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 - ženy | 07/07 13:15 | 25 | [33] Dominika Cibulkova v Elise Mertens [15] | 6-2,6-2 | |
Wimbledon - ženy | 07/05 13:05 | 24 | [83] Sachia Vickery v Elise Mertens [15] | 1-6,3-6 | |
Wimbledon - ženy | 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 - Hertogenbosch | 06/14 17:05 | 26 | [148] Antonia Lottner v Elise Mertens [15] | 7-5,6-3 | |
WTA - Hertogenbosch | 06/12 15:15 | 25 | [64] Polona Hercog v Elise Mertens [15] | 2-6,4-6 | |
French Open - ženy | 06/04 09:00 | 26 | [1] Simona Halep v Elise Mertens [16] | 6-2,6-1 | |
French Open - ženy | 06/02 12:15 | 25 | [25] Daria Gavrilova v Elise Mertens [16] | 3-6,1-6 | |
French Open - ženy | 05/31 09:00 | 24 | [80] Heather Watson v Elise Mertens [16] | 3-6,4-6 | |
French Open - ženy | 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.