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Elise Mertens Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Elise Mertens Quick Info
Height 5 ft 10½ in
Weight 65 kg
Date of Birth November 17, 1995
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Boyfriend Robbe Ceyssens

Elise Mertens is a professional Belgian tennis player who is best known for her outstanding performance at the WTA Tour and the ITF Circuit. Besides that, she also contributed to the win of a Grand Slam doubles title at the 2019 US Open. She also has a huge fan base with more than 50k followers on Twitter and more than 100k followers on Instagram.

Born Name

Elise Mertens

Nick Name

Elise

Elise Mertens as seen in a picture taken during a match in WM16 on July 7
Elise Mertens as seen in a picture taken during a match in WM16 on July 7 (si.robi / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Leuven, Belgium

Residence

Hamont-Achel, Belgium

Nationality

Belgian

Education

Elise was training at the Kim Clijsters Academy in early 2018 under the watchful eye of tennis coach Robbe Ceyssens. She was home-schooled.

Occupation

Professional Tennis Player

Family

  • Father – Guido Mertens (Furniture Maker)
  • Mother – Liliane Barbe (Teacher)
  • Siblings – Lauren Mertens (Older Sister) (Airline Pilot)

Build

Athletic

Manager

Elise is represented by Pine Agency.

Height

5 ft 10½ in 179 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Elise has dated –

  1. Robbe Ceyssens – Elise is dating tennis player turned coach Robbe Ceyssens. She has also credited him for her starlight performance in 2019.
Elise Mertens as seen in a picture taken with her opponent professional tennis player Demi Schuurs on day 4 of US Open 2018
Elise Mertens as seen in a picture taken with her opponent professional tennis player Demi Schuurs on day 4 of US Open 2018 (Kate Tann / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Oval face shape
  • Thin eyebrows
  • Snub nose
  • Thin upper lip

Brand Endorsements

Through her social media, she has either endorsed or promoted various brands such as –

  • Lotto
  • Van Lanschot Private Banking
  • Luxilon
  • Head
  • Etixx Sports Nutrition
Elise Mertens competing in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament at the Bank of England Sports Grounds in Roehampton, England in June 2015
Elise Mertens competing in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament at the Bank of England Sports Grounds in Roehampton, England in June 2015 (David Iliff / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Elise Mertens Favorite Things

  • Surface – Hardcourt, Grass
  • Shot – Serve

Source – EliseMerten.be

Elise Mertens as seen in picture taken during the 2nd round of match against Heather Watson on day 5 of the Roland Garros 2018
Elise Mertens as seen in a picture taken during the 2nd round of match against Heather Watson on day 5 of the Roland Garros 2018 ( Carine06 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Elise Mertens Facts

  1. She was brought up in Leuven and is the second daughter born to her parents Liliane and Guido.
  2. Elise had a knack for learning to speak in various languages ever-since her younger days. She can now talk in Dutch/Flemish, English, and French.
  3. It was her older sister Lauran, an airline pilot who introduced Elise to tennis when she was just 4 years old.
  4. Elise looked up to former tennis player Justine Henin and professional tennis player Kim Clijsters.
  5. She started training at the Kim Clijsters Academy in 2015. She was 20 years old at the time.
  6. Her father would make furniture for churches, whereas her mother was a teacher.
  7. Elise and Belarusian professional tennis player Aryna Sabalenka took home the Grand Slam Women’s Doubles tennis title after defeating Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty and Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka at the 2019 US Open.
  8. She is often mistaken as a relative of international footballer Dries Mertens or fellow tennis player Yannick Mertens. However, she shares no relation with them.
  9. Elise is a huge animal lover and has 4 dogs and a variety of birds. Besides that, she also spends part of her free time, promoting the cause of adopting animals and also visits various animal welfare organizations.
  10. She turned pro in the year 2013.
  11. Elise’s playing style is said to be that of the baseline.
  12. She is a perfectionist.
  13. Elise is very close to her mother and father. Besides that, she feels happiest when she’s at home.

Featured Image By David Iliff / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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