Dutch tennis player (born 1993)
Demi Schuurs Country (sports) Netherlands Residence Maastricht , NetherlandsBorn (1993-08-01 ) 1 August 1993 (age 31) Sittard , NetherlandsHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 2009 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $2,888,604 Official website demischuurs.nl Singles Career record 61–53 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 512 (23 February 2015) Doubles Career record 395–221 Career titles 20 Highest ranking No. 7 (22 October 2018) Current ranking No. 21 (21 October 2024) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open SF (2021 ) French Open 3R (2020 ,2021 ,2023 ) Wimbledon QF (2019 ) US Open QF (2018 ,2020 ,2022 ,2024 ) Other doubles tournaments Tour Finals SF (2019 ,2021 ,2022 ) Olympic Games 2R (2021 ) Grand Slam mixed doubles results Australian Open 2R (2018 ,2019 ,2023 ,2024 ,2025 ) French Open SF (2021 ) Wimbledon QF (2018 ) US Open QF (2021 ,2023 ) Other mixed doubles tournaments Olympic Games SF (2024 ) Team competitions Fed Cup 11–5 Last updated on: 21 October 2024.
Demi Schuurs (pronounced [ˈdeːmi tennis player who specializes in doubles.On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doublesrankings . In February 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 512.
She has won twenty doubles titles on theWTA Tour , as well as one singles title and 20 doubles titles on theITF Circuit .
Schuurs won the junior events of the doubles tournaments at2011 Australian Open and2011 US Open .[ 1]
[ edit ] She qualified for the2018 WTA Finals doubles event, partneringElise Mertens [ 2] [ 3] [ note 1]
[ edit ] She qualified for the2021 WTA Finals withNicole Melichar and reached the semifinals for a second time.[ 3] [ note 1]
In 2022, she also qualified for her fourthWTA Finals in a row with a fourth different partner,Desirae Krawczyk .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
[ edit ] Without a singles ranking she qualified at theGuadalajara Open for her first singles main draw at a tour–level on her eighth WTA singles qualifying attempt, getting her first singles ranking in the top 1000 since 2016.[ 7]
She qualified for theWTA Finals withDesirae Krawczyk for a fifth year in a row that the tournament was played and for the second time with the same partner.[ 3] [ note 1]
[ edit ] Schuurs' first competition of the season was representing the Netherlands in theUnited Cup , a mixed team competition in Perth, Australia. Although the team's performance was not good, being eliminated in the group stage, Schuurs won both mixed doubles matches she played.[ 8]
Still on the Australian swing, Schuurs participated in theAdelaide International in partnership withAsia Muhammad . They reached the quarterfinals.[ 3] [ note 1] Australian Open with a new partner, the BrazilianLuisa Stefani , and they reached the quarterfinals.[ 3] [ note 1] Middle East , Schuurs and Stefani competed at theQatar Ladies Open where they won the title without losing a single set.[ 3] [ note 1]
In October 2024, Schuurs teamed up withYuan Yue to win the doubles at theNingbo Open , defeating top seedsNicole Melichar-Martinez andEllen Perez in the final.[ 9]
Schuurs reached three rounds of 16, at the2025 Australian Open , and at the2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open and the2025 Dubai Tennis Championships with partner Muhammad.[ 3] [ note 1] 2025 BNP Paribas Open defeating top seeds world No. 1Katerina Siniakova and world No. 2 Taylor Townsend.[ 10] Tereza Mihalikova andOlivia Nicholls .[ 11] [ 12]
Schuurs is a daughter of former Dutch internationalhandball playerLambert Schuurs . Her younger brotherPerr is a professionalfootball player.[ 13]
During an interview with theWTA in 2020, Schuurs revealed that she is in a relationship with a woman named Carmen.[ 14]
Performance timeline [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
WTA 1000 tournaments [ edit ] [ edit ] Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 2018 Italian Open Clay Ashleigh Barty Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4 Win 2018 Canadian Open Hard Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] Loss 2018 Cincinnati Open Hard Elise Mertens Lucie Hradecká 2–6, 5–7 Win 2018 Wuhan Open Hard 6–3, 6–3 Loss 2019 Italian Open Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 0–6, [3–10] Loss 2019 Canadian Open Hard Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 5–7, 0–6 Loss 2019 Cincinnati Open Hard Andreja Klepač 4–6, 1–6 Win 2020 Cincinnati Open Hard Květa Peschke Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan 6–1, 4–6, [10–4] Loss 2021 Madrid Open Clay Gabriela Dabrowski 4–6, 3–6 Loss 2022 Madrid Open Clay Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos 6–7(1–7) , 7–5, [7–10] Loss 2023 Canadian Open Hard Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] Win 2024 Qatar Open Hard Luisa Stefani Caroline Dolehide 6–4, 6–2
Olympic Games medal matches [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Finals by surface Hard (10–7) Clay (7–4) Grass (2–5)
Finals by setting Outdoor (16–16) Indoor (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Apr 2015 Katowice Open , PolandInternational Hard (i) Ysaline Bonaventure Gioia Barbieri Karin Knapp 7–5, 4–6, [10–6] Win 2–0 Jul 2015 Bucharest Open , RomaniaInternational Clay Oksana Kalashnikova Andreea Mitu Patricia Maria Țig 6–2, 6–2 Loss 2–1 Oct 2016 Tashkent Open , UzbekistanInternational Hard Renata Voráčová Raluca Olaru İpek Soylu 5–7, 3–6 Loss 2–2 Jan 2017 Auckland Open , New ZealandInternational Hard Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 2–6, 2–6 Loss 2–3 Jun 2017 Rosmalen Open , NetherlandsInternational Grass Dominika Cibulková Kirsten Flipkens 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] Loss 2–4 Jul 2017 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Elise Mertens Irina Camelia Begu 3–6, 3–6 Win 3–4 Sep 2017 Guangzhou Open , ChinaInternational Hard Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders 6–2, 6–3 Win 4–4 Jan 2018 Brisbane International , AustraliaPremier Hard Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 6–2 Win 5–4 Jan 2018 Hobart International , AustraliaInternational Hard Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya 6–2, 6–2 Win 6–4 May 2018 Italian Open , ItalyPremier 5 Clay Ashleigh Barty Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4 Win 7–4 May 2018 Nuremberg Cup , GermanyInternational Clay Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] Win 8–4 Jun 2018 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands International Grass 3–3 ret. Loss 8–5 Jun 2018 Birmingham Classic , UKPremier Grass Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] Win 9–5 Aug 2018 Canadian Open , CanadaPremier 5 Hard Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] Loss 9–6 Aug 2018 Cincinnati Open , USPremier 5 Hard Lucie Hradecká 2–6, 5–7 Win 10–6 Sep 2018 Wuhan Open , ChinaPremier 5 Hard 6–3, 6–3 Loss 10–7 Feb 2019 Qatar Ladies Open , QatarPremier Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Chan Hao-ching 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] Loss 10–8 May 2019 Italian Open, Italy Premier 5 Clay Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 0–6, [3–10] Loss 10–9 Jun 2019 Birmingham Classic, UK Premier Grass Hsieh Su-wei 4–6, 7–6(4) , [8–10] Loss 10–10 Aug 2019 Canadian Open, Canada Premier 5 Hard Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 5–7, 0–6 Loss 10–11 Aug 2019 Cincinnati Open, US Premier 5 Hard 4–6, 1–6 Win 11–11 Aug 2020 Cincinnati Open, US Premier 5 Hard Květa Peschke Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan 6–1, 4–6, [10–4] Win 12–11 Sep 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg , FranceInternational Clay Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani 6–4, 6–3 Win 13–11 Mar 2021 Qatar Ladies Open WTA 500 Hard Monica Niculescu Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 2–6, [10–8] Win 14–11 Apr 2021 Charleston Open , USWTA 500 Clay (green) Marie Bouzková 6–2, 6–4 Loss 14–12 May 2021 Madrid Open , SpainWTA 1000 Clay Gabriela Dabrowski 4–6, 3–6 Loss 14–13 Jun 2021 German Open , GermanyWTA 500 Grass Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 5–7, [4–10] Loss 14–14 Jun 2021 Eastbourne International , UKWTA 500 Grass Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 1–6, 4–6 Win 15–14 Apr 2022 Stuttgart Grand Prix , GermanyWTA 500 Clay (i) Desirae Krawczyk Coco Gauff Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–4 Loss 15–15 May 2022 Madrid Open, Spain WTA 1000 Clay Giuliana Olmos 6–7(1) , 7–5, [7–10] Win 16–15 Apr 2023 Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany(2) WTA 500 Clay (i) 6–4, 6–1 Win 17–15 Jun 2023 Eastbourne International, UK WTA 500 Grass Ellen Perez 6–2, 6–4 Loss 17–16 Aug 2023 Canadian Open, Canada WTA 1000 Hard 4–6, 6–4, [11–13] Win 18–16 Feb 2024 Qatar Ladies Open(2) WTA 1000 Hard Caroline Dolehide 6–4, 6–2 Win 19–16 Oct 2024 Ningbo Open , ChinaWTA 500 Hard Yuan Yue 6–3, 6–3
Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1. Oct 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Olga Ianchuk 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 Win 1. Feb 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Emily Webley-Smith 6–4, 6–2
Legend $100,000 tournaments (1–0) $75,000 tournaments (1–0) $50,000 tournaments (1–1) $25,000 tournaments (9–3) $15,000 tournaments (1–1) $10,000 tournaments (7–2)
Finals by surface Hard (5–1) Clay (15–5) Grass (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Jul 2009 ITF Bree, Belgium Clay An-Sophie Mestach Kiki Bertens Quirine Lemoine 1–6, 0–6 Win 1. Jul 2010 ITF Bree, Belgium Clay Sofie Oyen Marcella Koek Marina Melnikova 6–0, 6–1 Win 2. Aug 2010 ITF Westende, Belgium Hard Alison Van Uytvanck Irina Khromacheva 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] Win 3. Mar 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Ilona Kremen Martina Gledacheva Isabella Shinikova 3–6, 7–6(3) , [10–8] Win 4. Apr 2012 ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium Clay Maryna Zanevska Tatjana Maria Stephanie Vogt 6–4, 6–3 Win 5. Jul 2013 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Eva Wacanno Carolin Daniels 7–5, 1–6, [14–12] Win 6. Jul 2013 ITF Maaseik, Belgium Clay Kelly Versteeg 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] Win 7. Aug 2013 ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands Clay Amandine Hesse Sviatlana Pirazhenka 3–6, 7–5, [10–4] Loss 2. Sep 2013 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay Cindy Burger Daniela Seguel 4–6, 1–6 Win 8. Nov 2013 ITF Bol, Croatia Clay Barbora Krejčíková 6–2, 6–4 Win 9. Dec 2013 ITF Madrid, Spain Hard Elitsa Kostova Evgeniya Rodina 6–1, 6–2 Loss 3. Feb 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Zarah Razafimahatratra Ana Veselinović Eugeniya Pashkova 2–6, 1–6 Loss 4. Jun 2014 ITF Breda, Netherlands Clay Natela Dzalamidze 4–6, 1–6 Loss 5. Aug 2014 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Bernarda Pera Ysaline Bonaventure Richèl Hogenkamp 4–6, 4–6 Win 10. Aug 2014 ITF Fleurus, Belgium Clay Elise Mertens Tatiana Búa 6–2, 6–3 Win 11. Aug 2014 ITF Fleurus, Belgium Clay Arantxa Rus Hilda Melander Marina Melnikova 6–4, 6–1 Win 12. Nov 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Marie Benoît Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova 6–4, 7–5 Win 13. Dec 2014 ITF Sousse, Tunisia Hard 6–3, 6–0 Win 14. Feb 2015 Open de l'Isère , FranceHard (i) Hiroko Kuwata Manon Arcangioli 6–1, 6–3 Win 15. Feb 2015 ITF Beinasco, Italy Clay (i) Xenia Knoll Alice Matteucci 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] Loss 6. Jun 2015 Ilkley Trophy , UKGrass Raluca Olaru Xu Yifan 3–6, 4–6 Win 16. Aug 2015 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Justyna Jegiołka Sherazad Reix 6–3, 6–2 Loss 7. Apr 2016 Wiesbaden Open , GermanyClay Steffi Distelmans 2–6, 2–6 Win 17. May 2016 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer , FranceClay Aleksandra Krunić 6–4, 7–5 Win 18. May 2016 Open Saint-Gaudens , FranceClay Renata Voráčová Nicola Geuer Viktorija Golubic 6–1, 6–2 Win 19. Jul 2016 ITF Prague Open , Czech RepublicClay Sílvia Soler Espinosa Sara Sorribes Tormo 7–5, 3–6, [10–4] Win 20. Aug 2016 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Başak Eraydın Ilona Kremen 6–1, 6–4
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ] [ edit ] ^a b c d e f g To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.
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Netherlands
Ashleigh Barty
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Latisha Chan
Ekaterina Makarova
Elise Mertens
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Victoria Azarenka
Andreja Klepač
Nicole Melichar
Xu Yifan
Gabriela Dabrowski
Giuliana Olmos
Shuko Aoyama
Luisa Stefani
Gioia Barbieri
Oksana Kalashnikova
Andreea Mitu
İpek Soylu
Johanna Larsson
Dominika Cibulková
María José Martínez Sánchez
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
Jeļena Ostapenko
Emily Webley-Smith
Martina Gledacheva
Stephanie Vogt
Daniela Seguel
Zarah Razafimahatratra
Ana Veselinović
Tatiana Búa
Xenia Knoll
Justyna Jegiołka
Aleksandra Krunić
