Demi Schuurs (born 1 August 1993) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.

Demi Schuurs
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceMaastricht, Netherlands
Born (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 30)
Sittard, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,688,826
Official websitedemischuurs.nl
Singles
Career record61–53 (53.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 512 (23 February 2015)
Current rankingNo. 844 (19 February 2024)
Doubles
Career record380–205 (65.0%)
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 7 (22 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 11 (19 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2021)
French Open3R (2020, 2021, 2023)
WimbledonQF (2019)
US OpenQF (2018, 2020, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2019, 2021, 2022)
Olympic Games2R (2020)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2018, 2019, 2023, 2024)
French OpenSF (2021)
WimbledonQF (2018)
US OpenQF (2021, 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–5
Last updated on: 19 February 2024.

On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings. In February 2015, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 512.

She has won eighteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and twenty doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Juniors edit

Schuurs won the junior events of the doubles tournaments at 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open.[1]

Professional career edit

2018–2020: Four WTA 1000 titles and four finals, world No. 7, WTA Finals debut and first semifinal edit

She qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals doubles event, partnering Elise Mertens[2] where she reached the quarterfinals.[3][note 1]

2021–2022: Fourth WTA Finals in doubles with fourth different partner and two times semifinalist edit

She qualified for the 2021 WTA Finals with Nicole Melichar and reached the semifinals for a second time.[3][note 1]

In 2022, she also qualified for her fourth WTA Finals in a row with a fourth different partner, Desirae Krawczyk.[4][5] The pair reached the semifinals, making it the third time for Schuurs.[6]

2023: WTA Tour singles main-draw debut, fifth doubles WTA Finals edit

Without a singles ranking she qualified at the Guadalajara 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 the WTA Finals with Desirae 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]

2024 edit

Schuurs' first competition of the season was representing the Netherlands in the United Cup, a mixed team competition in Perth, Australia. Although the team's performance was not good, being disqualified in the group stage, Schuurs won both mixed doubles matches in which she participated.[8] Still on the Australian swing, Schuurs participated in the Adelaide International in partnership with Asia Muhammad they reached the quarterfinals.[3][note 1] Next, she entered the Australian Open with a new partner, the Brazilian Luisa Stefani, and they reached the quarterfinals.[3][note 1]

Continuing her campaign on hardcourts, now in the Middle East, Schuurs and Stefani competed at the Qatar Open where they caught the title without losing a single set.[3][note 1]

Personal life edit

Schuurs is a daughter of former Dutch international handball player Lambert Schuurs. Her younger brother Perr is a professional football player.[9]

During an interview with the WTA in 2020, Schuurs revealed that she is in a relationship with a woman named Carmen.[10]

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.

Doubles edit

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
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 RR 0 / 5 6–10 38%
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 edit

WTA 1000 tournaments edit

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups) 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   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]
Win 2024 Qatar Open Hard   Luisa Stefani   Caroline Dolehide
  Desirae Krawczyk
6–4, 6–2

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 34 (18 titles, 16 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (5–7)
Premier / WTA 500 (6–5)
International / WTA 250 (7–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Grass (2–5)
Clay (7–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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 Ladies 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 Ladies 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 Grand Prix, 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 Grand Prix, 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]
Win 18–16 Feb 2024 Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar (2) WTA 1000 Hard   Luisa Stefani   Caroline Dolehide
  Desirae Krawczyk
6–4, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 2 (1–1) edit

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

Doubles: 27 (20–7) edit

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)
Carpet (0–0)
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   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 edit

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.

References edit

  1. ^ ITF Staff (2024-02-19). "Demi Schuurs Juniors Doubles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ WTA Staff (2018-09-29). "Sestini Hlavackova/Strycova and Mertens/Schuurs qualify for Singapore". WTA. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e f WTA Staff (2024-02-19). "Demi Schuurs - Matches". WTA. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. ^ "Road to the WTA Finals: Krawczyk and Schuurs".
  5. ^ "Lone Ranger Demi Schuurs finds steady partner in Desirae Krawczyk, plots big finish in Fort Worth".
  6. ^ "Krawczyk, Schuurs join top seeds Krejcikova, Siniakova in semifinals".
  7. ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023".
  8. ^ "Dutch Doubles Propels Netherlands Past Norway At United Cup". atptour.com. 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  9. ^ "Opnieuw talentvolle telg uit familie Schuurs" [Another talented member of the Schuurs family] (in Dutch). l1.nl. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  10. ^ "'You only live once' – on court and off, Schuurs stands out". 24 April 2020.

External links edit