Elise Mertens

Belgian tennis player (born 1995)

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Elise Mertens is a Belgian professional tennis player and the current 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.

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Gauff lists her tennis goals on her 20th birthday World number three Coco Gauff lists her tennis goals on her 20th birthday after beating Elise Mertens to reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells. BBC Sport - Published on March 14, 2024
Hsieh & Strycova win second Wimbledon doubles title Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova win in straight sets against Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens for their second doubles title together at Wimbledon. BBC Sport - Published on July 16, 2023
Svitolina soars into third round of Wimbledon Watch the best moments from Elina Svitolina's dominant display as the Ukrainian beats Elise Mertens to reach third round at Wimbledon. BBC Sport - Published on July 6, 2023

World number three Pegula out of French Open Jessica Pegula becomes the highest-ranked women's player to exit the French Open to date in a 6-1 6-3 defeat by Elise Mertens. BBC Sport - Published on June 2, 2023
Rybakina through to Miami quarter-finals Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina is through to the Miami Open quarter-finals after beating Elise Mertens in straight sets. BBC Sport - Published on March 27, 2023
Fifth seed Sabalenka cruises into fourth round Aryna Sabalenka continues her strong form at the Australian Open with victory over Elise Mertens to reach the fourth round. BBC Sport - Published on January 21, 2023

Mertens' three-flight dash to make BJK Cup finals Belgium lose their opening tie to Slovakia after being unable to play Elise Mertens in the singles - following her mad dash from the WTA Finals in Texas. BBC Sport - Published on November 9, 2022
Birmingham Classic: Ajla Tomljanovic stuns top seed Elise Mertens - best shots Watch some of the best shots as Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic stuns top seed Elise Mertens in the first round of the Birmingham classic. BBC Sport - Published on June 15, 2021