H2H, prediction of Leylah Annie Fernandez vs Elise Mertens in Dubai with odds, preview, pick | 16th February 2025

PREVIEW. Dubai. Annie Fernandez and Mertens will square off in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Sunday the 16th of February

Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Elise Mertens

Leylah Annie Fernandez and Elise Mertens will face off in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.9
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.9

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Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Elise Mertens

This will be the 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Annie Fernandez and Mertens (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Annie Fernandez won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Guadalajara back in 2023.

Leylah Annie Fernandez

Leylah Annie Fernandez
Leylah Annie Fernandez

9 - 5win/loss

Hard
9-5
I Hard
0-0
Rank
27
High
13
LLLWLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-13 10-8 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 31-25 18-15 6-6 0-1 7-3 0-0
2023 41-24 28-16 5-6 6-0 2-2 0-0
2022 21-15 12-10 6-4 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 25-17 19-10 3-5 2-0 1-2 0-0

Ranked no. 27, the Canadian will start her run in Dubai after she played her last match in Doha where she lost 6-3 6-0 to Anisimova in the 3rd round on the 12th of February.

Leylah has a compiled 9-5 win-loss record in 2025, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, Leylah has an overall 207-133 record. She has a positive 134-81 record on hard.

Previously in Dubai

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023 and 2024. See her history.

Annie Fernandez
Dubai
Annie Fernandez's Record

Elise Mertens

Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens

12 - 3win/loss

Hard
7-3
I Hard
5-0
Rank
24
High
12
LWWLWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-10 10-6 6-4 5-0 0-0 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. 32, Elise will start her run in Dubai after she played her last match in Doha where she lost 6-4 6-2 to Alexandrova in the 3rd round on the 12th of February.

Mertens has an overall 12-3 win-loss record in 2025, 7-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Singapore where she overcame Ann Li in the final 6-1 6-4.

In terms of her career, Elise has an overall 459-263 record. She has a positive 270-139 record on hard.

Previously in Dubai

Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See her history.

Mertens
Dubai
Mertens's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Annie Fernandez
LLLWLWLLWL
Mertens
LWWLWLWWLW
2025 2024 2023
12 - 13
21 - 10
10-8
Hard
10-6
0-0
I Hard
5-0
2-5
Clay
6-4

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