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 six WTA singles titles and 15 doubles titles, including three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as one doubles title at the WTA 125K series and 11 singles titles and 13 doubles titles ITF Circuit. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 12, while in doubles she is the world No. 1.

Belgian professional tennis player Elise Mertens.
Career finals
DisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWR
SinglesGrand Slam
Summer Olympics
WTA Finals
WTA 1000
WTA Tour64100.60
Total64100.60
DoublesGrand Slam3031.00
Summer Olympics
WTA Finals0110.00
WTA 10004460.50
WTA Tour83110.73
Total158230.65
Total2112330.64

Career achievements

Mertens won most of her titles on hardcourts, including the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open in doubles.

Mertens made her WTA Tour debut at the 2015 Copa Colsanitas, in the doubles event. The following year, she started with title at the Auckland Open, partnering with An-Sophie Mestach. In June of the same year, she made her singles debut at the WTA Tour at the Rosmalen Championships as a qualifier. At the 2016 Wimbledon, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut in doubles, and then at the 2016 US Open, she done it also in singles. Mertens started into the 2017 season, winning her first title in singles at the Hobart International, defeating Monica Niculescu.[1] In April 2017, she reached another WTA Tour final, but this time finished runner-up at the Istanbul Cup, losing to the final to Elina Svitolina.[2] At the 2017 French Open, she recorded her first Grand Slam match win, defeating Daria Gavrilova in the first round.[3] In October 2017, she recorded her first top-10 win over world No. 10, Dominika Cibulková, in the first round of the Premier Mandatory-level China Open.

The 2018 season was of big improvements for Mertens. She had strong start, defending her title at the Hobart International, after she defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu.[4] There she also won title in doubles.[5] She followed this with her first and so far only Grand Slam semifinal in singles at the Australian Open. There, she also defeated world No. 4, Elina Svitolina, in order to reach semifinal.[2] In April, she continued with good performances, winning titles in both singles and doubles at the Ladies Open Lugano.[6] Soon after that, she won Morocco Open, after defeating Ajla Tomljanović in the final.[7] During the grass season, Mertens had success in doubles. First, she won Rosmalen Championships with Demi Schuurs and then reached final of the Premier-level Birmingham Classic, also with Schuurs.[5] During the USA hardcourt Tour, she stand out more in singles. First, she reached semifinal of the Premier-level Silicon Valley Classic and then quarterfinals at the Premier 5-levels Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open. In Cincinnati she also made top 10 win over world No. 3, Sloane Stephens, and reached final in doubles. Then, at the Asian hardcourt swing, she won title at the Premier 5-level Wuhan Open and final of the Premier Mandatory-level China Open, both in doubles with Schuurs.[8] At the end of the year, she played at the WTA Elite Trophy in singles and at the WTA Finals in doubles, losing in the round-robin phase, respectively.

Mertens continued to progress in 2019. In February, she won her first Premier singles title at the Qatar Open by defeated world No. 3, Simona Halep, in the final. On her path to the final, she also made two more top-10 wins over world No. 8, Kiki Bertens, and No. 6, Angelique Kerber.[9] Soon after that, she won Sunshine Doubles (Indian Wells and Miami Open), both in doubles alongside Aryna Sabalenka.[10] She then continued with good performances in doubles, reaching semifinal of the French Open and quarterfinal of Wimbledon. At the US Open, she done well in both events, reaching quarterfinal in singles and title in doubles alongside Sabalenka.[11][12] At the 2020 US Open, she reached quarterfinals for the second year in-a-row, and also came to the same stage in doubles.[13] Mertens started 2021 season with the title at the WTA 500-level Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne, right before Australian Open.[14] There she also defeated world No. 5 Elina Svitolina.[15] At the Australian Open, she won her second Grand Slam doubles title, again with Aryna Sabalenka.[16] Mertens ascended to world No. 1 in doubles, on 10 May 2021.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[17]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Istanbul Cup.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 A SF 3R 4R 4R 4R 0 / 5 16–5 76%
French Open A Q3 3R 4R 3R 3R 3R 0 / 5 11–5 69%
Wimbledon Q3 Q2 1R 3R 4R NH 3R 0 / 4 7–4 64%
US Open Q1 1R 1R 4R QF QF 4R 0 / 6 14–6 70%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–3 13–4 11–4 9–3 10–4 3–1 0 / 20 48–20 71%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH Alt 0 / 0 0–0   
WTA Elite Trophy[lower-alpha 1] DNQ RR RR NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 2] A A PO 1R 1R RR[lower-alpha 3] 0 / 3 9–4 69%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 4] A A 2R 2R 1R 2R SF 3R 0 / 6 9–6 60%
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 2R 3R NH 2R 3R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Miami Open A A Q1 3R 3R NH 4R 2R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Madrid Open A A A 2R 1R NH QF 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Italian Open A A A A 1R QF 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Canadian Open A A A QF 2R NH 1R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 QF 2R SF 2R 0 / 4 9–4 69%
Wuhan Open A A 2R 1R 2R NH 0 / 3 2–3 40%
China Open A A 2R 1R 2R NH 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 3 22 23 26 13 19 8 Career total: 114
Titles 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 Career total: 6
Finals 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 Career total: 10
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–1 18–11 26–15 24–17 25–9 21–11 9–7 4 / 71 123–71 63%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 13–6 16–2 4–6 9–4 9–5 0–1 2 / 26 51–24 68%
Grass win–loss 0–0 3–2 1–4 4–4 7–4 NH 2–3 0–0 0 / 17 17–17 50%
Overall win–loss 0–0 3–3 32–21 46–21 35–27 34–13 32–19 9–8 6 / 114 191–112 63%
Win (%)    50% 60% 69% 56% 72% 63% 53% Career total: 63.04%
Year End Ranking[lower-alpha 5] 157 120 35 13 17 20 21 $9,093,336

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Miami Open.

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021 2022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 1R 3R QF W SF 1 / 6 15–5 75%
French Open A A 1R 1R SF 2R 3R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 3R QF NH W 1 / 5 14–4 78%
US Open A A 2R QF W QF QF 1 / 5 15–4 79%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 4–4 5–4 15–3 6–3 16–2 4–1 3 / 21 51–18 74%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ RR RR NH F 0 / 3 4–5 44%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 4] A A 1R 2R A QF 2R F 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A 2R W NH W 1R 2 / 4 11–2 85%
Miami Open A A A SF W NH 1R F 1 / 4 12–3 80%
Madrid Open A A A 1R 2R NH 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Italian Open A A A A 2R A 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A A A A NH QF 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R F 2R QF[lower-alpha 6] 2R 0 / 5 6–4 60%
Wuhan Open A A 1R W F NH 1 / 3 8–2 80%
China Open A A 2R SF 2R NH 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Tournament 3 8 20 16 14 7 17 5 Career total: 90
Titles 0 1 1 4 3 1 4 1 Career total: 15
Finals 0 1 3 6 4 1 4 3 Career total: 22
Hard win–loss 0–1 4–3 13–12 23–9 22–7 13–4 19–10 15–4 11 / 59 109–50 69%
Clay win–loss 1–2 1–2 7–4 5–1 4–3 1–1 6–3 2 / 18 25–16 61%
Grass win–loss 0–0 1–2 3–3 10–3 4–2 NH 8–1 2 / 13 26–11 70%
Overall win–loss 1–3 6–7 23–19 38–13 30–12 14–5 33–14 15–4 15 / 90 160–77 68%
Win (%) 25% 46% 55% 75% 71% 74% 70% 79% Career total: 68%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 7] 134 79 41 11 6 6 4

Significant finals

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 US Open Hard Aryna Sabalenka Victoria Azarenka
Ashleigh Barty
7–5, 7–5
Win 2021 Australian Open Hard Aryna Sabalenka Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 6–3
Win 2021 Wimbledon Grass Hsieh Su-wei Veronika Kudermetova
Elena Vesnina
3–6, 7–5, 9–7

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 WTA Finals Guadalajara Hard Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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
Win 2021 Indian Wells Open (2) Hard Hsieh Su-wei Veronika Kudermetova
Elena Rybakina
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss 2022 Qatar Open Hard Veronika Kudermetova Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss 2022 Miami Open Hard Veronika Kudermetova Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
6–7(3–7), 5–7

WTA career finals

Mertens made her WTA Tour debut in 2015 at the Copa Colsanitas. In 2016, she reached and won her first WTA Tour final at the Auckland Open in doubles event. In 2017, she reached her first WTA singles final at the Hobart International, where she succeeded to win the title.[18] In 2019, she continued to progress and win her first Grand Slam title at the 2019 US Open, alongside Aryna Sabalenka, where they defeated Ashleigh Barty and Victoria Azarenka.[18] At the 2021 Australian Open, they won another Grand Slam title, this time defeating Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.[19] On the WTA Tour, Mertens has won six singles and 11 doubles titles in total.[18]

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
Premier / WTA 500 (2–0)
International / WTA 250 (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
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 İstanbul 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 Rabat Grand Prix, 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
Loss 5–2 Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Simona Halep 2–6, 5–7
Loss 5–3 Nov 2020 Linz Open, Austria International Hard (i) Aryna Sabalenka 5–7, 2–6
Win 6–3 Feb 2021 Gippsland Trophy, Australia WTA 500 Hard Kaia Kanepi 6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–4 Apr 2021 İstanbul Cup, Turkey WTA 250 Clay Sorana Cîrstea 1–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 23 (15 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (3–0)
WTA Finals (0–1)
Premier 5 & M / WTA 1000 (4–4)
Premier / WTA 500 (2–1)
International / WTA 250 (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–5)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (2–1)
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 İstanbul 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 Open, 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 Open, 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
Win 10–5 Oct 2020 Ostrava Open, Czech Republic Premier Hard (i) Aryna Sabalenka Gabriela Dabrowski
Luisa Stefani
6–1, 6–3
Win 11–5 Feb 2021 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard Aryna Sabalenka Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 6–3
Win 12–5 Apr 2021 İstanbul Cup, Turkey WTA 250 Clay Veronika Kudermetova Nao Hibino
Makoto Ninomiya
6–1, 6–1
Win 13–5 Jul 2021 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Hsieh Su-wei Veronika Kudermetova
Elena Vesnina
3–6, 7–5, 9–7
Win 14–5 Oct 2021 Indian Wells Open, United States (2) WTA 1000 Hard Hsieh Su-wei Veronika Kudermetova
Elena Rybakina
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss 14–6 Nov 2021 WTA Finals, Mexico WTA Finals Hard Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková
3–6, 4–6
Win 15–6 Feb 2022 Dubai Championships, UAE WTA 500 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Lyudmyla Kichenok
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–1, 6–3
Loss 15–7 Feb 2022 Qatar Open, Qatar WTA 1000 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss 15–8 Apr 2022 Miami Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
6–7(3–7), 5–7

Note: Tournaments sourced from official WTA archives

WTA Challenger finals

Mertens made her debut at the WTA Challenger Tour at the Taipei Open in November 2015, where she also reached final in doubles. She lost in that final alongside Marina Melnikova, but year later she won her first doubles title at the Open de Limoges, partnering with Mandy Minella.[18]

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

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 WTA 125 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Marina Melnikova Kanae Hisami
Kotomi Takahata
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2016 WTA 125 Limoges, France Hard (i) Mandy Minella Anna Smith
Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–4

Note: Tournaments sourced from official WTA archives

ITF Circuit finals

Mertens made her ITF Women's Circuit debut in 2010. Since then, she reached 13 singles finals, winning 11 of them. In doubles, she done even better, with 13 titles out of the 23 finals that she reached. In Singles, she won two $50/60K titles, while in doubles she won four $50/60K titles and played two $70K/80K finals.[20]

Singles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10,000 tournaments (7–1)
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 ITF Victoria, Mexico 50,000 Hard Amandine Hesse 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–2 Sep 2016 ITF Atlanta, United States 50,000 Hard Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–2

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

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50,000 tournaments (4–2)
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (4–3)
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 ITF 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 ITF New Delhi, India 50,000 Hard Marina Melnikova Liu Chang
Lu Jiajing
3–6, 0–6
Loss 7–6 Jan 2015 ITF Daytona Beach, U.S. 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 ITF Monterrey, México 50,000 Hard Ysaline Bonaventure Marina Melnikova
Mandy Minella
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 11–6 Oct 2015 ITF Victoria, Mexico 50,000 Hard Ysaline Bonaventure María Irigoyen
Barbora Krejčíková
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 11–7 Nov 2015 ITF Dubai, UAE 75,000 Hard İpek Soylu Çağla Büyükakçay
Maria Sakkari
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 12–7 Jan 2016 ITF 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 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000 Hard Mandy Minella Michaëlla Krajicek
Maria Sanchez
2–6, 4–6
Win 13–10 Oct 2016 ITF Tampico, Mexico 50,000+H Hard Mihaela Buzărnescu Usue Maitane Arconada
Katie Swan
6–0, 6–2

Note: Tournaments sourced from official ITF archives

WTA Tour career earnings

Correct as of 15 November 2021[18]

YearGrand Slam
singles titles
WTA
singles titles
Total
singles titles
Earnings ($)Money list rank
2015 0 0 0 61,272 219
2016 0 0 0 140,327 157
2017 0 1 1 549,215 64
2018 0 3 3 2,364,006 17
2019 0 1 1 2,796,400 12
2020 0 0 0 1,123,558 10
2021 0 1 1 2,098,133 9
Career 0 6 6 9,178,336 63

Career Grand Slam statistics

Career Grand Slam seedings

The tournaments won by Mertens are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Mertens are in italics.[18]

Singles

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 16th cancelled 16th
2021 18th 14th 13th 15th
2022 19th

Doubles

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2016 did not play did not play qualifier did not play
2017 not seeded not seeded not seeded not seeded
2018 not seeded 12th 8th 7th
2019 not seeded 6th 6th 4th (1)
2020 3rd 3rd cancelled 2nd
2021 2nd (2) 1st 3rd (3) 1st
2022 3rd

Best Grand Slam results details

Grand Slam winners are in boldface, and runner–ups are in italics.[18]

Australian Open
2018 Australian Open (Not seeded)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Viktória Kužmová (Q) 125 6–2, 6–1
2R Daria Gavrilova (23) 23 7–5, 6–3
3R Alizé Cornet 42 7–5, 6–4
4R Petra Martić 81 7–6(7–5), 7–5
QF Elina Svitolina (4) 4 6–4, 6–0
SF Caroline Wozniacki (2) 2 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
French Open
2018 French Open (16th)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Varvara Lepchenko 92 6–7(9–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–0
2R Heather Watson 80 6–3, 6–4
3R Daria Gavrilova (24) 25 6–3, 6–1
4R Simona Halep (1) 1 2–6, 1–6
Wimbledon Championships
2019 Wimbledon Championships (21st)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Fiona Ferro 100 6–2, 6–0
2R Monica Niculescu (WC) 111 7–5, 6–0
3R Wang Qiang (15) 15 6–2, 6–7(9–11), 6–4
4R Barbora Strýcová 54 6–4, 5–7, 2–6
US Open
2019 US Open (25th)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Jil Teichmann 60 6–2, 6–2
2R Kristýna Plíšková 86 6–2, 6–2
3R Andrea Petkovic 88 6–3, 6–3
4R Kristie Ahn (WC) 141 6–1, 6–1
QF Bianca Andreescu (15) 15 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
2020 US Open (16th)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R Laura Siegemund 64 6–2, 6–2
2R Sara Sorribes Tormo 82 6–3, 7–5
3R Caty McNally 124 7–5, 6–1
4R Sofia Kenin (2) 4 6–3, 6–3
QF Victoria Azarenka 27 1–6, 0–6

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Mertens's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[21]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Angelique Kerber 1–1 50% 1–1 Won (6–4, 2–6, 6–1) at 2019 Doha
Simona Halep 2–4 33% 1–1 1–3 Won (4–6, 7–5, 7–5) at 2021 Madrid
Naomi Osaka 1–3 25% 1–3 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2021 Miami
Victoria Azarenka 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Ostrava
Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Sydney
Jelena Janković 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–0, 4–6, 3–6) at 2016 Mallorca
Garbiñe Muguruza 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2021 Dubai
Karolína Plíšková 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–3, 0–6) at 2020 Rome
Serena Williams 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Toronto
Venus Williams 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 Lost (5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)) at 2019 Rome
Caroline Wozniacki 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2018 Australian Open
Number 2 ranked players
Svetlana Kuznetsova 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–1) at 2018 Eastbourne
Vera Zvonareva 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–2) at 2020 Linz
Aryna Sabalenka 2–6 25% 1–4 1–1 0–1 Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 US Open
Petra Kvitová 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (5–7, 7–5, 3–6) at 2018 Cincinnati
Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2017 Dubai
Number 3 ranked players
Sloane Stephens 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2018 US Open
Maria Sakkari 4–5 44% 4–3 0–2 Lost (6–7(7–9), 2–6) at 2022 St. Petersburg
Elina Svitolina 2–3 40% 2–2 0–1 Won (6–3, 5–7, [10–6]) at 2021 Melbourne
Number 4 ranked players
Belinda Bencic 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2021 Australian Open
Francesca Schiavone 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–1, 3–6, 6–1) at 2016 Mallorca
Samantha Stosur 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2019 Mallorca
Kiki Bertens 3–1 75% 3–1 Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2019 Doha
Johanna Konta 2–1 67% 2–1 Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2018 Moscow
Caroline Garcia 2–3 40% 2–2 0–1 Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2021 Dubai
Dominika Cibulková 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2018 Wimbledon
Sofia Kenin 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2020 US Open
Bianca Andreescu 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2019 Beijing
Number 5 ranked players
Eugenie Bouchard 3–0 100% 2–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2018 Montréal
Sara Errani 3–0 100% 3–0 Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2018 Rabat
Anett Kontaveit 3–1 75% 3–1 Won (6–2, 0–6, 6–2) at 2021 Miami
Jeļena Ostapenko 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 2–6, 2–6) at 2019 Luxembourg
Number 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5) at 2017 Båstad
Number 7 ranked players
Ons Jabeur 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2021 US Open
Madison Keys 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2019 Australian Open
Number 8 ranked players
Danielle Collins 1–2 33% 0–2 1–0 Lost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 9 ranked players
Andrea Petkovic 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2019 US Open
Julia Görges 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2018 WTA Elite Trophy
Number 10 ranked players
Kristina Mladenovic 2–3 40% 2–2 0–1 Won (6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2020 Cincinnati
Daria Kasatkina 1–4 20% 1–2 0–2 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Sydney
Total 44–64 41% 32–43
(43%)
6–15
(29%)
6–6
(50%)
Last updated 11 February 2022

Top 10 wins

Season20172018201920202021Total
Wins123129
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2017
1. Dominika Cibulková No. 10 China Open, China Hard 1R 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2018
2. Elina Svitolina No. 4 Australian Open, Australia Hard QF 6–4, 6–0
3. Sloane Stephens No. 3 Cincinnati Open, U.S. Hard 3R 7–6(10–8), 6–2
2019
4. Kiki Bertens No. 8 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard QF 6–4, 6–3
5. Angelique Kerber No. 6 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard SF 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
6. Simona Halep No. 3 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard F 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2020
7. Sofia Kenin No. 4 US Open, U.S. Hard 4R 6–3, 6–3
2021
8. Elina Svitolina No. 5 Gippsland Trophy, Australia Hard QF 6–3, 5–7, [10–6]
9. Simona Halep No. 3 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 3R 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)

Result Year W–L Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd EMR
Win 2013 1–0 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Sara Sherif (WC) 1R No. 751
Win 2013 2–0 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Yulia Shupenia 2R
Win 2014 3–0 ITF Polta Delgada, Portugal 10,000 Hard Marta Magalhaes (WC) 1R No. 501
Win 2014 4–0 ITF Hilton Head Island, U.S. 10,000 Hard Terri Fleming (Q) QF No. 434
Win 2015 5–0 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay Justine Ozga No. 677 2R No. 218
Win 2016 6–0 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 50,000+H Hard Karla De La Luz Montalvo (LL) 1R No. 132
Win 2018 7–0 Morocco Open, Morocco International Clay Kristína Kučová No. 281 1R No. 19

Longest winning streaks

13 match win streak (2018)

# Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score
Miami Open Premier Mandatory 20 March 2018 Hard 3R Johanna Konta (11) No. 14 2–6, 1–6
1 Ladies Open Lugano International 9 April 2018 Clay 1R Mandy Minella No. 301 6–4, 6–1
2 2R Markéta Vondroušová No. 52 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
3 QF Mona Barthel No. 68 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–0)
4 SF Vera Lapko (Q) No. 130 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
5 F Aryna Sabalenka No. 61 7–5, 6–2
6 Fed Cup Team 21 April 2018 Clay RR Sara Errani No. 91 6–3, 6–1
7 RR Jasmine Paolini No. 145 6–1, 7–5
8 Morocco Open International 30 April 2018 Clay 1R Kristína Kučová No. 281 6–0, 6–0
9 2R Laura Siegemund No. 226 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 3–1 ret.
10 QF Sara Errani No. 89 6–3, 6–1
11 SF Hsieh Su-wei (8) No. 60 6–0, 6–2
12 F Ajla Tomljanović No. 96 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
13 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory 5 May 2018 Clay 1R Alison Van Uytvanck No. 47 6–4, 6–4
2R Simona Halep (1) No. 1 0–6, 3–6

Notes

  1. WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  2. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  3. Edition is splited into the two years due to COVID-19.
  4. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. Singles: 2013: WTA Ranking–577, 2014: WTA Ranking–264.
  6. Mertens' and Sabalenka's withdrawal before the quarterfinals against Lucie Hradecká and Andreja Klepač is not counted as a loss.
  7. Doubles: 2013: WTA Ranking–725, 2014: WTA Ranking–259.

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