Demi Schuurs

Demi Schuurs (pronounced [ˈdeːmi sxyrs]; born 1 August 1993) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings. In February 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 512.

Demi Schuurs

Schuurs at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Maastricht, Netherlands
Born	(1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 Sittard, Netherlands
Height	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	19
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)
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.

She has won eighteen doubles tournaments on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

Juniors

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

Professional

2018–2020: Four WTA 1000 titles and four finals, world No. 7, WTA Finals debut & SF

She qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals doubles event, partnering Elise Mertens where she reached the quarterfinals.

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

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. The pair reached the semifinals, making it the third time for Schuurs.

2023: WTA Tour singles main-draw debut, 5th WTA Finals

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.

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.

2024

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 she played. Still on the Australian swing, Schuurs participated in the Adelaide International in partnership with Asia Muhammad. They reached the quarterfinals. Next, she entered the Australian Open with a new partner, the Brazilian Luisa Stefani, and they reached the quarterfinals.

Continuing her campaign on hardcourts, now in the Middle East, Schuurs and Stefani competed at the Qatar Ladies Open where they won the title without losing a single set.

In October, Schuurs teamed up with Yuan Yue to win the doubles at the Ningbo Open, defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final.

Personal life

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

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

Performance timeline

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

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	SF	A	QF	QF	0 / 8	11–8	58%
French Open	A	A	1R	1R	2R	3R	3R	2R	3R	A	0 / 7	8–7	53%
Wimbledon	A	1R	3R	3R	QF	NH	1R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 8	9–8	53%
US Open	1R	A	2R	QF	2R	QF	1R	QF	2R	QF	0 / 9	15–8	65%
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	3–4	5–4	5–4	6–3	6–4	5–3	7–3	6–3	0 / 32	43–31	58%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals	DNQ			QF	SF	NH	SF	SF	RR	DNQ	0 / 5	6–10	38%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	NH				A	NH		1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open	A	A	A	2R	NMS	1R	NMS	1R	NMS	W	1 / 4	6–3	67%
Dubai	A	A	A	NMS	QF	NMS	QF	NMS	SF	1R	0 / 4	5–4	56%
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	NH	2R	2R	2R	QF	0 / 6	6–6	50%
Miami Open	A	A	1R	SF	2R	NH	1R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 7	5–7	42%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	QF	NH	F	F	1R	2R	0 / 5	11–5	69%
Italian Open	A	A	A	W	F	2R	2R	SF	SF	1R	1 / 7	13–6	68%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	W	F	NH	2R	QF	F	1R	1 / 6	15–5	75%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	1R	F	F	W	QF	SF	QF	QF	1 / 8	20–7	74%
Guadalajara Open	NH							2R	A	NMS	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wuhan Open	A	A	1R	W	SF	NH				1R	1 / 4	7–3	70%
China Open	A	A	2R	SF	QF	NH			1R	1R	0 / 5	5–5	50%
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	N/A	71	45	8	14	12	11	17	19

Significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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

Olympic Games medal matches

Mixed doubles: 1 (4th place)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
4th place	2024	Summer Olympics, Paris	Clay	Wesley Koolhof	Gabriela Dabrowski Félix Auger-Aliassime	3–6, 6–7(2–7)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 35 (19 titles, 16 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (Premier M / Premier 5) (5–7) WTA 500 (Premier) (7–5) WTA 250 (International) (7–4)

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, 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 Open, 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, US	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, US	Premier 5	Hard	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač	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, France	International	Clay	Nicole Melichar	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	6–4, 6–3
Win	13–11	Mar 2021	Qatar Ladies Open	WTA 500	Hard	Nicole Melichar	Monica Niculescu Jeļena Ostapenko	6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Win	14–11	Apr 2021	Charleston Open, US	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 (2)	WTA 1000	Hard	Luisa Stefani	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	6–4, 6–2
Win	19–16	Oct 2024	Ningbo Open, China	WTA 500	Hard	Yuan Yue	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–3, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (1–1)

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 (20–7)

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	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
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]

External links

• Demi Schuurs at the Women's Tennis Association
• Demi Schuurs at the International Tennis Federation
• Demi Schuurs at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Demi Schuurs at Wimbledon
• Demi Schuurs at ESPN.com
• Demi Schuurs at Olympedia (archive)
• Demi Schuurs at Olympics.com
• Demi Schuurs at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)