Elise Mertens's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A closer look at the biggest achievements of Elise Mertens. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.

Elise Mertens is a highly accomplished Belgian professional tennis player. Her career highlights include reaching the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles in May 2021, making her only the third Belgian player to achieve a top ranking in either singles or doubles. To date, she has accumulated an impressive 34 WTA Tour-level titles, with 10 of those being in singles competitions, showcasing her prowess in both singles and doubles.

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2015: Completed the Sunshine Double in doubles

In 2015, Mertens and Sabalenka became the fifth doubles pairing in history, and first since Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza in 2015, to complete the Sunshine Double in doubles.

2016: Won first career doubles title

In 2016, Elise Mertens won her first career doubles title at the Auckland Open, partnering with An-Sophie Mestach.

January 2017: Won the Hobart International and broke into the WTA top 100

In January 2017, Elise Mertens won the Hobart International, beating Monica Niculescu in the final. As a result, she broke into the WTA top 100 for the first time on January 16, 2017.

2017: Defended her Hobart International title

In 2017, Elise Mertens defended her title at the Hobart International, defeating Mihaela Buzărnescu in the final. She also won the doubles title along with Demi Schuurs.

2019: Won the 2019 US Open

In 2019, Elise Mertens, partnering with Aryna Sabalenka, won the US Open doubles title, marking a major championship win.

2021: Won the 2021 Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships

In 2021, Elise Mertens, partnering with Aryna Sabalenka, won the Australian Open doubles title. Also in 2021, Mertens won the Wimbledon Championships with Hsieh Su-wei.

2022: Won the 2022 WTA Finals

In 2022, Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova won the WTA Finals doubles title.

September 2023: Returned to World No. 1 in Doubles

In September 2023, Elise Mertens returned to world No. 1 in doubles after more than a year, following a semifinal showing at the Guadalajara Open with Hunter. They later reached the final, defeating Caroline Dolehide and Asia Muhammad, and won the title by defeating Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski. In singles at the same tournament, she lost in the second round to Leylah Fernandez.