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Seeded 20th at the French Open, Mertens beat Tamara Zidanšek and Diane Parry to advance to the third round, where she was beaten by 12th seed Anastasija Sevastova in a three hour 18-minute match three-set match, despite winning the first set and holding five match points in the decider. À ce jour, elle a remporté cinq titres en simple et dix titres en double dames (dont l'US Open 2019). The 5ft 10in beauty was born in Leuvens, Belgium on November 17, 1995 and has had interest in tennis from an early age. After that, she failed to qualify to both Indian Wells and Miami Open, losing in the first round of qualifying to Sachia Vickery and Alison Van Uytvanck, respectively. Mertens began the season by becoming the first woman to win back-to-back titles in Hobart. Pour commencer la saison sur terre battue, elle remporte le tournoi de Lugano en simple face à Aryna Sabalenka (7-5, 6-2) et en double avec sa compatriote Kirsten Flipkens[13]. She was quite taken by languages and learned a few from home. Elise Mertens is in fine form but Azarenka‘s experience could be key down the stretch. Elise Mertens, née le 17 novembre 1995 à Louvain, est une joueuse de tennis belge, professionnelle depuis 2013.

At that point, she became the only 4th Belgian woman to reach the final four stages of the Australian Open tournament, joining the ranks of her idols, Henin & Clijsters.While she experienced a few physical challenges after that time, Mertens recovered to become one of the most stunning forces in the tennis field.
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Drawn in the same group as her doubles partner Sabalenka, she was beaten in three close sets by the Belarusian before defeating Sakkari in three sets. Elise Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛrtəns]; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player. Ces résultats lui permettent d'intégrer pour la première fois le top 100 mondial à la 82e place. Despite her loss, Mertens reached a new career-ranking of world No. En novembre 2016, Elise Mertens associée à Mandy Minella remporte son second titre en double sur le circuit WTA à l'Open de Limoges. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Mertens started in Brisbane with a first-round exit against top-10 player and sixth seed Kiki Bertens, she lost the match in three sets. Those wins might inspire her to go one better against Mertens, and continue her giant-killing spree. Her backhand is her more reliable wing, while she can struggle with the timing on her forehand at times. Mertens opened the year by reaching the quarterfinals in both Shenzhen, where she was beaten to Elena Rybakina, and Hobart, losing to Heather Watson. Even though she lost early in singles, she was able to win her biggest doubles title to date, alongside Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells. She has consistent groundstrokes on both her forehand and backhand.

She then lost to Halep for the second time that year. 8 seed Monica Niculescu and beat Mona Barthel en route to the quarterfinals, losing there to eventual finalist Anett Kontaveit. The Belgian has made it to the quarterfinals or better in five out of nine events she has played, and has been particularly impressive since the tour restarted.
While her most prolific success has come in the form of doubles, including winning both the Indian Wells and Miami doubles titles in 2019 to complete the Sunshine Double, Mertens has also been very successful in singles, including reaching the semifinals at the 2018 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of both the 2019 and 2020 US Open. Les 2 joueuses sont sorties au second tour par les futures vainqueurs Serena Williams et Venus Williams. Pour la tournée asiatique, elle est éliminée dès le premier tour à Wuhan et Pékin en simple, mais remporte son premier titre Premier 5 à Wuhan avec Demi Schuurs, ce qui permet à la paire de se qualifier pour le Masters[20]. En août 2016, elle passe les 3 tours de qualification de l'US Open et rejoint pour la première fois le tableau final d'un tournoi du Grand Chelem en simple.

She reached the fourth round at the French Open, defeating Varvara Lepchenko, Heather Watson, and Daria Gavrilova before falling again to Halep, who went on to win the title. Her serve is reliable but not too forceful. She won a couple of matches there, before seeing her campaign getting halted at the hands of former Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard. Defending semifinalist points from last year, she entered the Australian Open as the 12th seed. Elle bat ensuite successivement Kristina Mladenovic (6-1, 6-2), 45e mondiale tête de série no 7, et Sachia Vickery. She next competed at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, playing doubles.