Elise Mertens is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Monterrey. The Belgian has defeated Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Donna Vekic.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in Abierto GNP Seguros. Elise has a losing record (4-7) against the presumable opponents.
R2 – Donna Vekic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Donna Vekic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-23 | 9-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-20 | 12-10 | 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 |
Donna Vekic has a 11-18 record in 2025, 6-10 on hard. In the last 15 years, the Croatian has a 227-161 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Donna won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Abierto GNP Seguros the Croatian didn’t play in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Donna Vekic
This would be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Donna Vekic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28-25 | 16-16 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 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 19-19 win-loss record in 2025, 7-10 on hard. In the previous 4 years, Diana has a 63-42 record on hard. Shnaider won 4 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Abierto GNP Seguros Shnaider didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Diana Shnaider
This would be the 4th time that Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Elise Mertens could come up against Kamilla Rakhimova. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Emma Navarro’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Emma Navarro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-25 | 17-14 | 6-6 | 2-1 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-24 | 33-14 | 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 |
Emma Navarro has a 25-20 record in 2025, 12-10 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Navarro has a 83-60 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this year was conquering the tournament in Merida where she defeated Emiliana Arango in the final 6-0 6-0.
Last year in Abierto GNP Seguros the American lost to Linda Noskova in the semifinal 7-6(7) 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.
Anyhow, Elise Mertens could compete against Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their H2H is 2-1 for Elise Mertens.
Final – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Ekaterina Alexandrova
| 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 32-17 win-loss record in 2025, 7-9 on hard. As for the last 11 years, Alexandrova has a 114-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of the current season was winning the title in Linz where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.
Last year in Abierto GNP Seguros Ekaterina was overcome by Lulu Sun in the semifinal 7-5 3-6 7-6(6).
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
This match would represent the 6th time that Elise Mertens and Ekaterina Alexandrova square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Elise Mertens could square off with Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their head to head is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.