Joy de Zeeuw
2025 | |
| Country (sports) | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 2006[1] Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $29,533 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 43–34 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 545 (15 September 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 551 (22 September 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2024) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2024) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 69–12 |
| Career titles | 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 244 (20 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 260 (22 September 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2024) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2024) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2024) |
| US Open Junior | SF (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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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)
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| 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
- ^ "Joy de Zeeuw". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Joy de Zeeuw". WTA. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Joy de Zeeuw". ITF. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "'Het voelt alsof ik mijn droom aan het leven ben'". KNLTB. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Spek, Peter (1 February 2024). "Tennisster Joy de Zeeuw schrijft sportgeschiedenis voor Vlaardingen". Rodi.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Spek, Peter (21 December 2023). "Droom wordt werkelijkheid voor Joy de Zeeuw met Australian Open". Rodi.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Mimi Xu knows best is still to come after Wimbledon win". swlondoner.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "ZELFBEWUSTE DE ZEEUW (18): 'DOOR HARD TE WERKEN BELOON IK MIJZELF'". Tennis.nl. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Tennistalent Joy de Zeeuw verovert Egypte: Vlaardingse pakt overtuigende titel in Sharm El Sheikh". ad.nl. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Arantxa Rus wint dubbelspel in Rhijenhof". wos.nl. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.