WTA Istanbul | 04/20 09:40 | 25 | [23] Elise Mertens v Rebecca Peterson [76] | Retired | |
WTA Miami | 03/25 16:50 | 24 | [24] Elise Mertens v Linda Fruhvirtova [279] | 5-7,6-2,1-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/14 18:00 | 25 | [23] Elise Mertens v Daria Saville [409] | 3-6,6-4,3-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/12 19:00 | 24 | [23] Elise Mertens v Marta Kostyuk [54] | 6-2,6-1 | |
WTA Doha | 02/23 12:30 | 26 | [26] Elise Mertens v Anett Kontaveit [7] | 3-6,6-0,2-6 | |
WTA Doha | 02/22 11:00 | 25 | [26] Elise Mertens v Petra Kvitova [21] | Retired | |
WTA Doha | 02/21 15:00 | 24 | [26] Elise Mertens v Jasmine Paolini [44] | 6-3,2-6,7-5 | |
WTA Dubai | 02/15 10:45 | 25 | [22] Elise Mertens v Jil Teichmann [35] | 2-6,4-6 | |
WTA St. Petersburg | 02/11 11:40 | 27 | [7] Maria Sakkari v Elise Mertens [26] | 7-6,6-2 | |
WTA St. Petersburg | 02/09 13:05 | 26 | [70] Petra Martic v Elise Mertens [26] | 4-6,6-3,2-6 | |
WTA St. Petersburg | 02/07 12:20 | 25 | [37] Alize Cornet v Elise Mertens [26] | 6-3,2-6,4-6 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/24 00:00 | 26 | [30] Danielle Collins v Elise Mertens [26] | 4-6,6-4,6-4 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/22 02:00 | 25 | [26] Elise Mertens v Shuai Zhang [74] | 6-2,6-2 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/20 02:00 | 24 | [26] Elise Mertens v Irina-Camelia Begu [64] | 6-3,6-2 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/18 00:00 | 23 | [26] Elise Mertens v Vera Zvonareva [91] | 6-4,7-5 | |
WTA Sydney | 01/12 01:35 | 26 | [26] Daria Kasatkina v Elise Mertens [20] | 6-3,6-4 | |
WTA Sydney | 01/11 04:00 | 25 | [104] Fiona Ferro v Elise Mertens [20] | 2-6,6-7 | |
Billie Jean King Cup | 11/02 11:45 | 2 | [131] Storm Sanders v Elise Mertens [18] | 3-6,7-6,6-0 | |
Billie Jean King Cup | 11/01 11:00 | - | Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Elise Mertens | 2-6,6-4,2-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 10/08 19:30 | 24 | [18] Elise Mertens v Jasmine Paolini [63] | 6-3,4-6,4-6 | |
WTA Chicago | 09/30 15:50 | 26 | [18] Elise Mertens v Danielle Collins [28] | 2-6,4-6 | |
WTA Chicago | 09/28 17:05 | 25 | [18] Elise Mertens v Dayana Yastremska [72] | 6-1,6-3 | |
WTA Luxembourg | 09/17 17:30 | 27 | [35] Marketa Vondrousova v Elise Mertens [16] | 7-5,6-2 | |
WTA Luxembourg | 09/16 17:15 | 26 | [111] Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Elise Mertens [16] | 6-3,2-6,5-7 | |
US Open Women | 09/05 22:15 | 26 | [16] Elise Mertens v Aryna Sabalenka [2] | 4-6,1-6 | |
US Open Women | 09/03 23:30 | 25 | [16] Elise Mertens v Ons Jabeur [21] | 6-3,7-5 | |
US Open Women | 09/01 15:30 | 24 | [16] Elise Mertens v Valentini Grammatikopoulou [234] | 6-2,6-2 | |
US Open Women | 08/30 22:25 | 23 | [16] Elise Mertens v Rebecca Peterson [54] | 3-6,7-6,7-6 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/18 15:00 | 25 | [16] Elise Mertens v Elena Rybakina [19] | 3-6,2-6 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/16 23:15 | 24 | [16] Elise Mertens v Nadia Podoroska [38] | 6-3,6-4 |
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.