Elise Mertens is about to go ahead with her campaign in the draw in Charleston. The previous year in Charleston, the Belgian lost in the quarter to Danielle Rose Collins 6-3 6-4. In the previous edition of this tournament, she conquered Varvara Gracheva 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-1.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents in Credit One Charleston Open. Elise has a winning record (8-5) with the likely opponents.
R2 – Varvara Gracheva’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-28 | 13-15 | 15-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-30 | 23-18 | 7-6 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-32 | 7-11 | 12-14 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-31 | 11-10 | 7-10 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-14 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 70-26 | 10-7 | 46-10 | 14-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 28-13 | 1-1 | 22-10 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Varvara Gracheva has a 5-7 record in 2025, 1-0 on clay. As for the previous 10 years, Varvara has a 143-74 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Credit One Charleston Open Varvara lost to Elise Mertens in the 2nd round 6-4 3-6 6-2.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Varvara Gracheva
This contest would be 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Varvara Gracheva fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.
R3 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 52-18 | 31-10 | 17-4 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-19 | 23-11 | 11-4 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-19 | 27-12 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-11 | 7-1 | 16-6 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 38-8 | 3-3 | 26-3 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 14-11 | 14-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 14-9 | 12-8 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Qinwen Zheng has a 7-5 record in 2025, but she has not competed as yet on clay. Zheng won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Credit One Charleston Open the Chinese didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Qinwen Zheng
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Qinwen Zheng since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Nevertheless, Elise Mertens may take on Maria Sakkari. Their head to head record is 6-4 for Maria Sakkari.
1/4 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-8 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 55-23 | 31-15 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-22 | 14-13 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 58-17 | 11-4 | 46-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Diana Shnaider has a 7-8 record in 2025, but she has not competed hitherto on clay. Shnaider won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Credit One Charleston Open Shnaider didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Diana Shnaider
This contest would be 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Elise Mertens could come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their head to head is 3-1 for Ekaterina Alexandrova.
1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-6 | 20-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-16 | 29-9 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 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 |
Jessica Pegula has a 20-6 record in 2025, but she has not played as yet on clay. The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this season was winning the competition in Austin where she overcame Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2.
Last year in Credit One Charleston Open the American was defeated by Daria Kasatkina in the semifinal 6-4 4-6 7-6(5).
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Jessica Pegula
This match would represent the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Jessica Pegula square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Elise Mertens may fight against Danielle Rose Collins. Their H2H record is 4-3 for Danielle Rose Collins.
Final – Madison Keys’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Madison Keys
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-3 | 19-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-12 | 7-6 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-15 | 19-9 | 5-3 | 0-2 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-20 | 25-12 | 4-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-15 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-5 | 8-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 28-15 | 16-9 | 10-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Madison Keys has a 20-3 record in 2025, 1-0 on clay. In the previous 17 years, Madison has a 90-50 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Madison won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this year was winning the competition in Adelaide where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 4-6 6-1, and at the Australian Open where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 2-6 7-5.
Last year in Credit One Charleston Open the American was defeated by Jaqueline Cristian in the 2nd round 3-6 6-3 6-3.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Madison Keys
This would be the 7th time that Elise Mertens and Madison Keys square off. The head to head is 4-2 for Keys (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Elise Mertens may play Emma Navarro. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Emma Navarro.
