Elise Mertens is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in doubles, achieved on May 10, 2021.
She has been counted among the top 15 players in both singles and doubles and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 on 26 November 2018.
What ethnicity is Elise Mertens?
Elise has Belgian ancestry. However, she has always had a strong interest in speaking multiple languages.
Elsie was home-schooled and she learned to speak three languages including French, English, and Flemish Dutch.
What nationality is Elise Mertens?
Elsie is Belgian. She was born on November 17, 1975 (age 26 years), in Leuven, Belgium.
Elise’s parents are Liliane Barbe (mother) and Guido Mertens (father).
Liliane was a school teacher and Guido is a carpenter who specializes in making furniture, mostly for churches.
Both parents of Elise are of Belgian descent.
The sportswoman is the second child of her parents. Her older sister who is now a pilot introduced her to tennis.
