Elise Mertens

Insights

Breakthrough peak came at the 2018 Australian Open

Mertens’ best Grand Slam result in the data is a semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open, when she was 22. That stands alone as her only semifinal and is the clear high point among 38 tournaments.

She has been a consistent second-week player, especially at Roland Garros and the Australian Open

Her best-results line shows 13 round-of-16 finishes, plus three quarterfinals and one semifinal. Across the results table, she reached at least the round of 16 in multiple seasons, including 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2026.

Her strongest stretch was 2018-2022

From 2018 through 2022, she never fell earlier than the third round in any completed Slam season shown, and she produced her semifinal, three quarterfinals, and several round-of-16 runs in that span. The only clear outlier in that run is the 2022 US Open first-round exit, listed as R128.

Recent results show a step down from her peak years

In 2024 and 2025, her best results were only round-of-16 finishes, with several earlier exits: R64 and R32 in 2024, then R64, R32, and R128 in 2025. That is a lower ceiling than the quarterfinal and semifinal level she reached earlier.

Her Grand Slam record is strong but not top-tier by Open Era comparison

She owns an 83-38 record across 121 matches, a 69% win rate, and is ranked #139 of 1961 in the Open Era table. Within Belgium she is #3 of 24, and among players born in 1995 she is #5 of 27.