This is a list of the main career statistics of Belgian professional
tennis playerElise Mertens since her professional debut in 2010. So far, Mertens has won eight
WTA singles titles and 21 career doubles titles, including four
Grand Slam titles, as well as one doubles title at
WTA Challenger level and 11 singles titles and 13 doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high
WTA singles ranking of No. 12, while in doubles, she is the world No. 1.
In the 2018 season, Mertens recorded big improvements. She defended her title at the
Hobart International, defeating
Mihaela Buzărnescu in the final.[4] There, she also won the title in doubles.[5] She followed this up with her first and so far only major semifinal in singles at the
Australian Open. There, she en-route also defeated world No. 4, Elina Svitolina.[2] In April, she continued with good performances, winning titles in both singles and doubles at the
Ladies Open Lugano.[6] Soon after that, she won the
Morocco Open by defeating
Ajla Tomljanović in the final.[7] During the grass season, Mertens had success in doubles. First, she won
Rosmalen Championships with
Demi Schuurs and then reached the final of the Premier-level
Birmingham Classic, also with Schuurs.[5] During the U.S. hardcourt tour, she first reached semifinals of the Premier-level
Silicon Valley Classic, and then quarterfinals at the Premier 5-levels
Canadian Open and
Cincinnati Open. In Cincinnati, she also made top 10 win over world No. 3,
Sloane Stephens, and reached the final in doubles. Then, on the Asian hardcourt swing, she won the Premier 5-level
Wuhan Open and entered the final of the Premier Mandatory-level
China Open, both in doubles with Schuurs.[8] At the end of the year, she competed at the
WTA Elite Trophy in singles, and the
WTA Finals in doubles, losing both times in the round-robin stage.
Mertens continued to progress in 2019. In February, she won her first Premier singles title at the
Qatar Ladies Open by defeating world No. 3,
Simona Halep, in the final. En-route she realized two more top-10 wins, over world No. 8,
Kiki Bertens, and No. 6,
Angelique Kerber.[9] Soon after that, she won the Sunshine Doubles (
Indian Wells and
Miami Open), both in doubles alongside Aryna Sabalenka.[10] Mertens continued with good performances in doubles, reaching semifinals of the
French Open and quarterfinals at
Wimbledon. At the
US Open, she reached quarterfinals in singles and won the title in doubles alongside Sabalenka.[11][12] At the
2020 US Open, she reached quarterfinals for the second year in-a-row, and finished on the same stage in doubles.[13] Mertens started 2021 season winning the title at the WTA 500-level
Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne, right before the Australian Open[14] where she also defeated world No. 5 Elina Svitolina.[15] At the
Australian Open, she won her second Grand Slam doubles title, again with Sabalenka.[16] Mertens ascended to world No. 1 in doubles, on 10 May 2021.
Mertens would go onto win her third doubles slam at Wimbledon with Hsieh Su-wei later that year. The following year she won her first WTA Finals title with another new partner, Veronika Kudermetova.
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Mertens made her
ITF Women's Circuit debut in 2010. Since then, she reached 13 singles finals, winning 11 of them. In doubles, she done even better, with 13 titles out of the 23 finals that she reached. In Singles, she won two $50/60k titles, while in doubles she won four $50/60K titles and played two $70K/80k finals.[20]
This is a list of the main career statistics of Belgian professional
tennis playerElise Mertens since her professional debut in 2010. So far, Mertens has won eight
WTA singles titles and 21 career doubles titles, including four
Grand Slam titles, as well as one doubles title at
WTA Challenger level and 11 singles titles and 13 doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high
WTA singles ranking of No. 12, while in doubles, she is the world No. 1.
In the 2018 season, Mertens recorded big improvements. She defended her title at the
Hobart International, defeating
Mihaela Buzărnescu in the final.[4] There, she also won the title in doubles.[5] She followed this up with her first and so far only major semifinal in singles at the
Australian Open. There, she en-route also defeated world No. 4, Elina Svitolina.[2] In April, she continued with good performances, winning titles in both singles and doubles at the
Ladies Open Lugano.[6] Soon after that, she won the
Morocco Open by defeating
Ajla Tomljanović in the final.[7] During the grass season, Mertens had success in doubles. First, she won
Rosmalen Championships with
Demi Schuurs and then reached the final of the Premier-level
Birmingham Classic, also with Schuurs.[5] During the U.S. hardcourt tour, she first reached semifinals of the Premier-level
Silicon Valley Classic, and then quarterfinals at the Premier 5-levels
Canadian Open and
Cincinnati Open. In Cincinnati, she also made top 10 win over world No. 3,
Sloane Stephens, and reached the final in doubles. Then, on the Asian hardcourt swing, she won the Premier 5-level
Wuhan Open and entered the final of the Premier Mandatory-level
China Open, both in doubles with Schuurs.[8] At the end of the year, she competed at the
WTA Elite Trophy in singles, and the
WTA Finals in doubles, losing both times in the round-robin stage.
Mertens continued to progress in 2019. In February, she won her first Premier singles title at the
Qatar Ladies Open by defeating world No. 3,
Simona Halep, in the final. En-route she realized two more top-10 wins, over world No. 8,
Kiki Bertens, and No. 6,
Angelique Kerber.[9] Soon after that, she won the Sunshine Doubles (
Indian Wells and
Miami Open), both in doubles alongside Aryna Sabalenka.[10] Mertens continued with good performances in doubles, reaching semifinals of the
French Open and quarterfinals at
Wimbledon. At the
US Open, she reached quarterfinals in singles and won the title in doubles alongside Sabalenka.[11][12] At the
2020 US Open, she reached quarterfinals for the second year in-a-row, and finished on the same stage in doubles.[13] Mertens started 2021 season winning the title at the WTA 500-level
Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne, right before the Australian Open[14] where she also defeated world No. 5 Elina Svitolina.[15] At the
Australian Open, she won her second Grand Slam doubles title, again with Sabalenka.[16] Mertens ascended to world No. 1 in doubles, on 10 May 2021.
Mertens would go onto win her third doubles slam at Wimbledon with Hsieh Su-wei later that year. The following year she won her first WTA Finals title with another new partner, Veronika Kudermetova.
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Mertens made her
ITF Women's Circuit debut in 2010. Since then, she reached 13 singles finals, winning 11 of them. In doubles, she done even better, with 13 titles out of the 23 finals that she reached. In Singles, she won two $50/60k titles, while in doubles she won four $50/60K titles and played two $70K/80k finals.[20]