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flag Mertens and Zhang won the 2026 Australian Open women’s doubles title in a comeback victory.

flag Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai won the 2026 Australian Open women’s doubles title, defeating Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 7-6(4), 6-4 in a final marked by comebacks and resilience. flag The fourth seeds overcame a 4-1 deficit in the first set and held off two championship points in the second to claim their first Grand Slam title together. flag The victory secured Mertens’ sixth Grand Slam doubles crown and her return to world No. flag 1, while Zhang added her third major title, having previously won with Samantha Stosur in 2019 and 2021.

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