How old is Elise Mertens?

Last Modified Jun 10, 2024 05:10 GMT
How old is Elise Mertens?
Elise Mertens at the BNP Paribas Open 2024

Elise Mertens is a professional tennis player from Belgium who has achieved a career-high ranking of No. 1 in doubles and No. 12 in singles. She is the third Belgian player to hold the No. 1 position in singles or doubles after Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters. Mertens has won 20 WTA doubles titles and eight single titles to date.

Mertens’ biggest wins include her four doubles majors, the 2024 and 2021 Australian Open, the 2021 Wimbledon, and the 2019 US Open. In singles, her best grand slam result came at the 2018 Australian Open, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. Mertens has also represented her country, Belgium, in the Billie Jean King Cup since 2017 and helped her country reach the quarterfinals in 2018 and 2019.

Mertens won the 2022 Tour Finals in doubles, where she partnered with Veronika Kudermetova and defeated defending champion Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the final. She and her partner, Hsieh Su-wei, were finalists at the 2021 WTA Finals. She also reached the semifinals of the 2023 WTA Finals with Storm Hunter.

NameElise Mertens
Net Worth$10 million
Age28
ResidenceHamont Achel, Belgium
Marital StatusUnmarried
Source of WealthTennis, Endorsements
Prize Money$14 million
EndorsementsLotto, Tecnifibre, Pine Agency, Van Lanschot, Connections

Elise Mertens Age

Elise Mertens is 28 years old as of 2024. She was born in Leuven, Belgium, on November 17, 1995. She is the second daughter of Guido Mertens and Liliane Mertens. She started playing tennis at the age of four. Her elder sister, Lauren Mertens, introduced her to the game. During her childhood, she was trained at the Belgian Federation Tennis Academy, Mouratoglou Academy, and Kim Clijsters Tennis Academy.

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How tall is Elise Mertens?

Elise Mertens stands 179 cm or 5 feet 10 inches tall. She has a body weight of approximately 67 kg. Other distinctive features about her appearance include dark brown eyes with long blonde hair.

What language does Elise Mertens speak?

Mertens can speak three languages, including English, French, and Dutch fluently. She was home-schooled during her childhood and loves to learn different languages.

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FAQs

A. Guido Mertens and Liliane Barbe are Elise Mertens's parents. Her father is a carpenter, and her mother is a school teacher.

A. Mertens is quite popular on social media. She has an Instagram account called @mertenselise, where over 92.7k people follow her. 

A. Lotto, Tecnifibre, Etixx and Van Lanschot sponsor Elise Mertens.

A. A. Elise Mertens is 28 years old, as of June 2024. 

A. Elise Mertens idolized Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin while growing up.

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