In a delicious battle between two players ranked in their 30s, the 31st-ranked Elise Mertens faces the world number 34 Clara Tauson in the first round of the 2025 WTA Qatar Open which will be played on Sunday, February 9. Get all the Elise Mertens v Clara Tauson predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Elise Mertens v Clara Tauson Head to Head
Mertens and Tauson have never faced off before this.
Mertens on a Roll in 2025
Once ranked 12th in the world, Elise Mertens lost a bit of her form and fell away to outside the top 30. Still, she has been able to carve out some solid results which has allowed her to hover in and around that ranking.
And this year has been extra special already with Mertens having accumulated a 10-2 win-loss record for the season.
Mertens kick-started 2025 with an appearance at the Hobart International where she made the final before going down to McCartney Kessler. A second round loss to Jessica Pegula came soon after that but Mertens recovered quickly from that to feature in the Singapore Open.
There, Mertens dropped just one set on her way to winning the title, the 10th of her career. She defeated Ann Li in the final in straight sets.
The trouble here is, she faces someone who is not only ranked close to her but also comes into this tournament on the back of some sterling form herself.
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Tauson in a Similar Vein as Mertens
What are the odds that two players who have both won one title this year and acquired a 10-2 win-loss record for the season, will face off in the first round of this tournament.
Because that’s what’s happened here with Clara Tauson drawing Mertens for this opener.
Tauson lifted the title at the Auckland Open following the retirement of Naomi Osaka in the final and she followed that up with a third round appearance at the Australian Open and a semifinal showing in Linz.
Dayana Yastremska got the better of Tauson but not before she had beaten Anhelina Kalinina, Sorana Cirstea and Anna Blinkova in straight sets in the previous rounds.
As a result she will enter this encounter with good form and excellent confidence but facing someone who is in exactly in the same boat.
Mertens v Tauson Prediction
Nothing to choose between these two given what they have done all of this season but Mertens has more experience here and we think she could find a way to get Tauson in a closely-contested encounter.
Mertens v Tauson Tips
- Mertens to win: 10/11
