Demi Schuurs
Dutch tennis player
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| Intro | Dutch tennis player | ||||
| Places | Netherlands | ||||
| is | Athlete Tennis player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 1 August 1993, Sittard, Netherlands | ||||
| Age | 31 years | ||||
| Star sign | Leo | ||||
| Residence | Nieuwstadt, Netherlands | ||||
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The details
Biography
Demi Schuurs (born 1 August 1993) is a professional Dutch tennis player who has specialized in doubles.
She has won ten doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and twenty doubles titles on the ITF Women's 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 partnered with Elise Mertens.
Personal life
Schuurs is a daughter of former Dutch international handball player Lambert Schuurs. Her younger brother Perr is a professional football player.
Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 finals
Doubles: 7 (3-4)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2018 | Rome | Clay | Ashleigh Barty | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strycova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2018 | Montreal | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 2018 | Cincinnati | Hard | Elise Mertens | Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2018 | Wuhan | Hard | Elise Mertens | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2019 | Rome | Clay | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty | 6–4, 0–6, [3–10] |
| Runner-up | 2019 | Toronto | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2019 | Cincinnati | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač | 4–6, 1–6 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 11 runners-up)
| Finals by surface |
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| 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) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (3–4) |
| Premier (1–3) |
| International (6–4) |
| 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, [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 finals
Singles (1–1)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| 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) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| 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 (20–7)
| Finals by surface |
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| 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) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| 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, [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 (2–2)
Doubles
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | 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
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | Did not qualify | QF | SF | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WTA 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 | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | 1R | W | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-End Ranking | N/A | 71 | 45 | 8 | No. 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||