# Sem Verbeek

Sem Verbeek (born 12 April 1994) is a Dutch tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 40 achieved on 27 January 2025 and a singles ranking of No. 531 achieved on 15 April 2019. He is the current No. 1 Dutch doubles player.

## Personal info

He is the son of Frank Verbeek and Cora Albers, cousin of Lonneke Smit.

## College career

He played NCAA Division I college tennis at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 2012 to 2016.

## Professional career
### 2018-2023: First ATP final

Verbeek won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2018 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger with Marc-Andrea Hüsler.
In July 2021 he reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Los Cabos Open partnering with Hunter Reese.

### 2024: Top 100, Masters, Major debuts and first wins, ATP title

He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at world No. 98 on 5 February 2024. In March, ranked No. 89 at the 2024 Miami Open he reached the quarterfinals with John-Patrick Smith as an alternate pair.As a result he improved his best ranking climbing more than 15 positions up into the top 75 at world No. 73 on 1 April 2024.
He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2024 French Open partnering Reese Stalder as an alternate pair. He recorded his first Major win at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with Romain Arneodo as an alternate pair.
He won his first ATP title with André Göransson at the 2024 Hall of Fame Open. As a result he improved his best ranking climbing 11 positions up into the top 60 on 22 July 2024. Verbeek also competed for the first time in the main draw of the 2024 US Open with Göransson, his third Grand Slam appearance of the season after playing in the French Open and Wimbledon.

### 2025: Grand Slam semifinal, top 50

Verbeek made his debut at the 2025 Australian Open thus completing the set of appearances at all the Majors. He reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time with Göransson on his debut, defeating local wildcards Li Tu and Luke Saville, who played his last match before retirement. Next Verbeek and Göransson upset top pair Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their careers.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Finals (0–0)
* ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* Summer Olympics (0–0)
* ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP Tour 250 Series (1–2)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (1–0)
* Titles by location
* Outdoors (1–2)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | Hunter Reese | Hans Hach Verdugo John Isner | 7–5, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2024 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | André Göransson | Robert Cash JJ Tracy | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2024 | Atlanta Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | André Göransson | Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow | 6–4, 4–6, [10–12] |

## ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
### Doubles: 51 (32–19)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (15–12)
* ITF Futures Tour (17–7)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (28–14)
* Clay (4–5)
* Grass (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | USA F33, Berkeley | Futures | Hard | André Göransson | Connor Smith Rhyne Williams | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2016 | Israel F16, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | John Lamble | Martin Beran Bernardo Saraiva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Nathan Eshmade | Jonas Lütjen Nicolaas Scholtz | 3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Colin van Beem | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2017 | Bahrain F2, Manama | Futures | Hard | Ruben Gonzales | Florian Fallert Jonas Merckx | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2017 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | Jorge Montero | Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 2017 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Anderson Reed | Hubert Hurkacz Milos Sekulic | 6–1, 3–3 ret. |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2017 | Singapore F1, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Francis Casey Alcantara | Hiroyasu Ehara Sho Katayama | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Francis Casey Alcantara | Soichiro Moritani Masato Shiga | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Francis Casey Alcantara | Yuichi Ito Lý Hoàng Nam | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Jul 2017 | Netherlands F3, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | Michiel de Krom | Evan King Hunter Reese | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Aug 2017 | Romania F10, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Nathan Eshmade | Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol Victor Vlad Cornea | 5–7, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2017 | Australia F7, Cairns | Futures | Hard | Francis Casey Alcantara | Nathan Pasha Darren Polkinghorne | 2–6, 6–2, [2–10] |
| Win | 9–5 | Dec 2017 | Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Adrian Bodmer Matthias Haim | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–5 | Dec 2017 | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Nick Hardt José Olivares | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | Mar 2018 | USA F7, Bakersfield | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Boris Arias Federico Zeballos | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Mar 2018 | USA F8, Calabasas | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | André Göransson Florian Lakat | 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 12–6 | Apr 2018 | Tunisia F16, Jerba | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Domagoj Bilješko Altuğ Çelikbilek | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–6 | May 2018 | Tunisia F17, Jerba | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Ignacio Carou Diego Hidalgo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–6 | May 2018 | Tunisia F18, Jerba | Futures | Hard | Diego Hidalgo | Anis Ghorbel Vasko Mladenov | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–6 | Jun 2018 | USA F13, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Trevor Allen Johnson Ronnie Schneider | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 16–6 | Jul 2018 | Canada F5, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Alexis Galarneau Benjamin Sigouin | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 17–6 | Jul 2018 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Marcel Granollers Gerard Granollers Pujol | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, [14–12] |
| Win | 18–6 | Aug 2018 | Portugal F16, Sintra | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Gonçalo Falcão Diego Matos | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 18–7 | Jan 2019 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Dustin Brown Donald Young | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18–8 | Jan 2019 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Marcelo Demoliner Hugo Nys | 6–3, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 19–8 | Jul 2019 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Li Zhe Hugo Nys | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–8 | Sep 2019 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Sander Arends David Pel | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 20-9 | Oct 2019 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Peter Polansky Darian King | 4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Loss | 20-10 | Nov 2019 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Bradley Klahn | Hans Hach Verdugo Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 21–10 | Jan 2020 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Harri Heliövaara | Luca Margaroli Andrea Vavassori | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 21–11 | Aug 2020 | M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Mats Hermans | Max Houkes Sidane Pontjodikromo | 1–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 21-12 | Mar 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jesper de Jong | Christopher Eubanks Roberto Quiroz | 4-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 22-12 | Mar 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jesper de Jong | Konstantin Kravchuk Denis Yevseyev | 6–1, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 22-13 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | André Göransson | Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 23-13 | May 2021 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Hunter Reese | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 23-14 | Apr 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Hunter Reese | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 24-14 | Jul 2022 | Lüdenscheid, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase | Fabian Fallert Hendrik Jebens | 6–2, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 25-14 | Jul 2022 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase | Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 25–15 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Luke Johnson | Andrew Harris Christian Harrison | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [8–10] |
| Win | 26-15 | Feb 2023 | Rome, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Luke Johnson | Gabriel Décamps Alex Rybakov | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 27-15 | May 2023 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Luke Johnson | Jaime Faria Henrique Rocha | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 28–15 | Nov 2023 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Denis Kudla Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 29–15 | Nov 2023 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Lucas Horve Oliver Okonkwo | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 29–16 | Jan 2023 | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | Sander Arends | Luke Johnson Skander Mansouri | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 30–16 | Feb 2023 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Sander Arends | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 30–17 | Feb 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Sander Arends | Petr Nouza Patrik Rikl | 4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Win | 31–17 | Mar 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Sander Arends | Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornes | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 32–17 | Aug 2024 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Y Shimizu J Trotter | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 32–18 | Sep 2024 | Saint-Tropez, France | Challenger | Hard | André Göransson | Luke Johnson Sander Arends | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 32–19 | Nov 2024 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | André Göransson | Nicolás Barrientos Julian Cash | 3–6, 4–6 |