About Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈlizə ˈmɛrtəns]; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She became the world No. 1 in women's doubles on 10 May 2021, the third Belgian to hold a top ranking in either singles or doubles (after Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin). She has won 34 WTA Tour-level titles, comprising 10 in singles and 24 in doubles. Mertens is a six-time major champion in doubles, having won the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open partnering Aryna Sabalenka, the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and 2024 Australian Open with Hsieh Su-wei, the 2025 Wimbledon Championships with Veronika Kudermetova, and the 2026 Australian Open with Zhang Shuai. She also finished runner-up at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships with Zhang and at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships with Storm Hunter. Mertens has won 24 doubles titles overall, including the 2022 and 2025 WTA Finals titles 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 a major semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open, followed by two US Open quarterfinals in 2019 and 2020. In 2026, she reached the quarterfinals once more at Wimbledon 2026. Mertens achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in November 2018, and has won ten 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. Mertens has won 23 doubles titles overall, including the 2022 and 2025 WTA Finals titles with Veronika Kudermetova, six at the WTA 1000 level, and finished runner-up at the 2021 WTA Finals alongside Hsieh. She has won 34 WTA Tour-level titles, including 10 singles titles. She won her first career doubles title at the 2016 Auckland Open, partnering An-Sophie Mestach.
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