WTA Montreal | 08/11 00:20 | 27 | [5] Elina Svitolina v Elise Mertens [15] | 7-5,6-3 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/10 00:15 | 26 | [15] Elise Mertens v Aryna Sabalenka [39] | 2-6,7-6,6-0 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/08 18:20 | 25 | [15] Elise Mertens v Shuai Zhang [32] | 6-2,6-7,6-0 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/07 20:25 | 24 | [15] Elise Mertens v Eugenie Bouchard [129] | 6-2,6-4 | |
WTA San Jose | 08/04 20:00 | 28 | [15] Elise Mertens v Mihaela Buzarnescu [24] | 6-4,3-6,1-6 | |
WTA San Jose | 08/03 20:45 | 27 | [48] Johanna Konta v Elise Mertens [15] | 6-7,3-6 | |
WTA San Jose | 08/01 18:00 | 26 | [251] Ashley Kratzer v Elise Mertens [15] | 2-6,0-6 | |
Wimbledon - naised | 07/07 13:15 | 25 | [33] Dominika Cibulkova v Elise Mertens [15] | 6-2,6-2 | |
Wimbledon - naised | 07/05 13:05 | 24 | [83] Sachia Vickery v Elise Mertens [15] | 1-6,3-6 | |
Wimbledon - naised | 07/03 17:00 | 23 | [41] Danielle Collins v Elise Mertens [15] | 3-6,2-6 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/27 11:40 | 26 | [45] Aryna Sabalenka v Elise Mertens [15] | 7-5,2-6,7-6 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/26 11:45 | 25 | [57] Svetlana Kuznetsova v Elise Mertens [15] | 1-6,1-6 | |
WTA Birmingham | 06/19 12:00 | 25 | [113] Dalila Jakupovic v Elise Mertens [17] | 3-6,7-6,6-1 | |
WTA s-Hertogenbosch | 06/14 17:05 | 26 | [148] Antonia Lottner v Elise Mertens [15] | 7-5,6-3 | |
WTA s-Hertogenbosch | 06/12 15:15 | 25 | [64] Polona Hercog v Elise Mertens [15] | 2-6,4-6 | |
Prantsusmaa lahtised - naised | 06/04 09:00 | 26 | [1] Simona Halep v Elise Mertens [16] | 6-2,6-1 | |
Prantsusmaa lahtised - naised | 06/02 12:15 | 25 | [25] Daria Gavrilova v Elise Mertens [16] | 3-6,1-6 | |
Prantsusmaa lahtised - naised | 05/31 09:00 | 24 | [80] Heather Watson v Elise Mertens [16] | 3-6,4-6 | |
Prantsusmaa lahtised - naised | 05/29 13:15 | 23 | [88] Varvara Lepchenko v Elise Mertens [16] | 7-6,6-7,0-6 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/08 12:10 | 25 | [1] Simona Halep v Elise Mertens [16] | 6-0,6-3 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/06 16:50 | 24 | [48] Alison Van Uytvanck v Elise Mertens [19] | 4-6,4-6 | |
WTA Rabat | 05/05 14:00 | 29 | [19] Elise Mertens v Ajla Tomljanovic [96] | 6-2,7-6 | |
WTA Rabat | 05/04 15:00 | 28 | [19] Elise Mertens v Su-Wei Hsieh [60] | 6-0,6-2 | |
WTA Rabat | 05/03 13:50 | 27 | [19] Elise Mertens v Sara Errani [89] | 6-3,6-1 | |
WTA Rabat | 05/02 11:25 | 26 | [19] Elise Mertens v Laura Siegemund [226] | Retired | |
WTA Rabat | 05/01 10:00 | 25 | [19] Elise Mertens v Kristina Kucova [281] | 6-0,6-0 | |
2018 Fed Cup | 04/22 10:00 | 27 | [91] Sara Errani v Elise Mertens [17] | 3-6,1-6 | |
2018 Fed Cup | 04/21 11:30 | 27 | [145] Jasmine Paolini v Elise Mertens [17] | 1-6,5-7 | |
WTA Lugano | 04/15 12:15 | 29 | [61] Aryna Sabalenka v Elise Mertens [20] | 5-7,2-6 | |
WTA Lugano | 04/14 13:35 | 28 | [130] Vera Lapko v Elise Mertens [20] | 1-6,6-4,4-6 |
Elise Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛrtəns]; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player and former world No.1 in doubles. She reached world No. 1 for the first time in May 2021, the third Belgian to hold the top ranking in either singles or doubles after Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. Mertens is a four-time Major champion in doubles, having won the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open partnering Aryna Sabalenka, and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and 2024 Australian Open with Hsieh Su-wei. She also finished runner-up at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships with Zhang Shuai and at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships with Storm Hunter.
Mertens has won 20 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2022 WTA Finals with Veronika Kudermetova, six at the WTA 1000 level, and finished runner-up at the 2021 WTA Finals alongside Hsieh.
Mertens is also a successful singles player, and reached her first major semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open, followed by two US Open quarterfinals in 2019 and 2020. Mertens achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in November 2018, and has won eight WTA Tour titles, including two at the WTA 500 level. She has represented Belgium in the Billie Jean King Cup since 2017, and competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in both singles and doubles.