SCHUURS Demi

Netherlands
Tennis
1 Aug 1993
28
Female
SITTARD
 
Netherlands
MAASTRICHT
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TEN Tennis Women's Doubles
NED
Bertens / Schuurs
 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
3rd on Court 6 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 6
Women's Doubles Second Round
NED
Bertens / Schuurs
2
6
[7]
ROC
Kudermetova / Vesnina
6
3
[10]
Finished
5th on Court 9 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 9
Women's Doubles First Round
NED
Bertens / Schuurs
7
5
[11]
FRA
Garcia / Mladenovic
64
7
[9]
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Grand Slams
 Aus OpenRoland GarrosWimbledonUS Open
YearSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoubles
2021-SF-R16-R64--
2020-R32-R16---QF
2019-R64-R32-QF-R32
2018-R64-R64-R16-QF
2017-R64-R64-R16-R32
2016-R64---R64--
2015-------R64

2021 Tournament Results - Doubles
Result
WinnerDoha,Charleston
Runner-upMadrid,Berlin,Eastbourne
SemifinalAustralian Open,Melbourne


Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
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Deem, Dem (demischuurs.nl, 28 Jun 2021)
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Walking her dog, playing card and board games. (limburger.nl, 19 Apr 2021; wtatennis.com, 26 Jun 2020)
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Partner Carmen
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Dutch, English
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Right (demischuurs.nl, 28 Jun 2021)
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Her younger brother Perr Schuurs has played professional football for Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax. Her father Lambert played handball representing the Netherlands. (limburger.nl, 19 Apr 2021; teamnl.org, 21 Oct 2019; elfvoetbal.nl, 09 Apr 2021)
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She took her first tennis lesson at age three in Nieuwstadt, Netherlands, using a cut-off squash racket because a regular tennis racket was still too big for her. She later joined TC Born. Between ages six and 12, she also played football, but decided to fully focus on tennis at age 12. (demischuurs.nl, 28 Jun 2021; teamnl.org, 21 Oct 2019; usopen.org, 04 Sep 2018)
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Her father Lambert was an international handball player and first took her to a sports hall at age two. "My father always told me that a handball was too big to put in the cradle and therefore he put a tennis ball in it." (teamnl.org, 21 Oct 2019; usopen.org, 04 Sep 2018; nos.nl, 30 Nov 2017)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nos.nl, 24 Jan 2020, 07 Feb 2020)
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Reaching four Grand Slam junior doubles finals in 2011, which included victories at the Australian Open and US Open. (demischuurs.nl, 28 Jun 2021; mylifeherballife.nl, 23 Jul 2020)
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"Do what you want and what makes you happy and don't be shy to tell other people." (wtatennis.com, 26 Jun 2020)

General Interest

General
ROLE MODEL
She says she wants to be a role model for young LGBTQ tennis fans. "When I was new on the pro circuit, I was shy because you don't know how people might think of you. They see someone wearing boys' clothes, and later find out that I have a girlfriend, so it made me wonder what they might be thinking of me. This is something that totally changed because now, they know who I am, what I do, what I have. They know that I'm polite to everyone, and they see that I'm no different from anyone else. I think that's something special about me, that I wear boys' clothes. I feel good in them, so I do it. It's something that makes me happy. I've had people writing me on Instagram, asking me how I got to be so comfortable with myself, or that they're happy to have seen me on the court, because I've inspired them to come out to their parents. I'm able to be a positive role model for them because of how I behave on court and treat other people. I think that's really nice to be able to support younger fans who may be going through the same things I did." (wtatennis.com, 26 Jun 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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