Elise Mertens career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of Belgian professional tennis player, Elise Mertens since her professional debut in 2010. So far, Mertens has won five WTA singles titles and nine WTA doubles titles, including one Grand Slam doubles title, as well as 11 ITF singles titles and 13 ITF doubles titles.[1]

Career finals
DisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWR
SinglesGrand Slam
Summer Olympics
WTA Tour Championships
WTA Premier Mandatory & 5
WTA Tour5160.83
Total5160.83
DoublesGrand Slam1011.00
Summer Olympics
WTA Tour Championships
WTA Premier Mandatory & 53250.60
WTA Tour5490.56
Total95140.64
Total146200.70
WR = winning rate

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2020 Palermo International.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments[2]
Australian Open A Q2 A SF 3R 4R 0 / 3 10–3 77%
French Open A Q3 3R 4R 3R 0 / 3 7–3 70%
Wimbledon Q3 Q2 1R 3R 4R NH 0 / 3 5–3 63%
US Open Q1 1R 1R 4R QF 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–3 13–4 11–4 3–1 0 / 13 29–13 69%
Year-End championships
WTA Finals Did not qualify NH 0 / 0 0–0   
WTA Elite Trophy Did not qualify RR RR NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0   
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 2R 3R NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open A A Q1 3R 3R NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Madrid Open A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 50%
China Open A A 2R 1R 2R NH 0 / 3 2–3 40%
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open[1] A A 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Italian Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A QF 2R NH 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 QF 2R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Wuhan Open A A 2R 1R 2R NH 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Career statistics[3]
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 3 22 23 26 6 Career total: 80
Titles 0 0 1 3 1 0 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 2 3 1 0 Career total: 6
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 18–11 26–15 24–17 11–5 3 / 49 79–49 62%
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 13–6 16–2 4–6 0–1 2 / 17 33–15 69%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 3–2 1–4 4–4 7–4 0–0 0 / 14 15–14 52%
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 3–3 32–21 46–21 35–27 11–6 5 / 80 127–78 62%
Win (%)    50% 60% 69% 56% 65% Career total: 62%
Year End Ranking[2] 157 120 35 13 17 $6,277,679

Notes

  • 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  • 2 2013: WTA Ranking–577,
    2014: WTA Ranking–264.

Doubles

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Tournament 201520162017201820192020 SRW–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments[2]
Australian Open A A 2R 1R 3R QF 0 / 4 6–4 60%
French Open A A 1R 1R SF 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 3R QF NH 0 / 4 8–4 67%
US Open A A 2R QF W 1 / 3 10–2 83%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 4–4 5–4 15–3 3–1 0 / 14 28–13 68%
Year-end Championships
WTA Finals Did not qualify RR RR NH 0 / 2 1–3 25%
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A A A 2R W NH 1 / 2 6–1 86%
Miami Open A A A SF W NH 1 / 2 8–1 89%
Madrid Open A A A 1R 2R NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
China Open A A 2R SF 2R NH 0 / 3 5–3 63%
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open[2] A A 1R 2R A QF 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Italian Open A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0   
Cincinnati Open A A 1R F 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Wuhan Open A A 1R W F NH 1 / 3 8–2 80%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win%
Tournament 3 8 20 16 14 3 Career total: 64
Titles 0 1 1 4 3 0 Career total: 9
Finals 0 1 3 6 4 0 Career total: 14
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 4–3 13–12 23–9 22–7 5–3 7 / 40 67–35 66%
Clay Win–Loss 1–2 1–2 7–4 5–1 4–3 0–0 1 / 13 18–12 60%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 1–2 3–3 10–3 4–2 0–0 1 / 11 18–10 64%
Overall Win–Loss 1–3 6–7 23–19 38–13 30–12 5–3 0 / 64 103–57 64%
Win (%) 25% 46% 55% 75% 71% 63% Career total: 64%
Year-end Ranking 134 79 41 11 6

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 US Open Hard Aryna Sabalenka Victoria Azarenka
Ashleigh Barty
7-5, 7-5

Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 Cincinnati Open Hard Demi Schuurs Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova
2–6, 5–7
Win 2018 Wuhan Open Hard Demi Schuurs Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová
6–3, 6–3
Win 2019 Indian Wells Open Hard Aryna Sabalenka Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–2
Win 2019 Miami Open Hard Aryna Sabalenka Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 2019 Wuhan Open Hard Aryna Sabalenka Duan Yingying
Veronika Kudermetova
6–7(3–7), 2–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 1 runner-up, 1 pending)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (4–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2017 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Apr 2017 Istanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Elina Svitolina 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jan 2018 Hobart International, Australia (2) International Hard Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2018 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 6–2
Win 4–1 May 2018 Morocco Open, Morocco International Clay Ajla Tomljanović 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 5–1 Feb 2019 Qatar Open, Qatar Premier Hard Simona Halep 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Pending Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Simona Halep

Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (3–2)
Premier (0–1)
International (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2016 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard An-Sophie Mestach Danka Kovinić
Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Apr 2017 Istanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Nicole Melichar Dalila Jakupovic
Nadiia Kichenok
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2017 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Demi Schuurs Irina Camelia Begu
Raluca Olaru
3–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2017 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Demi Schuurs Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jan 2018 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Demi Schuurs Lyudmyla Kichenok
Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 6–2
Win 4–2 Apr 2018 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay Kirsten Flipkens Vera Lapko
Aryna Sabalenka
6–1, 6–3
Win 5–2 Jun 2018 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands International Grass Demi Schuurs Kiki Bertens
Kirsten Flipkens
3–3, retired
Loss 5–3 Jun 2018 Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom Premier Grass Demi Schuurs Timea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–4 Aug 2018 Cincinnati Masters, United States Premier 5 Hard Demi Schuurs Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova
2–6, 5–7
Win 6–4 Sep 2018 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5 Hard Demi Schuurs Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová
6–3, 6–3
Win 7–4 Mar 2019 Indian Wells Open, United States Premier M Hard Aryna Sabalenka Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–2
Win 8–4 Mar 2019 Miami Open, United States Premier M Hard Aryna Sabalenka Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 9–4 Sep 2019 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard Aryna Sabalenka Victoria Azarenka
Ashleigh Barty
7–5, 7–5
Loss 9–5 Sep 2019 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5 Hard Aryna Sabalenka Duan Yingying
Veronika Kudermetova
6–7(3–7), 2–6

WTA 125K Series

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Marina Melnikova Kanae Hisami
Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2016 Open GDF Suez de Limoges, France Hard (i) Mandy Minella Anna Smith
Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (10–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Arabela Fernández Rabener 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Klaartje Liebens 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–0 Oct 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Klaartje Liebens 6–7(0–7), 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–0 Dec 2013 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard (i) Karen Barbat 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–0 Mar 2014 ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal 10,000 Hard Bárbara Luz 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–1 Jun 2014 ITF Hilton Head Island, United States 10,000 Hard Caitlin Whoriskey 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–1 Jun 2014 ITF El Paso, United States 25,000 Hard Ashley Weinhold 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 7–1 Jun 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Lee Pei-chi 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–1 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 6–1, 6–1
Loss 8–2 Jan 2015 ITF Daytona Beach, United States 25,000 Clay Daria Kasatkina 2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win 9–2 May 2015 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Yvonne Cavallé Reimers 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 10–2 Oct 2015 Abierto Victoria, Mexico 50,000 Hard Amandine Hesse 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–2 Sep 2016 One Love Tennis Open, United States 50,000 Hard Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (10–8)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Justine De Sutter Alina Mikheeva
Jillian O'Neill
6–1, 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Sandra Zaniewska Valeriya Strakhova
Karina Venditti
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [12–10]
Win 3–0 Dec 2013 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard (i) İpek Soylu Yuuki Tanaka
Ekaterina Yashina
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–1 Jan 2014 ITF Tinajo, Spain 10,000 Clay Arabela Fernández Rabener Deborah Chiesa
Yuliana Lizarazo
2–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss 3–2 Feb 2014 ITF Tinajo, Spain 10,000 Hard Arabela Fernández Rabener Hikari Yamamoto
Ioana Loredana Roșca
1–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Feb 2014 ITF Tinajo, Spain 10,000 Hard Bernice van de Velde Lu Jiajing
Petra Januskova
5–7, 7–5, [6–10]
Win 4–3 Mar 2014 ITF Ponta Delgada, Portugal 10,000 Hard Sviatlana Pirazhenka Tereza Malíková
Pernilla Mendesová
6–1, 6–2
Win 5–3 Aug 2014 ITF Westende, Belgium 25,000 Hard Ysaline Bonaventure Marina Melnikova
Evgeniya Rodina
6–2, 6–2
Win 6–3 Aug 2014 ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium 15,000 Clay Demi Schuurs Tatiana Búa
Daniela Seguel
6–2, 6–3
Loss 6–4 Oct 2014 Internacional Monterrey, México 50,000 Hard Arantxa Rus Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Mariana Duque
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–4 Nov 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Alice Matteucci Ioana Loredana Roșca
Julia Terziyska
6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Loss 7–5 Nov 2014 QNet Open, India 50,000 Hard Marina Melnikova Liu Chang
Lu Jiajing
3–6, 0–6
Loss 7–6 Jan 2015 ITF Daytona Beach, United States 25,000 Clay Arantxa Rus Sanaz Marand
Jan Abaza
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 8–6 Jul 2015 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay İpek Soylu Xenia Knoll
Florencia Molinero
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 9–6 Aug 2015 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 25,000 Clay Demi Schuurs Justyna Jegiołka
Sherazad Reix
6–3, 6–2
Win 10–6 Sep 2015 Internacional Monterrey, México 50,000 Hard Ysaline Bonaventure Marina Melnikova
Mandy Minella
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 11–6 Oct 2015 Abierto Victoria, Mexico 50,000 Hard Ysaline Bonaventure María Irigoyen
Barbora Krejčíková
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 11–7 Nov 2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, UAE 75,000 Hard İpek Soylu Çağla Büyükakçay
Maria Sakkari
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 12–7 Jan 2016 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 50,000 Hard (i) An-Sophie Mestach Viktorija Golubic
Xenia Knoll
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 12–8 Apr 2016 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing Han Na-lae
Yoo Mi
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 12–9 Aug 2016 ITF Landisville, United States 25,000 Hard An-Sophie Mestach Freya Christie
Laura Robson
3–6, 4–6
Loss 12–10 Sep 2016 Coleman Vision Championships,
United States
75,000 Hard Mandy Minella Michaëlla Krajicek
Maria Sanchez
2–6, 4–6
Win 13–10 Oct 2016 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000+H Hard Mihaela Buzărnescu Usue Maitane Arconada
Katie Swan
6–0, 6–2

Career Grand Slam statistics

Career Grand Slam seedings

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2015 Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify
2016 Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify Not Seeded
2017 Did Not Play Not Seeded Not Seeded Not Seeded
2018 Not Seeded 16th 15th 15th
2019 12th 20th 21st 25th
2020 16th Not Held

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Mertens's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (as of 17 February 2019):

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Naomi Osaka 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 1–6, 6–4) at 2017 Wuhan
Angelique Kerber 1–1 50% 1–1 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 2–6, 6–1) at 2019 Doha
Simona Halep 1–2 33% 1–0 0–2 0–0 Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Doha
Jelena Janković 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (6–0, 4–6, 3–6) at 2016 Mallorca
Garbiñe Muguruza 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (6–2, 0–6, 3–6) at 2016 US Open
Venus Williams 0–2 0% 0–0 0–1 0–1 Lost (6–7(7–9), 4–6) at 2017 Wimbledon
Caroline Wozniacki 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 0–0 Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2018 Australian Open
Karolína Plíšková 0–1 0% 0–0 0–0 0–1 Lost (1-6, 2-6) at 2019 Eastbourne
Number 2 ranked players
Petra Kvitová 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (5–7, 7–5, 3–6) at 2018 Cincinnati
Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2017 Dubai
Number 3 ranked players
Sloane Stephens 1–1 50% 1–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2018 US Open
Elina Svitolina 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 0–0 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2018 Montréal
Number 4 ranked players
Francesca Schiavone 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–1, 3–6, 6–1) at 2016 Mallorca
Kiki Bertens 3–1 75% 3-1 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Doha
Johanna Konta 1–1 50% 1–1 0–0 0–0 Won (7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2018 San José
Dominika Cibulková 1–2 33% 1–1 0–0 0–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2018 Wimbledon
Caroline Garcia 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2019 Fed Cup
Number 5 ranked players
Eugenie Bouchard 3–0 100% 2–0 0–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2018 Montréal
Sara Errani 3–0 100% 0–0 3–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2018 Rabat
Number 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5) at 2017 Båstad
Number 7 ranked players
Madison Keys 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2019 Australian Open
Number 9 ranked players
Aryna Sabalenka 2–1 67% 1–0 1–0 0–1 Won (2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–0) at 2018 Montréal
Number 10 ranked players
Kristina Mladenovic 1–3 25% 1–2 0–1 0–0 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Fed Cup
Total 17–22 44% 11–13
(46%)
4–6
(40%)
2–3
(40%)

Top 10 wins

Season201720182019Total
Wins1236
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2017
1. Dominika Cibulková No. 10 China Open, China Hard 1st Round 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2018
2. Elina Svitolina No. 4 Australian Open, Australia Hard Quarterfinals 6–4, 6–0
3. Sloane Stephens No. 3 Cincinnati Open, United States Hard 3rd Round 7–6(10–8), 6–2
2019
4. Kiki Bertens No. 8 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard Quarterfinals 6–4, 6–3
5. Angelique Kerber No. 6 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard Semifinals 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
6. Simona Halep No. 3 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard Final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

References

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