Elise Mertens is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Hertogenbosch. The Belgian has defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-4 6-0 and Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-0 to reach the quarter where she will face Yue Yuan.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw andherprojected opponents in Libema Open – ‘s. The Belgian has a losing record (2-4) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Viktoriya Tomova (76) – 6-4 6-0
R2 – Maria Sakkari
(85) – 6-3 6-0
1/4 – Yue Yuan (84) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova
(19) – H2H 1-3
or Veronika Kudermetova (39) – H2H 6-2
Fin – Suzan Lamens (72) – H2H 1-0
or Elena Gabriela Ruse (80) – H2H 3-0
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1/4 – Yue Yuan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yue Yuan

19 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
128
High
36
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-27 11-18 5-4 0-1 3-4 0-0
2024 32-27 27-17 3-6 0-0 2-4 0-0
2023 41-29 27-17 8-7 1-2 5-3 0-0
2022 44-25 33-16 9-7 0-0 2-2 0-0
2021 24-17 6-7 3-6 15-4 0-0 0-0
2020 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 38-29 31-23 6-5 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 20-23 20-22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

Yue Yuan has a 11-14 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass. Talking about the last 4 years, the Chinese has a 12-10 record on grass. Yuan won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The Chinese’s best result of this current year was reaching the final the W100 Oeiras.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Yue lost to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Yue Yuan

This contest would be 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Yue Yuan play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass in major tournaments.

1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Ekaterina Alexandrova

47 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
10
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 47-25 22-16 13-5 4-1 8-3 0-0
2024 26-25 17-13 1-7 3-2 5-3 0-0
2023 33-21 17-13 6-5 0-1 10-2 0-0
2022 35-18 12-10 13-5 4-2 6-1 0-0
2021 26-23 10-9 6-5 7-7 3-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-4 4-5 7-3 0-0 0-0
2019 42-27 16-12 3-7 18-4 5-4 0-0
2018 29-24 7-10 8-7 11-3 3-4 0-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 22-11 record in 2025, 2-0 on grass. As for the previous 11 years, the Russian has a 40-19 record on grass (Click here to see full career record). Ekaterina won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current season was conquering the tournament in Linz where she overcame Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Ekaterina was defeated by Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinal 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This would be the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Ekaterina Alexandrova clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Elise Mertens could come up against Veronika Kudermetova. Their head to head record is 6-2 for Elise Mertens.

Final – Suzan Lamens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens

29 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
89
High
57
WLLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-31 16-19 6-5 3-3 4-4 0-0
2024 46-27 15-11 19-10 11-3 1-3 0-0
2023 45-31 7-7 33-19 5-5 0-0 0-0
2022 37-27 13-9 24-11 0-3 0-3 0-1
2021 48-27 21-9 22-14 5-3 0-0 0-1
2020 21-14 1-2 15-9 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 38-16 2-3 32-11 4-2 0-0 0-0
2018 19-29 7-10 12-19 0-0 0-0 0-0

Suzan Lamens has a 18-14 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass. Regarding the previous 2 years, Lamens has a 3-3 record on grass. The Dutch won 5 of her last 10 matches.

The Dutch’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal Rouen.

Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Lamens lost to Naomi Osaka in the 2nd round 6-2 6-2.

H2H Elise Mertens vs. Suzan Lamens

This match would represent the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Suzan Lamens clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Elise Mertens could play Elena Gabriela Ruse. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Elise Mertens.