the draw in Wuhan.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw includingherplausible opponents in Wuhan Open. Mertens has a losing record (8-15) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Donna Vekic (20) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Yulia Putintseva (32) – H2H 2-1
or Shuai Zhang (595) – H2H 3-1
R3 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 2-8
or Katerina Siniakova (37) – H2H 5-0
1/4 – Emma Navarro (8) – H2H 0-2
or Beatriz Haddad Maia (12) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Cori Gauff (6) – H2H 1-4
or Daria Kasatkina (11) – H2H 2-6
Fin – Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 3-0
or Jasmine Paolini (5) – H2H 4-2
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R1 – Donna Vekic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

31 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
20
High
19
LWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-19 11-9 8-5 2-1 10-4 0-0
2023 29-20 16-9 4-5 2-3 7-3 0-0
2022 28-20 10-9 9-6 2-1 7-4 0-0
2021 19-16 10-12 0-1 5-0 4-3 0-0
2020 8-11 6-6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 37-24 19-15 7-3 7-3 4-3 0-0
2018 34-25 13-11 8-5 6-5 7-4 0-0
2017 37-27 14-13 7-4 10-7 6-3 0-0

Donna Vekic has a 31-19 record in 2024, 11-9 on hard. In the previous 14 years, Vekic has a 220-150 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Donna won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The Croatian’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final Bad Homburg and Paris.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Donna Vekic

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Donna Vekic since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R2 – Yulia Putintseva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Elise Mertens

35 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
32
High
27
LLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-20 18-13 9-4 0-2 8-1 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 35-20 record in 2024, 18-13 on hard. Talking about the last 16 years, Yulia has a 212-184 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yulia won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was conquering the title in Birmingham where she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in the final 6-1 7-6(8).

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Yulia Putintseva

This match would represent the 4th time that Elise Mertens and Yulia Putintseva face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Elise Mertens could play Shuai Zhang. Their H2H is 3-1 for Elise Mertens.

R3 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-2 for Aryna Sabalenka

49 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 49-12 33-7 15-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 49-12 record in 2024, 33-7 on hard. In the last 9 years, Aryna has a 222-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2, in Cincinnati where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 7-5, and at the U.S. Open where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 7-5.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 11th time that Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Elise Mertens could play Katerina Siniakova. Their H2H record is 5-0 for Elise Mertens.

1/4 – Emma Navarro’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Emma Navarro

54 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
8
LWWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-23 33-13 14-7 0-0 7-3 0-0
2023 64-24 17-9 37-11 3-1 7-3 0-0
2022 31-18 8-8 23-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 19-13 6-6 13-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 2-7 0-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 10-12 3-4 7-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 19-9 2-3 12-5 5-1 0-0 0-0
2017 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Emma Navarro has a 54-23 record in 2024, 33-13 on hard. During the last 8 years, the American has a 71-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Hobart where she defeated Elise Mertens in the final 6-1 4-6 7-5.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Emma Navarro

This match would represent the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Emma Navarro play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Navarro (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elise Mertens could play Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their head to head is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.

1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Cori Gauff

47 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
2
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 47-15 28-8 14-5 0-0 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 47-15 record in 2024, 28-8 on hard. In the previous 8 years, the American has a 127-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cori will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 6 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Auckland where she defeated Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Cori Gauff

This match would represent the 6th time that Elise Mertens and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Elise Mertens may square off with Daria Kasatkina. Their H2H is 6-2 for Daria Kasatkina.

Final – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Elise Mertens

38 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
3
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-13 28-8 4-2 0-0 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 38-13 win-loss record in 2024, 28-8 on hard. As for the previous 16 years, the American has a 250-125 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this season was conquering the competition in Berlin where she beat Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3), and in Toronto where she overcame Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Jessica Pegula

This contest would be 4th time that Elise Mertens and Jessica Pegula square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Elise Mertens could square off with Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head record is 4-2 for Elise Mertens.