Player data updated: 2026-10-17 16:37 UTC

Photo of Elise Mertens, professional tennis player
BEL Age 30 179 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2016–2026

Elise Mertens represents Belgium on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 14, having reached a career high of No. 12. She most recently lost to Daria Snigur in the Wuhan Open round of 64 on October 13, 2026.

Singles ranking
14
Career singles high
12 (Nov 26, 2018)
Elo peak
2000 (93rd percentile)
Singles record
325–208 (61.0%)
Singles titles
10
Prize money
$21,155,310
YTD W-L
31–20
Racquet

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log → Last 5: 3–2

Elise Mertens's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Daria Snigur #42 4-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Oct 13, 2026 R64 Wuhan Open WTA 1000 Hard
Qinwen Zheng #54 5-7 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 10, 2026 SF China Open WTA 1000 Hard
Iga Swiatek #9 7-6(0) 6-3 W H2H Match data Oct 9, 2026 QF China Open WTA 1000 Hard
Coco Gauff #4 6-3 6-3 W H2H Match data Oct 7, 2026 R16 China Open WTA 1000 Hard
Jelena Ostapenko #32 6-2 3-6 6-3 W H2H Match data Oct 5, 2026 R32 China Open WTA 1000 Hard

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Elise Mertens's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Aryna Sabalenka 2 11 13 Jul 6, 2025 H2H
Naomi Osaka 4 7 11 Sep 5, 2026 H2H
Elena Rybakina 2 7 9 Jul 4, 2026 H2H
Elina Svitolina 4 5 9 Jul 4, 2025 H2H
Daria Kasatkina 2 6 8 Feb 10, 2026 H2H

Singles Titles (10)

Elise Mertens singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
201721 1 — — — 1 — Hobart International
201822 3 — — — 3 — Hobart International, Lugano, Morocco Open
201923 1 — — 1 — — Qatar Open
202125 1 — — 1 — — Melbourne 500 Gippsland Trophy
202226 1 — — — 1 — Monastir
202327 1 — — — 1 — Monastir
202529 2 — — — 2 — Libéma Open, Singapore
Total 10 — — 2 8 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Elise Mertens Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2020 Tokyo Olympics First Round 0 1 Ekaterina Alexandrova #34 def. Elise Mertens #17 4-6 6-4 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Elise Mertens career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
201620Qualifying Q63966.7%——
201620WTA33650.0%164125
201721Qualifying Q751258.3%——
201721WTA30215158.8%12435
201822WTA44206468.8%3612
201923WTA35256058.3%1217
202024WTA32134571.1%1720
202125WTA33195263.5%2021
202226WTA28214957.1%2129
202327Qualifying Q303100.0%——
202327WTA26214755.3%2929
202428WTA27255251.9%3034
202529WTA36205664.3%3420
202630WTA31205160.8%2114
Career—32520853361.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Elise Mertens career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
201620Qualifying Q 12333.3%0110.0%505100.0% 63966.7%
201620WTA 0110.0%————32560.0% 33650.0%
201721Qualifying Q 751258.3%———————— 751258.3%
201721WTA 18112962.1%1161764.7%14520.0% 30215158.8%
201822WTA 26144065.0%1421687.5%44850.0% 44206468.8%
201923WTA 24153961.5%461040.0%741163.6% 35256058.3%
202024WTA 2393271.9%941369.2%———— 32134571.1%
202125WTA 22113366.7%951464.3%23540.0% 33195263.5%
202226WTA 19143357.6%53862.5%44850.0% 28214957.1%
202327Qualifying Q 303100.0%———————— 303100.0%
202327WTA 20153557.1%54955.6%12333.3% 26214755.3%
202428WTA 18163452.9%651154.5%34742.9% 27255251.9%
202529WTA 22133562.9%651154.5%821080.0% 36205664.3%
202630WTA 19123161.3%54955.6%741163.6% 31205160.8%
Career——21113134261.7%744411862.7%40337354.8%32520853361.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Elise Mertens career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
201620 0110.0%0110.0%11250.0%202100.0% 33650.0%
201721 12333.3%5101533.3%1662272.7%831172.7% 30215158.8%
201822 26825.0%54955.6%2683476.5%1121384.6% 44206468.8%
201923 36933.3%591435.7%2072774.1%731070.0% 35256058.3%
202024 14520.0%44850.0%1832185.7%911090.0% 32124472.7%
202125 33650.0%581338.5%1782568.0%808100.0% 33195263.5%
202226 0330.0%34742.9%18102864.3%741163.6% 28214957.1%
202327 24633.3%34742.9%12102254.5%931275.0% 26214755.3%
202428 0660.0%25728.6%1892766.7%751258.3% 27255251.9%
202529 191010.0%44850.0%2362979.3%71887.5% 35205563.6%
202630 43757.1%371030.0%1982770.4%52771.4% 31205160.8%
Career 17476426.6%39609939.4%1887626471.2%802410476.9% 32420753161.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 531/533 (99.6%) of Elise Mertens's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Elise Mertens performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
201620 6/6 2.8 4.7 55.3% 61.0% 47.1% 44.4% 67.4% 54.9% 48.4%
201721 49/51 2.8 3.7 61.8% 62.7% 44.6% 52.5% 52.3% 55.8% 46.7%
201822 60/64 3.3 4.0 61.0% 66.0% 46.8% 53.5% 47.2% 58.6% 47.0%
201923 57/60 2.8 4.3 61.2% 67.3% 48.5% 56.8% 46.6% 59.8% 46.2%
202024 45/45 3.2 3.5 61.0% 70.2% 48.1% 62.3% 52.8% 61.5% 47.3%
202125 50/52 3.8 5.9 58.5% 68.3% 43.7% 49.4% 51.2% 57.9% 46.8%
202226 47/49 3.3 5.7 57.9% 69.3% 44.9% 46.9% 52.3% 58.8% 46.7%
202327 47/47 3.8 6.6 54.0% 68.2% 43.7% 49.7% 48.3% 57.0% 46.4%
202428 52/52 3.5 4.8 54.9% 67.7% 47.2% 49.2% 43.5% 58.6% 43.5%
202529 42/57 4.7 4.2 55.7% 70.9% 46.7% 61.7% 45.9% 60.1% 44.3%
202630 47/51 4.1 4.2 59.5% 71.3% 43.8% 56.5% 44.4% 60.3% 44.0%
Career 502/534 3.5 4.7 58.6% 68.0% 45.9% 53.6% 48.6% 58.8% 46.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 502/534 (94.0%) of Elise Mertens's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Elise Mertens advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
2016 20 1546 114.6 +0.31 +2.24 1.071 51.6% — — +187 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.48
2017 21 1734 133.6 +0.24 +2.71 1.057 51.3% -42 -32 -72 54.4% +0.38 10–6 (63%) 6–8 (43%) 104.5 -1.31
2018 22 1820 149.2 +2.19 +3.65 1.136 52.8% -27 +78 -134 64.7% +1.14 11–6 (65%) 10–9 (53%) 102.7 +1.85
2019 23 1841 151.4 +3.21 +3.08 1.150 52.7% +18 -35 -88 58.2% +0.82 9–12 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 95.6 -0.26
2020 24 1934 157.8 +3.90 +3.73 1.228 54.2% +18 -60 — 67.6% +1.38 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 98.9 -0.09
2021 25 1845 151.5 +1.62 +4.16 1.112 52.2% +60 +64 -104 60.3% +0.89 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 101.2 -0.07
2022 26 1789 144.1 +1.46 +3.03 1.134 52.5% +31 +82 -28 55.7% +0.70 7–9 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 94.2 +1.98
2023 27 1819 147.2 +0.37 +2.82 1.081 51.6% +29 +20 -94 56.6% +0.57 6–8 (43%) 7–3 (70%) 100.3 -0.17
2024 28 1789 149.2 +1.83 +1.03 1.051 50.7% +1 +82 -81 54.0% +0.28 8–9 (47%) 1–5 (17%) 96.0 -1.04
2025 29 1867 155.8 +3.20 +1.74 1.111 52.0% -32 +16 +59 63.3% +0.97 7–10 (41%) 10–7 (59%) 98.4 -1.14
2026 30 1920 151.5 +2.99 +1.96 1.108 51.9% -29 -52 +53 57.9% +0.68 8–6 (57%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 +0.98
Career 2000 154.2 +2.07 +2.81 1.115 52.2% +3 +16 -26 59.3% +0.79 84–79 (52%) 59–57 (51%) 99.8 +0.05

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Elise Mertens Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
201620 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
201721 —R32R128R128 2–3 (40%)
201822 SFR16R32R16 13–4 (76%)
201923 R32R32R16QF 11–4 (73%)
202024 R16R32—QF 9–3 (75%)
202125 R16R32R32R16 10–4 (71%)
202226 R16R16R16R128 9–4 (69%)
202327 R32R16R64R32 8–4 (67%)
202428 R64R32R64R16 7–4 (64%)
202529 R64R128R16R32 6–4 (60%)
202630 R16R64QFR32 10–4 (71%)
W-L 23–9
(72%)
20–10
(67%)
19–9
(68%)
23–11
(68%)
85–39
(69%)

WTA 1000

Elise Mertens WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITACANGUAWUH W-L
Win %
201721 R32Q1—R32Q1—Q1———R32 5–6 (45%)
201822 R64QFR32—R64R32R32—QF—R64 9–8 (53%)
201923 R32R32—R64R32R64R32R64R32—R32 6–9 (40%)
202024 —SFR32————QF——— 8–3 (73%)
202125 —R32—SFR64QFR16R64R64—— 10–7 (59%)
202226 —R16R16—R32—R64—R32R32— 7–6 (54%)
202327 R64R32——R128R16R16R64R64R32— 7–8 (47%)
202428 R32R64R32R64R16R64R64R32R16—R64 7–10 (41%)
202529 R64R32R16R32R32R32R32R16R64—R64 10–9 (53%)
202630 SFR64R32R16R32R32R32R16R32—R64 13–10 (57%)
W-L 7–7
(50%)
13–10
(57%)
8–6
(57%)
10–6
(62%)
6–9
(40%)
8–7
(53%)
9–9
(50%)
8–7
(53%)
8–8
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
3–5
(38%)
82–76
(52%)

WTA 500

Elise Mertens WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BRIDOHDUBEASMELSDGSPBPORPANWASABUBADBERBIRCHACHIGUALINMONMOSNEWOSTSANSINSYDPAN W-L
Win %
201620 ——————Q2——————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
201721 Q1——R32——R32—————————————SF————— 9–5 (64%)
201822 ——R32R16—————————R32—————R32——SF——— 3–5 (38%)
201923 R32W—R16———R32——————R32———————R16—QFSF 12–7 (63%)
202024 ——R16——————————————————QF———— 3–2 (60%)
202125 ———R32W—————————R32R16——————SF——— 8–4 (67%)
202226 ——R32R32——QF—R16———————————————R16— 4–5 (44%)
202327 —R32—R32—R32———R32R16——————————————— 4–5 (44%)
202428 R16——R16———R16—R32————QF——QF———————— 6–6 (50%)
202529 ———————QF———R32——R16—R16—QF——————— 5–5 (50%)
202630 ———————R16———R16R16—————F————QF—— 7–5 (58%)
W-L 1–3
(25%)
8–1
(89%)
1–3
(25%)
5–7
(42%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
5–4
(56%)
4–4
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–4
(43%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
6–1
(86%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
3–1
(75%)
62–50
(55%)

WTA 250

Elise Mertens WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge BADBUCGSTLIBHKGMALWASBIEBIRBOGGUAHOBISTJAPKUALINLUGLUXMONMONNÜRJAPPALPRAMORSHESINSTRTIA W-L
Win %
201620 ——Q1QF—R16———————————Q2——————————— 6–4 (60%)
201721 SFR16—R32—R32—QF——R32WFQFR32——SF——R32———R16———— 21–12 (64%)
201822 ———R16———————W————W———————W———QF 18–2 (90%)
201923 ———R32—QF———————————R16——————QF———— 5–4 (56%)
202024 ———————————QF———F——————R32F—QF——— 12–5 (71%)
202125 ————————R32———F————QF——————————— 5–3 (62%)
202226 ———R16——R32—R32———R32—————W————R32———QF— 8–6 (57%)
202327 ————QF————R32—R32——————WSF————————— 10–4 (71%)
202428 ———R32————R16——F——————R16——R16——————— 7–5 (58%)
202529 ———W———————F—————————R16————W—— 15–2 (88%)
202630 ———R16————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
11–7
(61%)
2–1
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
20–4
(83%)
8–3
(73%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
5–0
(100%)
5–4
(56%)
11–1
(92%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
8–2
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
108–48
(69%)

WTA Finals

Elise Mertens WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge ZHU W-L
Win %
201822 R16 1–1 (50%)
201923 RR 1–1 (50%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank
14
Career high
12
Career-high date
Nov 26, 2018
First Top 100
Jan 16, 2017
First Top 50
Jul 31, 2017
First Top 20
Jan 29, 2018
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Elise Mertens ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201317———693700704701750755646591601
201418529506450503434311277271256254245240
201519246219218209193217198198194159165164
201620164169168162178131137137124127126125
2017218569686560564739383535—
201822202221191615151515131212
201923211614182021202623181717
202024172323————1820212020
202125201717161516171618202121
202226262324283231303344302929
202327324239292828293229302929
202428262728292733353529343434
202529322928262423222122202020
20263021222021212723201914——

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Elise Mertens's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Liudmila Samsonova (active player) RUS #12 1,969 310 170 140 54.8% $9,390,229 5 0 0 2019–2026 Rivalries Match log
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (active player) RUS #11 1,944 750 422 328 56.3% $16,114,597 12 0 0 2006–2026 Rivalries Match log
Yanina Wickmayer (active player) BEL #12 1,933 440 223 217 50.7% $6,211,775 5 0 0 2008–2025 Rivalries Match log
Leylah Fernandez (active player) CAN #13 1,929 286 159 127 55.6% $8,987,480 6 0 0 2018–2026 Rivalries Match log
Diana Shnaider (active player) RUS #11 1,974 197 118 79 59.9% $7,225,555 5 0 0 2023–2026 Rivalries Match log
Clara Tauson (active player) DEN #12 1,966 195 102 93 52.3% $5,762,435 3 0 0 2019–2026 Rivalries Match log
Ekaterina Alexandrova (active player) RUS #10 1,984 452 253 199 56.0% $11,467,483 5 0 0 2016–2026 Rivalries Match log
Marta Kostyuk (active player) UKR #10 2,109 281 162 119 57.7% $11,168,749 3 0 1 2018–2026 Rivalries Match log
Sabine Lisicki GER #12 1,921 387 211 176 54.5% $7,201,957 4 0 0 2006–2023 Rivalries Match log
Anastasija Sevastova (active player) LAT #11 1,956 387 209 178 54.0% $8,716,682 4 0 0 2007–2025 Rivalries Match log
Iva Jovic (active player) USA #11 1,986 86 56 30 65.1% $3,806,256 2 0 0 2024–2026 Rivalries Match log
Anna Kalinskaya (active player) RUS #11 1,956 269 141 128 52.4% $7,948,830 0 0 0 2016–2026 Rivalries Match log

Equipment

Equipment summary

Yonex

Model
EZONE 100
Frame style
Power

The manufacturer listing identifies an endorsed model and its published playing characteristics. It does not necessarily identify the player's exact match-used frame.

Last source check: Oct 17, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Elise Mertens?
Elise Mertens is 30 years old, born on November 17, 1995.
Which country does Elise Mertens represent?
Elise Mertens represents Belgium in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Elise Mertens?
Elise Mertens is 179 cm / 5'10".
Does Elise Mertens use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Elise Mertens uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Elise Mertens left-handed or right-handed?
Elise Mertens plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Elise Mertens won?
Elise Mertens has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Elise Mertens won?
TennisDB does not group any of Elise Mertens's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Elise Mertens won?
Elise Mertens has won 10 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Singapore in 2025.
What is Elise Mertens' highest WTA ranking?
Elise Mertens' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on November 26, 2018.
What is Elise Mertens' career win-loss record?
Elise Mertens has a career WTA singles record of 325 wins and 208 losses (61.0%).
How much career prize money has Elise Mertens earned?
Elise Mertens has earned at least $21,155,310 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Elise Mertens's career appear in TennisDB?
Elise Mertens appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2016 through 2026.
On which surface does Elise Mertens have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Elise Mertens's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 62.7% (74–44).
Who has Elise Mertens faced most often?
Elise Mertens' most frequent opponent is Aryna Sabalenka, with a head-to-head record of 2–11 across 13 meetings.
What racquet does Elise Mertens use?
Elise Mertens is officially associated with the Yonex EZONE 100. The manufacturer's listing does not necessarily identify the exact match-used frame.