Elise Mertens
Mertens at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament |
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| Country (sports) |
 Belgium
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|---|---|
| Residence | Hamont-Achel, Belgium |
| Born |
17 November 1995 Leuven, Belgium |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 120,012 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 124 – 61 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (27 February 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 69 (27 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2016) |
| French Open | Q3 (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102 – 37 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (13 July 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 78 (13 July 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 18 January 2017. | |
Elise Mertens (born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian tennis player.
Mertens has a WTA singles career high ranking of 82 achieved on 16 January 2017. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 87 achieved on 1 February 2015. Mertens has won several ITF singles and doubles titles according to her profile on the ITF website.
Mertens reached a career high juniors ranking of 7 in 2013. She made her WTA main draw debut at the 2015 Copa Colsanitas in the doubles event, partnering Nastja Kolar.
Mertens won her first WTA doubles title at the 2016 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, partnering An-Sophie Mestach.
In January, Mertens won the Hobart International, beating No.3 seed Monica Niculescu in the final. As a result of this she broke into the WTA top 100 for the first time, on the 16th January 2017.
After missing the Australian Open qualifying due to her Hobart campaign, Mertens reached the first round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy through qualifying and lost to Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets. She then competed at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where, as a qualifer, she beat Tsvetana Pironkova en route to the second round where she lost to Agnieszka Radwanska. Despite her loss, Mertens reached a new career-ranking of World No.69.
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