Elise Mertens

Elise Mertens

Mertens at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	Belgium
Residence	Hamont-Achel, Belgium
Born	(1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 Leuven, Belgium
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 120,012
Singles
Career record	124 - 61
Career titles	0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 151 (16 November 2015)
Current ranking	No. 169 (8 February 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior	QF (2013)
French Open Junior	2R (2012)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2013)
US Open Junior	2R (2012, 2013)
Doubles
Career record	102 - 37
Career titles	1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 87 (1 February 2015)
Current ranking	No. 87 (8 February 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2013)
French Open Junior	1R (2012)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2012, 2013)
US Open Junior	SF (2013)
Last updated on: 8 February 2015.

Elise Mertens (born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian tennis player.

Mertens has a WTA singles career high ranking of 151 achieved on 16 November 2015. 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.

Mertens 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.

WTA & WTA 125K series finals

Doubles (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	22 November 2015	OEC Taipei WTA Challenger, Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Marina Melnikova	Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata	1–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	9 January 2016	ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	An-Sophie Mestach	Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

ITF finals (22–9)

Singles Finals: 12 (10–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	21 April 2013	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Arabela Fernández Rabener	6–4, 6–3
Winner	2.	14 October 2013	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Klaartje Liebens	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	3.	21 October 2013	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Klaartje Liebens	6–7(0–7), 6–1, 6–3
Winner	4.	23 December 2013	İstanbul, Turkey	Hard (i)	Karen Barbat	7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	17 March 2014	Ponta Delgada, Portugal	Hard	Bárbara Luz	6–2, 6–4
Runner–up	1.	25 May 2014	Hilton Head Island, United States	Hard	Caitlin Whoriskey	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner	6.	8 June 2014	El Paso, United States	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	7.	28 June 2014	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Lee Pei-chi	6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	4 July 2014	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	6–1, 6–1
Runner–up	2.	19 January 2015	Daytona Beach, United States	Clay	Darya Kasatkina	2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner	9.	3 May 2015	Pula, Italy	Clay	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Winner	10.	3 October 2015	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Amandine Hesse	6–4, 6–3

Doubles (12–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	7 April 2013	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Justine De Sutter	Alina Mikheeva Jillian O'Neill	6-1 6-4
Winner	2.	21 October 2013	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Sandra Zaniewska	Valeriya Strakhova Karina Venditti	6–4 6–7 (5) 12–10
Winner	3.	23 December 2013	İstanbul, Turkey	Hard (i)	İpek Soylu	Yuuki Tanaka Ekaterina Yashina	6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up	1.	21 January 2014	Tinajo, Spain	Clay	Arabela Fernández Rabener	Deborah Chiesa Yuliana Lizarazo	2-6 6-3 [11-13]
Runner-up	2.	27 January 2014	Tinajo, Spain	Hard	Arabela Fernández Rabener	Hikari Yamamoto Ioana Loredana Roșca	1-6 1-6
Runner-up	3.	3 February 2014	Tinajo, Spain	Hard	Bernice van de Velde	Lu Jiajing Petra Januskova	5-7 7-5 [6-10]
Winner	4.	17 March 2014	Ponta Delgada, Portugal	Hard	Sviatlana Pirazhenka	Tereza Malíková Pernilla Mendesová	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	16 August 2014	Westende, Belgium	Hard	Ysaline Bonaventure	Marina Melnikova Evgeniya Rodina	6–2, 6–2
Winner	6.	18 August 2014	Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium	Clay	Demi Schuurs	Tatiana Búa Daniela Seguel	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	12 October 2014	Monterrey, México	Hard	Arantxa Rus	Lourdes Domínguez Lino Mariana Duque	3-6, 6-7
Winner	7.	27 October 2014	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Alice Matteucci	Ioana Loredana Roșca Julia Terziyska	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Runner-up	5.	17 November 2014	New Delhi, India	Hard	Marina Melnikova	Liu Chang Lu Jiajing	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	6.	19 January 2015	Daytona Beach, United States	Clay	Arantxa Rus	Sanaz Marand Jan Abaza	4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Winner	8.	29 June 2015	Denain, France	Clay	İpek Soylu	Xenia Knoll Florencia Molinero	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Winner	9.	3 August 2015	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Demi Schuurs	Justyna Jegiołka Sherazad Reix	6–3, 6–2
Winner	10.	26 September 2015	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Ysaline Bonaventure	Marina Melnikova Mandy Minella	6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Winner	11.	3 October 2015	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Ysaline Bonaventure	María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Runner-up	8.	9 November 2015	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	İpek Soylu	Çağla Büyükakçay Maria Sakkari	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Winner	12.	25 January 2016	Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	Hard (i)	An-Sophie Mestach	Viktorija Golubic Xenia Knoll	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

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Women's Tennis Association: Top Belgian female singles tennis players as of 8 February 2016 1. Alison Van Uytvanck (42 ) 2. Yanina Wickmayer (55 ) 3. Kirsten Flipkens (69 ) 4. An-Sophie Mestach (151 ) 5. Ysaline Bonaventure (158 ) 6. Elise Mertens (169 ) 7. Marie Benoît (280 ) 8. Elyne Boeykens (360 ) 9. Greet Minnen (393 ) 10. Klaartje Liebens (466 )