Elise Mertens is a member of the Belgian national team. She has five women’s singles titles and nine doubles victories, including the US Open Grand Slam doubles triumph in 2019.
She also defeated Elina Svitolina in the 2018 quarterfinals, her first victory over a top-five-rated player.
Mertens was beaten in three sets in the first round of the Brisbane event by a top-10 tennis player and sixth seed Kiki Bertens.
Elise Mertens parents: Liliane Barbé, Guido Mertens
Mertens was born in Leuven. Her parents were Liliane Barbé and Guido Mertens
Liliane Barbe was a teacher and Guido Mertens was a church furniture maker.
On her road to victory, she defeated three top-10 players, including Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, and Kiki Bertens.
Mertens dropped her first match of the year to Zhu Lin after a three-hour journey.
All sports were halted from February 20 to July 20 due to the Covid-19 epidemic; nonetheless, all sports were successfully completed.
Elise Mertens parent nationality
Both parents are Belgian nationals.
She was homeschooled and liked language studies, speaking French, English, and Flemish Dutch Mertens looked up to Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters as a child and is now a member of the Kim Clijsters Academy, where she has been training since 2015
Are Elise Mertens parents still together?
They are believed to be alive as of 2022
