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