The famous Elise Mertens is a professional tennis player from Belgium who was born on November 17, 1995. She formerly ranked first in the world in doubles. Mertens has won three Grand Slam doubles tournaments: the 2019 US Open, the 2021 Australian Open, and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships alongside Aryna Sabalenka.
Who is Elise Mertens’s coach Philippe Dehaes?
Philippe Dahaes is Elise Mertens’s new coach. Dahaes is a 51-year-old Belgian tennis coach born in 1975. He has coached some big names in world tennis including the likes of Kristof Vliegen (1999-2004, 2005-06), Xavier Malisse (2004), Christophe Rochus (2006-07), Yanina Wickmayer (2007-09), Maryna Zanevska (2012-17), Daria Kasatkina (2017-19), and Monica Puig (2019-2020).
Dahaes is a married man with two kids. Between 2007 and 2009, he was the technical director of Justine Henin’s tennis academy. From 2009 to 2012, he was the director of the Belgium International Tennis and Education Centre. Dehaes is a Belgian Tennis Federation Level 3 Tennis Instructing Expert. Lacoste, Technifibre, and Volvo are among the sponsors.
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