Joy de Zeeuw

Joy de Zeeuw
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006[1]
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$24,546
Singles
Career record41–30
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 568 (11 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 568 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2024)
French Open Junior3R (2024)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record58–12
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 325 (14 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 328 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2024)
French Open JuniorQF (2024)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
US Open JuniorSF (2024)
Last updated on: 11 August 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 Spain Ruth Roura Llaverias 1–6, 6–7(6)
Win 1–1 Oct 2024 ITF Villena, Spain W15 Hard Hungary 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: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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

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.