How many Grand Slams has Elise Mertens won?

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Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens

Elise Mertens is a 28-year-old professional tennis player from Belgium who plays both singles and doubles tournaments. She is ranked No. 1 in doubles and No. 32 in singles by the WTA (as of June 2024). Mertens has won 20 doubles and eight WTA tour singles titles till date.

Mertens became the top-ranked doubles player in the world in May 2021, becoming the third player from Belgium after Kim Clijsters and Justin Henin to achieve the No. 1 spot in either singles or doubles. Her best singles major result came at the 2018 Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals. She won her eighth singles title in October 2023, the Jasmin Open, where she defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-0 in the final.

Mertens is a baseline player who is known for playing a defensive game. She has powerful groundstrokes, especially from the backhand wing. Mertens has won over $14 million in prize money as of 2024.

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 Grand Slams

Elise Mertens has won four doubles Grand Slam titles in her career till date, including the 2024 and 2021 Australian Open, the 2021 Wimbledon, and the 2019 US Open. Elise Mertens won her first grand slam doubles title at the US Open in 2019 with Aryna Sabalenka, where they defeated Victoria Azarenka and Ashleigh Barty in the final.

At the 2021 Australian Open, she, along with partner Aryna Sabalenka, defeated Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-3 in the final. It was Mertens and Sabalenka's second title as a team.

Mertens teamed up with Hsieh Su-wei at the 2021 Wimbledon, where the pair defeated Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina in the final. They saved two championship points in the match. With the win, Mertens reclaimed the No. 1 position in doubles.

Mertens's fourth major title in doubles came at the 2024 Australian Open, where she and her partner Hsieh Su-wei defeated Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the final.

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How many WTA titles has Elise Mertens won?

Mertens has won 20 doubles and eight WTA singles titles in her career to date. She has won seven WTA 1000-level events in doubles and two WTA 500-level events in singles. She won her fifth WTA 1000 title in doubles at the 2023 Italian Open alongside Storm Hunter, where they defeated the team of Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff. At the 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron, she and Hunter defeated Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski in the final, which was her sixth WTA 1000 doubles title.

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FAQs

A. Mertens can speak in three languages, including English, Dutch and French.

A. Elise Mertens is a vegetarian as she fights for the rights of animals. 

A. Aryna Sabalenka was Mertens's partner at the 2019 US Open. Mertens and Sabalenka defeated Victoria Azarenka and Ashleigh Barty in the final.

A. Mertens is 28 years old. She was born in Leuven, Belgium, on November 17, 1995.

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