Elise Mertens will face off against Tereza Valentova in Osaka on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTER.
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The H2H stats
Mertens and Valentova have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Mertens in Osaka, ranking, and results in 2025
At the moment ranked no.21, Mertens has a composed 36-19 record in 2025. Elise is currently having a run in Osaka where she conquered Cristina Bucsa 7-6(5) 6-3.
Elise Mertens will fight against the world no.78 Tereza Valentova in the 2nd round on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTER. They have never played each other until now in top events.
The Belgian has won 2 titles in 2025 in Singapore and in Hertogenbosch. Elise was the finalist in Hobart (Hobart International).
Mertens won 10 titles in her career: 6 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Valentova in Osaka, ranking, and results in 2025
At the moment ranked no.78, Valentova has managed to achieve a composed 46-11 win-loss record in 2025. The Czech is playing in Osaka where she bested Alina Charaeva 6-1 6-2, Greetje Minnen 4-6 6-4 6-2 and Alexandra Eala 6-1 6-2.
Tereza Valentova will compete against the world no.823 Victoria Kan in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other until now on the main tour.
Tereza has won 4 titles in 2025 in the W75 Porto, in the W75 Murska Sobota, in the Grado and in the Porto. Valentova reached the final in the W75 Trnava.