Joy de Zeeuw

Joy de Zeeuw
2025
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006[1]
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$29,533
Singles
Career record43–34
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 545 (15 September 2025)
Current rankingNo. 551 (22 September 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2024)
French Open Junior3R (2024)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record69–12
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (20 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 260 (22 September 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2024)
French Open JuniorQF (2024)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
US Open JuniorSF (2024)
Last updated on: 22 September 2025.

Joy de Zeeuw (born 15 May 2006) is a Dutch professional tennis player.[2][3]

Early life

De Zeeuw is from Vlaardingen, South Holland, the daughter of a tennis coach.[4] She began playing tennis at the age of three years-old.[5][6]

Career

She made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open.[7] She lost to Mingge Xu at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles.[8] She became European U18 doubles champion alongside Britt du Pree in 2024.[9] She won her first professional title in Villena, Spain in October 2024 and won her second the following month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.[10]

de Zeeuw won her first major $75k title at ITF The Hague in Netherlands in the doubles draw, partnering Arantxa Rus.[11]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 title, 1 runner-ups)

Legend
W15 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2024 ITF Sant Vicenç de Torelló, Spain W15 Hard Ruth Roura Llaverias 1–6, 6–7(6)
Win 1–1 Oct 2024 ITF Villena, Spain W15 Hard Adrienn Nagy 7–6(7), 6–3
Win 2–1 Nov 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Kristiana Sidorova 7–6(5), 6–2

Doubles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (8–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2023 ITF Eindhoven, Netherlands W15 Clay Sarah van Emst Rose Marie Nijkamp
Isis Louise van den Broek
6–1, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 2–0 Jul 2024 ITF Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia W15 Clay Alena Kovačková Anika Jašková
Karolína Vlčková
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 3–0 Oct 2024 ITF Sant Vicenç de Torelló, Spain W15 Hard Ruth Roura Llaverias Rose Marie Nijkamp
Isis Louise van den Broek
2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 4–0 Oct 2024 ITF Villena, Spain W15 Hard Adrienn Nagy Rose Marie Nijkamp
Isis Louise van den Broek
Walkover
Loss 4–1 Nov 2024 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Sandugash Kenzhibayeva Aglaya Fedorova
Alisa Kummel
4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–2 Nov 2024 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Britt du Pree Loes Ebeling Koning
Sarah van Emst
6–7(4), 6–4, [9–11]
Win 5–2 Jan 2025 ITF Oslo, Norway W15 Hard (i) Linea Bajraliu Amelia Rajecki
Katarína Strešnáková
6–3, 6–0
Loss 5–3 Jan 2025 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Britt du Pree Daria Khomutsianskaya
Varvara Panshina
5–7, 4–6
Win 6–3 Apr 2025 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Britt du Pree Anastasiia Firman
Tea Nikčević
6–3, 6–3
Win 7–3 Apr 2025 ITF Oegstgeest, Netherlands W15 Clay Britt du Pree Demi Tran
Marie Vogt
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 7–4 May 2025 ITF Monzón, Spain W15 Clay Ranah Stoiber María Martínez Vaquero
Alba Rey García
4–6, 2–6
Win 8–4 May 2025 ITF Estepona, Spain W15 Hard Viktória Morvayová Vlada Ekshibarova
Clara Vlasselaer
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Win 9–4 June 2025 Amstelveen Women's Open, Netherlands W35 Clay Sarah van Emst Jasmijn Gimbrère
Stéphanie Visscher
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 10–4 Jul 2025 ITF The Hague, Netherlands W75 Clay Arantxa Rus Polina Bakhmutkina
Kristina Kroitor
6–2, 6–2
Win 11–4 Aug 2025 ITF Vigo, Spain W35 Hard Vendula Valdmannová Carol Young Suh Lee
Tenika McGiffin
7–5, 6–2
Win 12–4 Aug 2025 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W50 Clay Sarah van Emst Noma Noha Akugue
İpek Öz
7–6(3), 7–6(4)
Win 13–4 Sep 2025 ITF Haren, Netherlands W15 Clay Sarah van Emst Rebecca Munk Mortensen
Johanne Svendsen
6–2, 3–6, [12–10]
Win 14–4 Sep 2025 ITF Reims, France W35 Hard (i) Sarah van Emst Jenny Dürst
Marie Mattel
6–3, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Joy de Zeeuw". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Joy de Zeeuw". WTA. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Joy de Zeeuw". ITF. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  4. ^ "'Het voelt alsof ik mijn droom aan het leven ben'". KNLTB. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  5. ^ Schelling, Hans (6 October 2023). "Van tennissende peuter tot opkomende ster: hoe talent Joy de Zeeuw (17) de beste van de wereld wil worden". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  6. ^ Spek, Peter (1 February 2024). "Tennisster Joy de Zeeuw schrijft sportgeschiedenis voor Vlaardingen". Rodi.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  7. ^ Spek, Peter (21 December 2023). "Droom wordt werkelijkheid voor Joy de Zeeuw met Australian Open". Rodi.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Mimi Xu knows best is still to come after Wimbledon win". swlondoner.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  9. ^ "ZELFBEWUSTE DE ZEEUW (18): 'DOOR HARD TE WERKEN BELOON IK MIJZELF'". Tennis.nl. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Tennistalent Joy de Zeeuw verovert Egypte: Vlaardingse pakt overtuigende titel in Sharm El Sheikh". ad.nl. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Arantxa Rus wint dubbelspel in Rhijenhof". wos.nl. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.