Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs (born 1 August 1993) is a professional Dutch tennis player who has specialized in doubles.
Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Residence | Sittard, Netherlands |
Born | Nieuwstadt, Netherlands | 1 August 1993
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,444,239 |
Official website | demischuurs.nl |
Singles | |
Career record | 59–52 (53.2%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 512 (23 February 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 824 (23 October 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 369–196 (65.3%) |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (22 October 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 19 (23 October 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2021) |
French Open | 3R (2020, 2021, 2023) |
Wimbledon | QF (2019) |
US Open | QF (2018, 2020, 2022) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2019, 2021, 2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
French Open | SF (2021) |
Wimbledon | QF (2018) |
US Open | QF (2021, 2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 7–5 |
Last updated on: 21 October 2023. |
She has won seventeen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and twenty doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In February 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 512. On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Juniors
Schuurs won the junior events of the doubles tournaments at 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open.
Professional career
2018–2022: Four WTA 1000 titles and WTA doubles Finals with for different partners
She qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals doubles event, partnering Elise Mertens[1] where she reached the quarterfinals.
In 2021 she qualified for the 2021 WTA Finals with Nicole Melichar and reached the semifinals for a second time. In 2022, she also qualified for her fourth WTA Finals in a row with a fourth different partner, Desirae Krawczyk.[2][3] The pair reached the semifinals, making it the third time for Schuurs.[4]
2023: WTA singles main draw debut
Without a singles ranking she qualified at the 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron for her first singles main draw at a WTA tour level on her eighth WTA singles qualifying attempt, getting her first singles ranking in the top 1000 since 2016.[5]
Personal life
Schuurs is a daughter of former Dutch international handball player Lambert Schuurs. Her younger brother Perr is a professional football player.[6]
During an interview with the WTA in 2020, Schuurs revealed that she is in a relationship with a woman named Carmen.[7]
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | A | QF | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% |
US Open | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | 0 / 8 | 12–7 | 63% |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 7–3 | 0 / 29 | 37–28 | 57% |
Year-end championships | ||||||||||||
WTA Finals | DNQ | QF | SF | NH | SF | SF | 0 / 4 | 6–7 | 46% | |||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | SF | 2R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | QF | NH | F | F | 0 / 3 | 10–3 | 75% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | W | F | 2R | 2R | SF | 1 / 5 | 11–4 | 73% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | W | F | NH | 2R | QF | 1 / 4 | 11–3 | 79% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | F | F | W | QF | SF | 1 / 6 | 17–5 | 77% | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
Wuhan Open | A | A | 1R | W | SF | NH | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% | |||
China Open | A | A | 2R | SF | QF | NH | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | |||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | N/A | 71 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
Significant finals
Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2018 | Italian Open | Clay | Ashleigh Barty | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2018 | Canadian Open | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 2018 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Elise Mertens | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2018 | Wuhan Open | Hard | Elise Mertens | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2019 | Italian Open | Clay | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty |
6–4, 0–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 2019 | Canadian Open | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
5–7, 0–6 |
Loss | 2019 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Lucie Hradecká 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 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2022 | Madrid Open | Clay | Desirae Krawczyk | Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos |
6–7(1–7), 7–5, [7–10] |
Loss | 2023 | Canadian Open | Hard | Desirae Krawczyk | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
4–6, 6–4, [11–13] |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 33 (17 titles, 16 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Hard (i) | Ysaline Bonaventure | Gioia Barbieri Karin Knapp |
7–5, 4–6, [10–6] |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2015 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Oksana Kalashnikova | Andreea Mitu Patricia Maria Țig |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Raluca Olaru İpek Soylu |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2017 | Auckland Classic, New Zealand | International | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | International | Grass | Kiki Bertens | 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 Raluca Olaru |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Sep 2017 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Elise Mertens | Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2018 | Brisbane International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Kiki Bertens | Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5–4 | Jan 2018 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Elise Mertens | Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 6–4 | May 2018 | Italian Open, Italy | Premier 5 | Clay | Ashleigh Barty | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | May 2018 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson |
3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2018 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | International | Grass | Elise Mertens | Kiki Bertens Kirsten Flipkens |
3–3 ret. |
Loss | 8–5 | Jun 2018 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Premier | Grass | Elise Mertens | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 9–5 | Aug 2018 | Canadian Open, Canada | Premier 5 | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2018 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | Premier 5 | Hard | Elise Mertens | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10–6 | Sep 2018 | Wuhan Open, China | Premier 5 | Hard | Elise Mertens | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–7 | Feb 2019 | Qatar Open, Qatar | Premier | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan |
1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss | 10–8 | May 2019 | Italian Open, Italy | Premier 5 | Clay | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty |
6–4, 0–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 10–9 | Jun 2019 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Premier | Grass | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová |
4–6, 7–6(4), [8–10] |
Loss | 10–10 | Aug 2019 | Canadian Open, Canada | Premier 5 | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
5–7, 0–6 |
Loss | 10–11 | Aug 2019 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | Premier 5 | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 11–11 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | Premier 5 | Hard | Květa Peschke | Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan |
6–1, 4–6, [10–4] |
Win | 12–11 | Sep 2020 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Nicole Melichar | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 13–11 | Mar 2021 | Qatar Open, Qatar | WTA 500 | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Monica Niculescu Jeļena Ostapenko |
6–2, 2–6, [10–8] |
Win | 14–11 | Apr 2021 | Charleston Open, U.S. | WTA 500 | Clay (green) | Nicole Melichar | Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 14–12 | May 2021 | Madrid Open, Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 14–13 | Jun 2021 | German Open, Germany | WTA 500 | Grass | Nicole Melichar | Victoria Azarenka Aryna Sabalenka |
6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |
Loss | 14–14 | Jun 2021 | Eastbourne International, UK | WTA 500 | Grass | Nicole Melichar | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15–14 | Apr 2022 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | Desirae Krawczyk | Coco Gauff Zhang Shuai |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 15–15 | May 2022 | Madrid Open, Spain | WTA 1000 | Clay | Desirae Krawczyk | Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos |
6–7(1), 7–5, [7–10] |
Win | 16–15 | Apr 2023 | Stuttgart Open, Germany (2) | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | Desirae Krawczyk | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Giuliana Olmos |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 17–15 | Jun 2023 | Eastbourne International, UK | WTA 500 | Grass | Desirae Krawczyk | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 17–16 | Aug 2023 | Canadian Open, Canada | WTA 1000 | Hard | Desirae Krawczyk | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
4–6, 6–4, [11–13] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 |
Doubles: 27 (20–7)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 | Quirine Lemoine | 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 Laura Schaeder |
7–5, 1–6, [14–12] |
Win | 6. | Jul 2013 | ITF Maaseik, Belgium | Clay | Eva Wacanno | Bernice van de Velde Kelly Versteeg |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 7. | Aug 2013 | ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Amandine Hesse | Elke Lemmens Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
3–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Loss | 2. | Sep 2013 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Eva Wacanno | Cindy Burger Daniela Seguel |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8. | Nov 2013 | ITF Bol, Croatia | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková | Vivien Juhászová Tereza Malíková |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | Dec 2013 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Hard | Eva Wacanno | 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 | Eva Wacanno | Sviatlana Pirazhenka 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 Daniela Seguel |
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 | Kelly Versteeg | Vivien Juhászová Tereza Malíková |
6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 14. | Feb 2015 | Open de l'Isère, France | Hard (i) | Hiroko Kuwata | Manon Arcangioli Cindy Burger |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 15. | Feb 2015 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | Clay (i) | Daniela Seguel | Xenia Knoll Alice Matteucci |
6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 6. | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | Grass | An-Sophie Mestach | Raluca Olaru Xu Yifan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 16. | Aug 2015 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Elise Mertens | Justyna Jegiołka Sherazad Reix |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | Apr 2016 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | Clay | Steffi Distelmans | Marie Benoît Arantxa Rus |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 17. | May 2016 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 18. | May 2016 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Nicola Geuer Viktorija Golubic |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 19. | Jul 2016 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Sílvia Soler Espinosa Sara Sorribes Tormo |
7–5, 3–6, [10–4] |
Win | 20. | Aug 2016 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Steffi Distelmans | Başak Eraydın Ilona Kremen |
6–1, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | An-Sophie Mestach | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 2011 | French Open | Clay | Victoria Kan | Irina Khromacheva Maryna Zanevska |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Tang Haochen | Eugenie Bouchard Grace Min |
5–7, 6–2, 5–7 |
Win | 2011 | US Open | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | Gabrielle Andrews Taylor Townsend |
6–4, 5–7, [10–5] |
References
- Sestini Hlavackova/Strycova and Mertens/Schuurs qualify for Singapore – WTA
- "Road to the WTA Finals: Krawczyk and Schuurs".
- "Lone Ranger Demi Schuurs finds steady partner in Desirae Krawczyk, plots big finish in Fort Worth".
- "Krawczyk, Schuurs join top seeds Krejcikova, Siniakova in semifinals".
- https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3013222/photos-the-players-contesting-their-first-wta-main-draw-in-2023
- Opnieuw talentvolle telg uit familie Schuurs – L1 (in Dutch)
- "'You only live once' – on court and off, Schuurs stands out". 24 April 2020.