# Demi Schuurs

Demi Schuurs (pronounced; 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.
She has won twenty doubles titles 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, world No. 7, WTA Finals debut & semifinal

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 debut, fifth 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.

#### 2024–2025: New partnership with Muhammad, twentieth title at Indian Wells

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 eliminated 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 2024, 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.
Schuurs reached three rounds of 16, at the 2025 Australian Open, and at the 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open and the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships with partner Muhammad. Again with Muhammad, she reached the final at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open defeating top seeds world No. 1 Katerina Siniakova and world No. 2 Taylor Townsend. They won the title defeating the Slovak-British duo of Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls.

## 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 |

### 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 | DNQ | DNQ | QF | SF | NH | SF | SF | RR | DNQ | 0 / 5 | 6–10 | 38% |
| National representation ||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | NH | 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 | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | 1R | W | SF | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% |
| China Open | A | A | 2R | SF | QF | NH | NH | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | N/A | 71 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 24 | | | |

## 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] |