Elise Mertens
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Elise Mertens – WTA Tennis Player
Personal Info
Born on 17 November 1995 in Leuven, Belgium.
Nationality: Belgium.
WTA Rank (as of August 22, 2025): 21.
WTA Doubles Rank (as of August 22, 2025): 13.
Height: 5 ft. 10 in. (1.78 m).
Elise Mertens – Career Info
Singles Titles: 10 | Doubles Titles: 22
Matches Won: 294 | Matches Lost: 189
Highest WTA Rank: No. 12 (26 November 2018)
Highest Doubles Rank: No. 1 (10 May 2021)
Data last updated: August 22, 2025
Earnings
Total Career Prize Money: $17,453,335 USD (approx. €16,100,000 EUR)
Data last updated: August 22, 2025
Miscellaneous
Information compiled from official WTA and ITF sources.
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While Canada Was Sleeping Like a Log, Leylah Fernandez Woke Up and Refused to Lose in Ningbo
Leylah Fernandez vs. Elise Mertens — Ningbo Open 2026 First-Round Match Report While much of Canada was still buried under the blankets, Leylah Fernandez was already doing the heavy lifting in Ningbo. Her place in the field came after Jessica Pegula dropped out, but the reward looked suspiciously like a poisoned present: Elise Mertens, who…
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Elise Mertens Just Passed Justine Henin in One Belgian Ranking Few Saw Coming
Elise Mertens’ remarkable China Open run did more than add another deep WTA 1000 result to what is becoming one of the finest seasons of her career. It also pushed the 30-year-old Belgian past Justine Henin in career prize money. Mertens has now earned $21,155,310 across her career, moving above Henin’s $20,863,335 and into 27th…
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Qinwen Zheng Hammers Past Mertens to Become Beijing’s First Chinese Woman Finalist
Qinwen Zheng vs. Elise Mertens — China Open 2026 Semifinal Match Report Chinese women had gone deep in Beijing before. None had reached the final. Qinwen Zheng has changed that. The home favorite powered past Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2 to become the first Chinese woman to reach the China Open final, producing 38 winners and…
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Elise Mertens Is Playing the Best Tennis of Her Life and Swiatek Cannot Find a Way Through
Elise Mertens vs. Iga Swiatek — China Open 2026 Quarterfinal Match Report At 30, Elise Mertens looks as if someone has turned every part of her game up by 10 percent. The serve is heavier. The returning is sharper. The forehand down the line is arriving with more conviction. The defensive backhand is absorbing everything.…
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Elise Mertens Finally Solves Coco Gauff With a Laser-Sharp Beijing Win
Elise Mertens vs. Coco Gauff — China Open 2026 Round-of-16 Match Report Beijing brought a first for Elise Mertens. The Belgian defeated Coco Gauff for the first time in her career, winning 6-3, 6-3 with a performance built around an almost untouchable first serve, disciplined rallying and a refusal to let the American settle. Gauff…
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Singapore Tennis Open 2026 WTA Results, Draw, Schedule & Daily Updates
The Singapore Tennis Open 2026 tournament hub brings together the women’s live scores, match results, draws, schedules and daily updates from the OCBC Arena. Follow every round from qualifying through to the final as the WTA 500 field competes on Singapore’s indoor hard courts. Last updated on September 27, following the final between Leylah Fernandez…
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Diane Parry Defies the Numbers to Beat Elise Mertens for First WTA Title
Diane Parry vs. Elise Mertens — Monterrey Open 2026 Final Match Report Diane Parry picked quite a place to win her first WTA singles title. The 23-year-old from Nice, a former junior world No. 1 whose one-handed backhand has long made her one of the more distinctive players on tour, had never won a WTA…
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The Mexican Crowd Wanted More Tennis, and Elise Mertens Gave Them Exactly That in Monterrey
Nikola Bartunkova vs. Elise Mertens — Monterrey Open 2026 Semifinal Match Report At 4-2 in the second set, Nikola Bartunkova had five separate game points to move within one game of the Monterrey final. Elise Mertens refused every invitation to leave. The 20-year-old Czech, whose drop shots had repeatedly pulled Mertens apart, kept creating chances.…
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Monterrey Open 2026 WTA Results, Draw, Scores & Schedule
Last updated on August 30, following the Monterrey 2026 final between Elise Mertens and Diane Parry. The Monterrey Open 2026 WTA 500 tournament centre provides live scores, match results, draws, schedules and daily updates from Mexico. Follow every round from qualifying to the final as players compete on the outdoor hard courts at Club Sonoma…
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Elena Rybakina Gets the Toughest US Open Women’s Section: Main Draw Bracket Analysis With No. 1 at Stake
A week ago, Elena Rybakina was unable to finish her Cincinnati Open quarterfinal. Now she has arrived in New York as the No. 2 seed, with the World No. 1 ranking closer than it has ever been and arguably the most difficult US Open draw of any woman in the top four. The first few…
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Linda Noskova Serves Her Way Past Mertens as Czech Wimbledon Dream Grows Larger
Linda Noskova is a Grand Slam semi-finalist for the first time. The 21-year-old Czech beat Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, producing a controlled, mature and often overpowering performance on No. 1 Court. Mertens kept resisting, kept changing looks, and even needed treatment for a left-leg issue midway through the second set, but…
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Mertens Plays the Match of Her Wimbledon Life as Keys and Noskova Break Open Rybakina’s Quarter
Elena Rybakina is out. Amanda Anisimova is out. And suddenly, the most loaded quarter of the Wimbledon women’s draw belongs to Madison Keys, Linda Noskova, Marie Bouzkova and Elise Mertens. That is a huge rewrite of a section that once looked built for an Anisimova-Rybakina collision. Instead, Keys powered past Anisimova 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, Noskova…
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Bianca Andreescu’s Grass Return Ends Abruptly as Ranking Trouble Deepens Before Wimbledon
Bianca Andreescu once made comebacks feel like theatre. The sudden spark. The unpredictable shotmaking. The feeling that if she could only get her body to cooperate for long enough, the rest of tennis might have to deal with her again. That is why this grass-court return felt so uncomfortable to watch. Andreescu did not just…
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Qualifier Maja Chwalinska Breaks Through Again as Elise Mertens Falls Apart at Roland Garros
Maja Chwalinska came through qualifying and brought a broom with her. Zheng Qinwen got four games. Elise Mertens got four games. Both were handed second-set bagels. What began as a qualifier’s opening has turned into one of the sharpest raids of this Roland Garros draw. Chwalinska’s 6-4, 6-0 win over Mertens was not just a…
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Elise Mertens Keeps Giving Belgium Reasons to Notice After Stunning Rome Win Over Jasmine Paolini
In the most surreal little country in Europe, cycling, pralines and steak-frites have always sat untouched at the top of the sporting and cultural food chain. Only briefly was that order interrupted — by two women holding tennis rackets. Justine Henin, the fragile genius from the French-speaking south, and Kim Clijsters, the powerhouse from the…
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Karolina Pliskova Rediscovers Edge After Double Foot Surgery to Outlast Mertens in Madrid Thriller
Karolina Pliskova is not yet back to her old certainty, but in Madrid she showed something just as valuable: timing. In a match that drifted between control and chaos, the Czech edged Elise Mertens 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(3) to reach the fourth round, finding her best tennis exactly when the contest demanded it. Pliskova strikes late…
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Karolína Muchová Storms Back From Collapse to Rout Elise Mertens in Stuttgart
Karolína Muchová’s afternoon in Stuttgart began in disarray and ended in complete control. The Czech overturned a one-sided opening set to dismantle Elise Mertens 1–6, 6–3, 6–0, sealing her place in the quarter-finals with a performance that steadily gathered authority. For a set and a half, the match barely resembled a contest. Mertens dictated from…
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Victoria Mboko Holds Firm in the Desert: Canadian Teen Advances at Indian Wells
In the California desert, patience is often the difference between survival and progress. Wind disrupts rhythm, rallies stretch longer, and composure becomes currency. Victoria Mboko showed she has plenty of it. The Canadian teenager continued her steady rise on the WTA Tour with a 6–4, 7–6 victory over Australia’s Kimberly Birrell at the BNP Paribas…
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Mirra Andreeva Leads Dubai Drama as Rybakina Retires and Gauff Survives Thriller
Dubai does not whisper. It tests. It twists. It exposes. And on a day packed with tension, resilience, and sudden exits at the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defending champion Mirra Andreeva stood at the center of it all — imperfect, emotional, but still marching forward. Around her, chaos unfolded. A top seed…
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Gauff in Control, Eala Electrifies Dubai: A Quarter of the Draw Comes Alive
Under the bright Dubai lights, one superstar imposed her authority — and one rising force shook the bracket. The Round of 32 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships delivered clarity in one corner of the draw and a spark of unpredictability in another. Coco Gauff handled business with poise. Alexandra Eala ignited the evening…
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Elise Mertens’ 2025: Two Singles Titles, a Wimbledon Crown, and the Life of a Benchmark
There are seasons where a player reinvents herself. Elise Mertens’ 2025 wasn’t that. It was something subtler: a 29-year-old tour ever-present proving she can still win singles titles, still bloody the big names, still collect the sport’s heaviest trophies in doubles — and still make seeds nervous every time her name appears in their section.…
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Season 2025 Top Earners: Top 100 WTA Prize Money Leaders
Here it is: the latest Season 2025 Top Earners list (updated October 20, 2025), built from the WTA’s own numbers and delivered by Tennis-WTA.com — the fan-led corner of the internet that actually cares. It’s the definitive snapshot of who made what this year. Wander through it at will: search your favourites, your flag, or…
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2025 Japan Open WTA250 Results (Updated) Including Qualifiers
The rhythm of the WTA season heads even further east, and Osaka is ready to take center stage once again. From October 13 to 19, 2025, the Kinoshita Group Japan Open transforms the Utsubo Tennis Center into a celebration of speed, precision, and Japanese tennis pride. This WTA 250 event, offering $275,094 in total prize…
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Elina Svitolina Ends 2025 Season: On Balance, the Heights Outweighed the Lows
World number 13 Elina Svitolina has ended her 2025 season early to prioritize her mental health. She last played in Ukraine’s Billie Jean King Cup semi-final run, where her loss to Jasmine Paolini ended their historic campaign. This marked Ukraine’s first-ever semi-final in the competition, following a quarter-final victory over six-time champions Spain. Announcement Svitolina,…
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2025 Guadalajara WTA Results Including Qualifiers & Stats From Quarterfinals to Final
The Guadalajara Open WTA is underway in Mexico, bringing tennis back to Latin America. The action began with qualifying rounds on September 6, where rising stars battled for a place in the main draw. By September 7, the final qualifiers will have secured their spots, setting the stage for the Round of 32 that will…
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Elsa Jacquemot Stuns Mertens as Jiménez Kasintseva, Maria, and Jovic Power into Guadalajara Quarters
Jacquemot Topples Mertens in Three-Set Thriller Elsa Jacquemot pulled off one of the biggest win of her young career in Guadalajara, rallying from a set down to defeat Elise Mertens 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman showcased composure beyond her years, flipping the script after a nervy opening set against the top seed in her…
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2025 Monterrey WTA Results (Confirmed & Updated) Including Qualifiers – Detailed Stats From Quarterfinals to Final
Monterrey Open 2025: Star Players, Byes, and What to Expect in Mexico The 2025 Monterrey Open kicked off with excitement and anticipation as the WTA Tour returns to Mexico. Known for its electric atmosphere and fast-paced hard courts, Monterrey has become a favorite stop for both players and fans. This year’s field saw four top…
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Vukov’s Return Fires Up Rybakina in Midnight Cincinnati Comeback over Mertens
Mertens Strikes First with Composed Opening Set Under the late-night lights of Cincinnati, Elise Mertens and Elena Rybakina fought out a gripping battle that stretched past midnight. The lower tiers of Center Court were buzzing, as both players hunted a coveted spot in the Round of 16 — and a showdown with Madison Keys. World…
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Wimbledon 2025: WTA Round of 16 – Part 1 Wrap-Up
Kartal Pushes Pavlyuchenkova to the Limit but Falls Short On Centre Court, Britain’s Sonay Kartal, ranked No. 51 and unseeded, put in a gutsy performance against seasoned Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No. 50 and also unseeded, but ultimately bowed out 6–7, 4–6 in just over two hours. Kartal came into this match with home support…
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Wimbledon 2025 Women’s Round 3: Siegemund Shines, Raducanu Falls, Sabalenka Survives
Friday, July 4 delivered eight memorable women’s matches on the lawns of Wimbledon. The Round 3 action was marked by surprises, tension, and statements of intent — none louder than Laura Siegemund’s stunning dismissal of Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka’s hard-fought win over Emma Raducanu. Here’s the full story from each encounter. Sabalenka Overcomes Raducanu…