WTA Hong Kong | 10/13 08:10 | 27 | [42] Martina Trevisan v Elise Mertens [41] | 6-4,6-3 | |
WTA Hong Kong | 10/12 10:00 | 26 | [271] Sofya Lansere v Elise Mertens [41] | 3-6,6-7 | |
WTA Hong Kong | 10/11 08:25 | 25 | [211] Daria Saville v Elise Mertens [41] | 1-6,4-6 | |
WTA Beijing | 09/30 10:05 | 24 | [147] Yue Yuan v Elise Mertens [29] | 3-6,6-1,6-4 | |
WTA Guadalajara | 09/19 21:40 | 25 | [74] Leylah Fernandez v Elise Mertens [29] | 6-3,6-4 | |
WTA Guadalajara | 09/17 17:00 | 24 | [72] Yanina Wickmayer v Elise Mertens [29] | 6-7,2-6 | |
WTA San Diego | 09/13 00:30 | 25 | [36] Sloane Stephens v Elise Mertens [29] | 6-1,6-3 | |
US Open Women | 09/01 23:15 | 25 | [32] Elise Mertens v Coco Gauff [6] | 6-3,3-6,0-6 | |
US Open Women | 08/30 15:00 | 24 | [32] Elise Mertens v Danielle Collins [34] | 3-6,7-6,6-1 | |
US Open Women | 08/28 20:50 | 23 | [32] Elise Mertens v Mirjam Bjorklund [155] | 3-6,6-3,7-6 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/16 22:50 | 25 | [29] Elise Mertens v Marie Bouzkova [35] | 2-6,6-4,1-6 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/16 02:45 | 24 | [15] Madison Keys v Elise Mertens [29] | 3-6,6-3,3-6 | |
WTA Montreal | 08/08 17:00 | 24 | [29] Elise Mertens v Daria Kasatkina [14] | 4-6,2-6 | |
WTA Washington | 08/01 01:30 | 25 | [29] Elise Mertens v Daria Kasatkina [11] | 3-6,5-7 | |
Hopman Cup Women | 07/21 14:00 | 1 | [30] Elise Mertens v Rebeka Masarova [72] | 7-6,2-6,10-5 | |
Hopman Cup Women | 07/20 13:00 | 1 | [30] Elise Mertens v Donna Vekic [22] | 6-2,6-2 | |
Wimbledon Women | 07/06 10:00 | 24 | [28] Elise Mertens v Elina Svitolina [76] | 1-6,6-1,1-6 | |
Wimbledon Women | 07/03 16:40 | 23 | [28] Elise Mertens v Viktoria Hruncakova [129] | 7-6,6-2 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/26 10:00 | 25 | [18] Karolina Pliskova v Elise Mertens [28] | Retired | |
WTA Hertogenbosch | 06/13 14:20 | 25 | Elise Mertens v Priscilla Hon | Cancelled | |
WTA Hertogenbosch | 06/13 08:00 | 25 | Elise Mertens v Eva Lys | Cancelled | |
French Open Women | 06/04 09:00 | 26 | [333] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Elise Mertens [28] | 3-6,7-6,6-3 | |
French Open Women | 06/02 09:45 | 25 | [28] Elise Mertens v Jessica Pegula [3] | 6-1,6-3 | |
French Open Women | 05/31 09:00 | 24 | [28] Elise Mertens v Camila Osorio [86] | 6-3,7-6 | |
French Open Women | 05/28 12:45 | 23 | [28] Elise Mertens v Viktoria Hruncakova [136] | 6-1,6-4 | |
WTA Strasbourg | 05/22 08:00 | 25 | Katie Volynets v Elise Mertens | Cancelled | |
WTA Rome | 05/12 13:50 | 24 | [26] Elise Mertens v Anna Kalinskaya [57] | 4-6,6-4,3-6 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/01 09:00 | 26 | [59] Mayar Sherif v Elise Mertens [29] | 6-4,0-6,6-4 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/29 09:00 | 25 | [29] Elise Mertens v Jule Niemeier [67] | 6-3,6-4 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/27 14:00 | 24 | [29] Elise Mertens v Rebecca Marino [79] | 6-3,6-1 |
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.