Belgium's #1 female tennis player
WTA #15 in singles / WTA #5 in doubles
Elise ascends to WTA Doubles World no. 1
The WTA announced today that Elise Mertens has become the new WTA Doubles World No.1 as of May 10, 2021 for the first time in her career. The Belgian becomes the 45th woman in the history of the WTA to achieve the elite ranking spot, and the second from her home country after Kim Clijsters.
10 May 2021
Mertens reaches Istanbul singles final and wins doubles trophy
Top seed Elise Mertens ended Charleston champion and doubles partner Veronika Kudermetova's winning streak at nine matches to reach the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul final, where she was defeated by Sorana Cirstea. Elise and Kudermetova did win the tournament's doubles trophy.
24 April 2022
Elise reaches Dubai semifinals
In an absorbing semifinal at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, No.9 seed Garbiñe Muguruza needed all her focus to hold off No.10 seed Elise Mertens, eventually closing out a 6-4, 7-6(5) win on her seventh match point.
13 March 2021
Elise launches Mountain Gorilla Tag for Virunga on World Wildlife Day
Elise Mertens partners with Beabond to launch a Mountain Gorilla Tag in support of Virunga National Park and their efforts around the critically endangered gorilla population. The tag is an exclusive necklace with a unique design featuring the footprint of a gorilla and Botswana diamond.
3 March 2021
Mertens, Sabalenka win Australian Open doubles title
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka added another Grand Slam title to their collections with a straight-sets win against third-seeded Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
20 February 2021
Mertens bests Kanepi for Gippsland Trophy title
Elise Mertens hoists a championship trophy in Australia once again, as the Belgian defeats Kaia Kanepi for her sixth career WTA singles title.
7 February 2021
Elise finishes a great 2020 season with a return to the top20
Elise Mertens punctuated her 2020 season with a return to the Top 20 and a runner-up finish at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, but has no plans to rest on her laurels with a busy off-season spent at the Kim Clijsters Academy starting next week.
15 November 2020
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