Elise Mertens is well-known a Belgian professional tennis player. She became world No. 1 in doubles in May 2021, the third Belgian to hold the top ranking across both disciplines after Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.
Mertens is a three-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open partnering Aryna Sabalenka, and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships with Hsieh Su-wei.
Mertens also finished runner-up at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships with Zhang Shuai. Mertens has won 16 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2022 WTA Finals with Veronika Kudermetova, four at WTA 1000 level, and finished runner-up at the 2021 WTA Finals alongside Hsieh.
Where did Elise Mertens go to college and high school?
Mertens was home-schooled and enjoyed studying languages, speaking French, English, and Flemish Dutch. Her older sister, Lauren, is currently an airline pilot and introduced the then-four-year-old Elise to tennis.
While growing up, Mertens looked up to Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters and was a member of the Kim Clijsters Academy, where she has been training from 2015 until it shut down in 2022.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
