Demi Schuurs (; 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-one 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 2023 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: Partnership with Muhammad, 20th 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 times the round of 16, at the 2025 Australian Open, in Doha, and in Dubai with partner Muhammad. Again with Muhammad, she reached the final at Indian Wells by defeating top seeds world No. 1, Kateřina Siniaková, 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 (soccer) player.
During an interview with the WTA in 2020, Schuurs revealed that she is in a relationship with a woman named Carmen.
Performance timeline
Doubles Tournament20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenA1R1R1R1R2RSFAQFQF3R0 / 913–9 French OpenAA1R1R2R3R3R2R3RA3R0 / 810–8 WimbledonA1R3R3RQFNH1R2R2R1R2R0 / 910–9 US Open1RA2RQF2RQF1RQF2RQFQF0 / 1018–10Win–loss0–10–23–45–45–46–36–45–37–36–38–40 / 3651–36Year-end championshipsWTA FinalsDNQQFSFNHSFSFRRDNQRR0 / 66–13National representation Summer OlympicsNHANHANH1RNH0 / 10–1WTA 1000Qatar OpenAAA2RNMS1RNMS1RNMSW2R1 / 57–4DubaiAAANMSQFNMSQFNMSSF1R2R0 / 56–5Indian Wells OpenAAA2R1RNH2R2R2RQFW0 / 711–6Miami OpenAA1RSF2RNH1R2R1R1R1R0 / 85–8Madrid OpenAAAAQFNHFF1R2R1R0 / 611–6Italian OpenAAAWF2R2RSFSF1RQF1 / 815–7Canadian OpenAAAWFNH2RQFF1R1R1 / 715–6Cincinnati OpenAA1RFFWQFSFQFQF2R1 / 921–8Guadalajara OpenNH2RANMS0 / 11–1Wuhan OpenAA1RWSFNH1R1R1 / 57–4China OpenAA2RSFQFNH1R1R2R0 / 66–6Career statisticsYear-end rankingN/A7145814121117192421
Significant finals WTA 1000 tournaments Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2018Italian Open Clay Ashleigh Barty Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4Win 2018Canadian Open Hard Ashleigh Barty Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]Loss 2018Cincinnati Open Hard Elise Mertens Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova 2–6, 5–7Win 2018Wuhan Open Hard Elise Mertens Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–3Loss 2019Italian Open Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 0–6, [3–10]Loss 2019Canadian Open Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 5–7, 0–6Loss 2019Cincinnati Open Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač 4–6, 1–6Win 2020Cincinnati Open Hard Květa Peschke Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan 6–1, 4–6, [10–4]Loss2021Madrid Open Clay Gabriela Dabrowski Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 4–6, 3–6Loss2022Madrid Open Clay Desirae Krawczyk Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos 6–7(1–7), 7–5, [7–10]Loss 2023Canadian Open Hard Desirae Krawczyk Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 4–6, 6–4, [11–13]Win 2024Qatar Open Hard Luisa Stefani Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk 6–4, 6–2Win 2025Indian Wells Open Hard Asia Muhammad Tereza Mihalíková Olivia Nicholls 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Olympic Games medal matches Mixed doubles: 1 (4th place) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore4th place (alternate link)2024Paris OlympicsClay Wesley Koolhof Gabriela Dabrowski Félix Auger-Aliassime3–6, 6–7(2–7)
WTA Tour finals Doubles: 38 (21 titles, 17 runner-ups) LegendWTA 1000 (Premier M / 5) 6–7WTA 500 (Premier) 8–6WTA 250 (International) 7–4Finals by surfaceHard (11–7)Clay (7–4)Grass (3–6)Finals by settingOutdoor (17–17)Indoor (4–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 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, 6–2Loss 2–1 Oct 2016 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Renata Voráčová Raluca Olaru İpek Soylu 5–7, 3–6Loss 2–2 Jan 2017 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Renata Voráčová Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 2–6, 2–6Loss 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, 3–6Win 3–4 Sep 2017 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Elise Mertens Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders 6–2, 6–3Win 4–4 Jan 2018Brisbane International, AustraliaPremier Hard Kiki Bertens Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 6–2Win 5–4 Jan 2018 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Elise Mertens Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya 6–2, 6–2Win 6–4 May 2018Italian Open, ItalyPremier 5 Clay Ashleigh Barty Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4Win 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 2018Birmingham Classic, UKPremier Grass Elise Mertens Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] Win 9–5 Aug 2018Canadian Open, CanadaPremier 5 Hard Ashleigh Barty Latisha Chan Ekaterina Makarova 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] Loss 9–6 Aug 2018Cincinnati Open, USPremier 5 Hard Elise Mertens Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova 2–6, 5–7 Win 10–6 Sep 2018Wuhan Open, ChinaPremier 5 Hard Elise Mertens Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–3Loss 10–7 Feb 2019Qatar Ladies OpenPremier Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 1–6, 6–3, [6–10]Loss 10–8 May 2019Italian Open, ItalyPremier 5 Clay Anna-Lena Grönefeld Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 0–6, [3–10]Loss 10–9 Jun 2019Birmingham Classic, UKPremier Grass Anna-Lena Grönefeld Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 4–6, 7–6(4), [8–10]Loss 10–10 Aug 2019Canadian Open, CanadaPremier 5 Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 5–7, 0–6Loss 10–11 Aug 2019Cincinnati Open, USPremier 5 Hard Anna-Lena Grönefeld Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač 4–6, 1–6 Win 11–11 Aug 2020 Cincinnati Open, USPremier 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, 6–3Win 13–11 Mar 2021Qatar Ladies OpenWTA 500 Hard Nicole Melichar Monica Niculescu Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 2–6, [10–8]Win 14–11 Apr 2021Charleston Open, USWTA 500 Clay (green) Nicole Melichar Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká 6–2, 6–4Loss 14–12 May 2021Madrid Open, SpainWTA 1000 Clay Gabriela Dabrowski Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 4–6, 3–6Loss 14–13 Jun 2021Berlin Open, GermanyWTA 500 Grass Nicole Melichar Victoria Azarenka Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 5–7, [4–10]Loss 14–14 Jun 2021Eastbourne International, UKWTA 500 Grass Nicole Melichar Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 1–6, 4–6Win 15–14 Apr 2022Stuttgart Open, GermanyWTA 500 Clay (i) Desirae Krawczyk Coco Gauff Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–4Loss 15–15 May 2022Madrid Open, SpainWTA 1000 Clay Desirae Krawczyk Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos 6–7(1), 7–5, [7–10]Win 16–15 Stuttgart Open, Germany (2)WTA 500 Clay (i) Desirae Krawczyk Nicole Melichar-Martinez Giuliana Olmos 6–4, 6–1Win 17–15 Eastbourne International, UKWTA 500 Grass Desirae Krawczyk Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 6–2, 6–4Loss 17–16 Canadian Open, CanadaWTA 1000 Hard Desirae Krawczyk Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 4–6, 6–4, [11–13]Win 18–16 Qatar Ladies Open (2)WTA 1000 Hard Luisa Stefani Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk 6–4, 6–2Win 19–16 Ningbo Open, ChinaWTA 500 Hard Yuan Yue Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 6–3, 6–3Win 20–16 Indian Wells Open, USWTA 1000 Hard Asia Muhammad Tereza Mihalíková Olivia Nicholls 6–2, 7–6(4)Win 21–16 Queen's Club Championships, UKWTA 500 Grass Asia Muhammad Anna Danilina Diana Shnaider 7–5, 6–7(3), [10–4]Loss 21–17 Bad Homburg Open, GermanyWTA 500 Grass Ellen Perez Vera Zvonareva Aldila Sutjiadi 1–6, 6–4, [5–10]
ITF Circuit finals Singles (1–1) Legend$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Olga Ianchuk 6–2, 2–6, 6–3Win 1–1 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 surfaceHard (5–1)Clay (15–5)Grass (0–1)