Demi Schuurs

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

Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceSittard, Netherlands
Born (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993
Nieuwstadt, Netherlands
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,335,118
Official websitedemischuurs.nl
Singles
Career record59–50
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 512 (23 February 2015)
Doubles
Career record260–139
Career titles10 WTA, 20 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 7 (22 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 12 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open2R (2019)
WimbledonQF (2019)
US OpenQF (2018)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenQF (2018)
WimbledonQF (2018)
US Open1R (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–4
Last updated on: 31 March 2020.

She has won ten doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and twenty doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 23 February 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 512. On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings.

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

She qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals doubles event, partnering with Elise Mertens.[1]

Personal life

Schuurs is a daughter of former Dutch international handball player Lambert Schuurs. Her younger brother Perr is a professional football player.[2]

During an interview with the WTA in 2020, Schuurs revealed that she is in a relationship with a woman, Carmen.[3]

Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 finals

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2018 Italian Open, Rome Clay Ashleigh Barty Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strycova		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2018 Canadian Open, Montreal Hard Ashleigh Barty Latisha Chan
Ekaterina Makarova		 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up 2018 Cincinnati Open, U.S. Hard Elise Mertens Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova		 2–6, 5–7
Winner 2018 Wuhan Open, China Hard Elise Mertens Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2019 Italian Open, Rome Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Victoria Azarenka
Ashleigh Barty		 6–4, 0–6, [3–10]
Runner-up 2019 Canadian Open, Toronto Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková		 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 2019 Cincinnati Open, U.S. Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Lucie Hradecká
Andreja Klepač		 4–6, 1–6

WTA career finals

Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (3–4)
Premier (1–3)
International (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Grass (1–3)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 12 April 2015 Katowice Open, Poland Hard (i) Ysaline Bonaventure Gioia Barbieri
Karin Knapp		 7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
Winner 2. 19 July 2015 Bucharest Open, Romania Clay Oksana Kalashnikova Andreea Mitu
Patricia Maria Țig		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 1 October 2016 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Hard Renata Voráčová Raluca Olaru
İpek Soylu		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 7 January 2017 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Renata Voráčová Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson		 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 17 June 2017 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands Grass Kiki Bertens Dominika Cibulková
Kirsten Flipkens		 6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Runner-up 4. 23 July 2017 Bucharest Open, Romania Clay Elise Mertens Irina Camelia Begu
Raluca Olaru		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 23 September 2017 Guangzhou Open, China Hard Elise Mertens Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 4. 6 January 2018 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Kiki Bertens Andreja Klepač
María José Martínez Sánchez		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 5. 13 January 2018 Hobart International, Australia Hard Elise Mertens Lyudmyla Kichenok
Makoto Ninomiya		 6–2, 6–2
Winner 6. 20 May 2018 Italian Open, Rome Clay Ashleigh Barty Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. 26 May 2018 Nuremberg Cup, Germany Clay Katarina Srebotnik Kirsten Flipkens
Johanna Larsson		 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Winner 8. 16 June 2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands Grass Elise Mertens Kiki Bertens
Kirsten Flipkens		 3–3 ret.
Runner-up 5. 24 June 2018 Birmingham Classic, Great Britain Grass Elise Mertens Timea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic		 6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Winner 9. 12 August 2018 Canadian Open, Montreal Hard Ashleigh Barty Latisha Chan
Ekaterina Makarova		 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up 6. 19 August 2018 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard Elise Mertens Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova		 2–6, 5–7
Winner 10. 28 September 2018 Wuhan Open, China Hard Elise Mertens Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 16 February 2019 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Chan Hao-ching
Latisha Chan		 1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Runner-up 8. 19 May 2019 Italian Open, Rome Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Victoria Azarenka
Ashleigh Barty		 6–4, 0–6, [3–10]
Runner-up 9. 23 June 2019 Birmingham Classic, Great Britain Grass Anna-Lena Grönefeld Hsieh Su-wei
Barbora Strýcová		 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Runner-up 10. 11 August 2019 Canadian Open, Toronto Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková		 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 11. 17 August 2019 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Lucie Hradecká
Andreja Klepač		 4–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 October 2012 Antalya, Turkey Clay Olga Ianchuk 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 1. 24 February 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Emily Webley-Smith 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 27 (20–7)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (15–5)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 27 July 2009 Bree, Belgium Clay An-Sophie Mestach Kiki Bertens
Quirine Lemoine		 1–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 26 July 2010 Bree, Belgium Clay Sofie Oyen Marcella Koek
Marina Melnikova		 6–0, 6–1
Winner 2. 16 August 2010 Westende, Belgium Hard Quirine Lemoine Alison Van Uytvanck
Irina Khromacheva		 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3. 21 March 2011 Antalya, Turkey Clay Ilona Kremen Martina Gledacheva
Isabella Shinikova		 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Winner 4. 2 April 2012 Tessenderlo, Belgium Clay Maryna Zanevska Tatjana Maria
Stephanie Vogt		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. 8 July 2013 Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Eva Wacanno Carolin Daniels
Laura Schaeder		 7–5, 1–6, [14–12]
Winner 6. 22 July 2013 Maaseik, Belgium Clay Eva Wacanno Bernice van de Velde
Kelly Versteeg		 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Winner 7. 26 August 2013 Rotterdam, Netherlands Clay Amandine Hesse Elke Lemmens
Sviatlana Pirazhenka		 3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Runner-up 2. 2 September 2013 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Eva Wacanno Cindy Burger
Daniela Seguel		 4–6, 1–6
Winner 8. 11 November 2013 Bol, Croatia Clay Barbora Krejčíková Vivien Juhászová
Tereza Malíková		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 9. 13 December 2013 Madrid, Spain Hard Eva Wacanno Elitsa Kostova
Evgeniya Rodina		 6–1, 6–2
Runner–up 3. 22 February 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Zarah Razafimahatratra Ana Veselinović
Eugeniya Pashkova		 2–6, 1–6
Runner–up 4. 23 June 2014 Breda, Netherlands Clay Eva Wacanno Sviatlana Pirazhenka
Natela Dzalamidze		 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 9 August 2014 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Bernarda Pera Ysaline Bonaventure
Richèl Hogenkamp		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 18 August 2014 Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium Clay Elise Mertens Tatiana Búa
Daniela Seguel		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 11. 30 August 2014 Fleurus, Belgium Clay Arantxa Rus Hilda Melander
Marina Melnikova		 6–4, 6–1
Winner 12. 15 November 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Marie Benoît Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Polina Monova		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 13. 1 December 2014 Sousse, Tunisia Hard Kelly Versteeg Vivien Juhászová
Tereza Malíková		 6–3, 6–0
Winner 14. 8 February 2015 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Hiroko Kuwata Manon Arcangioli
Cindy Burger		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 15. 27 February 2015 Beinasco, Italy Clay (i) Daniela Seguel Xenia Knoll
Alice Matteucci		 6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Runner-up 6. 15 June 2015 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass An-Sophie Mestach Raluca Olaru
Xu Yifan		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 16. 3 August 2015 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Elise Mertens Justyna Jegiołka
Sherazad Reix		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 30 April 2016 Wiesbaden, Germany Clay Steffi Distelmans Marie Benoît
Arantxa Rus		 2–6, 2–6
Winner 17. 8 May 2016 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Andreea Mitu Xenia Knoll
Aleksandra Krunić		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 18. 9 May 2016 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Renata Voráčová Nicola Geuer
Viktorija Golubic		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 19. 30 July 2016 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Renata Voráčová Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Sara Sorribes Tormo		 7–5, 3–6, [10–4]
Winner 20. 14 August 2016 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Steffi Distelmans Başak Eraydın
Ilona Kremen		 6–1, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2011 Australian Open Hard An-Sophie Mestach Eri Hozumi
Miyu Kato		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 2011 French Open Clay Victoria Kan Irina Khromacheva
Maryna Zanevska		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2011 Wimbledon Championships Grass Tang Haochen Eugenie Bouchard
Grace Min		 5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Winner 2011 US Open Hard Irina Khromacheva Gabrielle Andrews
Taylor Townsend		 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament20152016201720182019SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
French Open A A 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon A 1R 3R 3R QF 0 / 4 7–4 64%
US Open 1R A 2R QF 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 3–4 5–4 3–3 0 / 14 12–14 46%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals Did not qualify QF SF 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open A A 1R SF 2R 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Madrid Open A A A A QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
China Open A A 2R SF QF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai Tennis Championships A P A P QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Qatar Ladies Open P A P 2R P 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A W F 1 / 2 9–1 90%
Canadian Open A A A W F 1 / 2 8–1 89%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R F F 0 / 3 7–3 70%
Wuhan Open A A 1R W SF 1 / 3 7–2 78%
Year-end ranking N/A 71 45 8

References
  1. Sestini Hlavackova/Strycova and Mertens/Schuurs qualify for Singapore - WTA
  2. Opnieuw talentvolle telg uit familie Schuurs - L1 (in Dutch)
  3. https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1699430/-you-only-live-once-on-court-and-off-schuurs-stands-out
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