Elise Mertens News

Suffers defeat in Indian Wells R3 Mertens lost to Belinda Bencic in the round of 32 of the Paribas Open with a score of 6-2, 6-3 on Monday.

Impact Mertens committed four double faults in the match, one more than her opponent. She converted just one break point in five attempts, three fewer than Bencic. Overall, Mertens won 45 points, 24 fewer than Bencic.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Thumping win in Indian Wells R2 Mertens defeated Cristina Bucsa in the round of 64 of the Indian Wells with a score of 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday.

Impact Mertens converted five break points in six attempts, four more than her opponent. She produced four aces as well. In comparison, Bucsa did not produce a single ace. Next up for Mertens will be Switzerland's Belinda Bencic.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Defeat in Dubai R3 Mertens lost to Coco Gauff in the round of 16 of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a score of 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 on Wednesday.

Impact Mertens won 55.7 percent points on her first serve, considerably lower than her opponent who won 75 percent points on her first serve. She ended up converting seven break points in 13 attempts.

FEBRUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Gauff saves three match points, dispatches Mertens to reach Dubai quarters Coco Gauff came back from a set down and saved three match points to defeat Elise Mertens and advance to the quarterfinals in Dubai. It's th...

FEBRUARY 18 • WTATENNIS.COM

Cruises to R3 in Dubai Mertens defeated Emma Navarro in the round of 32 of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a score of 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday.

Impact Mertens produced five aces in the match, four more than her opponent. She converted four break points in seven attempts as well. In comparison, Navarro failed to win a break point in two attempts. Next up for Mertens will be America's Coco Gauff.

FEBRUARY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Cruises to R2 in Dubai Mertens defeated Marie Bouzkova in the round of 32 of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a score of 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.

Impact Mertens converted four break points in 11 attempts. In comparison, her opponent did not win a break point. Mertens ended up winning 60 points in total, 20 more than Bouzkova. Next up for Mertens will be America's Emma Navarro.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Mertens vs. Navarro Prediction at the WTA Dubai, UAE – Tuesday, February 17 No. 22-ranked Elise Mertens will take on No. 19 Emma Navarro in the WTA Dubai, UAE Round of 32 on Tuesday, February 17.Mertens is the favori...

FEBRUARY 16 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Defeat in Doha R2 Mertens lost to Daria Kasatkina in the round of 32 of the Qatar Open with a score of 6-4, 6-0 on Tuesday.

Impact Mertens converted two break points in five attempts, four fewer than her opponent. She won just 43.5 percent service points as well, considerably lower than Kasatkina, who won 57.8 percent points while serving.

FEBRUARY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Rolls through Doha debut Mertens won 6-2, 6-1 over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round of Doha on Sunday.

Impact Mertens got off to a quality start at this WTA 1000 event as she cruised past the No. 100-ranked Russian in straight sets after one hour and eight minutes on court. The 30-year-old from Belgium racked up 10 break point chances and only faced one break point against her own serve. Mertens will play either Daria Kasatkina (2-6 H2H) or Moyuka Uchijima (2-0 H2H) in the second round.

FEBRUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Room for more kibble! Watch Mertens reveal her AO trophy to her happy dogs Tennis players love to share milestone moments with close family and friends -- and for Elise Mertens, that includes four-legged ones.

FEBRUARY 7 • WTATENNIS.COM

Reunited and it feels so good! Mertens and Zhang win Australian Open doubles title Four years after reaching the Wimbledon doubles final, Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai captured the 2026 Australian Open crown by beating Anna...

JANUARY 31 • WTATENNIS.COM

Mertens and Zhang, Harrison and Skupski win Australian Open doubles titles

Elise Mertens marked her return to the No. 1 ranking in women’s doubles by combining with China’s Zhang Shuai to win the Australian Open title, joined later by American Christian H...

JANUARY 31 • Associated Press

Mertens and Zhang set to battle Danilina and Krunic for Australian Open title Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai joined Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic in the Australian Open women's doubles final with a straight-sets w...

JANUARY 29 • WTATENNIS.COM

Rybakina's sixth straight over Mertens vaults her into Aussie Open quarterfinals Elena Rybakina continued to get the better of Elise Mertens in their head-to-head, winning her sixth straight against the Belgian at Margare...

JANUARY 26 • WTATENNIS.COM

Aryna Sabalenka beats 19-year-old Mboko, faces 18-year-old Jovic in Australian Open quarterfinals

Aryna Sabalenka held off 19-year-old Vicky Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (1) to advance to an Australian Open quarterfinal against another teenager, 18-year-old Iva Jovic

JANUARY 25 • Associated Press

Into fourth round at Aussie Open Mertens won 6-0, 6-4 over Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.

Impact Mertens took full advantage of a favorable third round matchup against the No. 126-ranked qualifier as she moved into the second week in Melbourne after just one hour and 16 minutes on court. The 30-year-old from Belgium is through to the fourth round at the Australian Open for the fifth time in her career and the first time since 2022. Mertens will play either No. 5 seed Elena Rybakina (1-6 H2H) or Tereza Valentova (0-1 H2H) next.

JANUARY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Sinner overcomes cramps, heat to continue Australian Open title defense. Djokovic gets 400th win

Jannik Sinner made a dramatic comeback at the Australian Open, overcoming cramps and getting benefit from the tournament's extreme heat policy to beat Eliot Spizzirri

JANUARY 24 • Associated Press

Cruises to AO R3 Mertens defeated Moyuka Uchijima in the round of 64 of the Australian Open with a score of 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday.

Impact Mertens committed 18 unforced errors in the match, 13 fewer than her opponent. She converted six break points as well, four more than Uchijima. Next up for Mertens will be Australia's Maddison Inglis.

JANUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Wins R1 in Melbourne Mertens defeated Lanlana Tararudee in the round of 128 of the Australian Open with a score of 7-5, 6-1 on Monday.

Impact Mertens won 76 percent points on her first serve, considerably higher than her opponent who won 57 percent points on her first serve. She converted five break points as well. Next up for Mertens will be Japan's Moyuka Uchijima.

JANUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Bencic tops Mertens in third-set tiebreak to open United Cup semis Belinda Bencic kept her undefeated season-opening run at the United Cup in tact in dramatic fashion in the semifinals, as she outlasted Elis...

JANUARY 10 • WTATENNIS.COM

Claims another United Cup win Mertens won 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 over Barbora Krejcikova in the quarterfinals of the United Cup on Thursday.

Impact Mertens outlasted the No. 63-ranked Czech in a tight three-setter behind four breaks of serve to seal Belgium's quarterfinal win over Czechia. The 30-year-old Belgian struck 12 aces and went 4-for-5 on break point chances in the match. Mertens and Belgium will take on Switzerland in the semifinals, meaning a likely matchup with Belinda Bencic (1-0 H2H).

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Mertens, Bergs power Belgium into first United Cup semifinal Elise Mertens rallied past Barbora Krejcikova in three sets and Zizou Bergs held off Jakub Mensik in straight sets to give Belgium an unassa...

JANUARY 8 • WTATENNIS.COM

United Cup preview: A showdown 1,400 matches in the making A first-time singles meeting between Elise Mertens and Barbora Krejcikova headlines the Sydney quarterfinals, while Aryna Sabalenka and Elen...

JANUARY 7 • WTATENNIS.COM

Improves to 2-0 at United Cup Mertens won 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 over Victoria Mboko at the United Cup on Tuesday.

Impact Mertens helped Belgium finish with a 3-0 win over Canada as she rallied past the No. 18-ranked Canadian in three sets and also secured a mixed doubles win with Zizou Bergs. In her singles victory, the No. 19-ranked Belgian won 79% of service points and 39% of return points. Mertens is off to a 3-1 start to the year across both singles and doubles.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Mertens overcomes Mboko to seal Belgium's upset of Canada Elise Mertens rode a stellar serving day to defeat Victoria Mboko in the United Cup, giving Belgium a win over Candada. But mixed doubles wi...

JANUARY 6 • WTATENNIS.COM

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Mertens and Zhang, Harrison and Skupski win Australian Open doubles titles

Aryna Sabalenka beats 19-year-old Mboko, faces 18-year-old Jovic in Australian Open quarterfinals

Sinner overcomes cramps, heat to continue Australian Open title defense. Djokovic gets 400th win