Joy de Zeeuw

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Joy de Zeeuw
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 19) [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]

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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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2024 ITF Sant Vicenç de Torelló, SpainW15Hard Flag of Spain.svg Ruth Roura Llaverias 1–6, 6–7(6)
Win1–1 Oct 2024 ITF Villena, SpainW15Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Nagy 7–6(7), 6–3
Win2–1 Nov 2024 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15HardFlag placeholder.svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 2023 ITF Eindhoven, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sarah van Emst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rose Marie Nijkamp
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek
6–1, 4–6, [10–8]
Win2–0 Jul 2024 ITF Rogaška Slatina, SloveniaW15Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Kovačková Flag of Slovakia.svg Anika Jašková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Vlčková
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win3–0 Oct 2024 ITF Sant Vicenç de Torelló, SpainW15Hard Flag of Spain.svg Ruth Roura Llaverias Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rose Marie Nijkamp
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek
2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win4–0 Oct 2024 ITF Villena, SpainW15Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Nagy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rose Marie Nijkamp
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek
Walkover
Loss4–1 Nov 2024 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sandugash Kenzhibayeva Flag placeholder.svg Aglaya Fedorova
Flag placeholder.svg Alisa Kummel
4–6, 3–6
Loss4–2 Nov 2024 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt du Pree Flag of the Netherlands.svg Loes Ebeling Koning
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sarah van Emst
6–7(4), 6–4, [9–11]
Win5–2 Jan 2025 ITF Oslo, NorwayW15Hard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Linea Bajraliu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amelia Rajecki
Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Strešnáková
6–3, 6–0
Loss5–3 Jan 2025 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt du PreeFlag placeholder.svg Daria Khomutsianskaya
Flag placeholder.svg Varvara Panshina
5–7, 4–6
Win6–3 Apr 2025 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt du Pree Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasiia Firman
Flag of Montenegro.svg Tea Nikčević
6–3, 6–3
Win7–3 Apr 2025 ITF Oegstgeest, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt du Pree Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Tran
Flag of Germany.svg Marie Vogt
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss7–4 May 2025 ITF Monzón, SpainW15Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ranah Akua Stoiber Flag of Spain.svg María Martínez Vaquero
Flag of Spain.svg Alba Rey García
4–6, 2–6
Win8–4 May 2025 ITF Estepona, SpainW15Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Morvayová Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vlada Ekshibarova
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clara Vlasselaer
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Win9–4 June 2025 Amstelveen Women's Open, NetherlandsW35Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sarah van Emst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasmijn Gimbrère
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stéphanie Visscher
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win10–4 Jul 2025 ITF The Hague, NetherlandsW75Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus Flag placeholder.svg Polina Bakhmutkina
Flag placeholder.svg Kristina Kroitor
6–2, 6–2
Win1–0 Aug 2025 ITF Vigo, SpainW35Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vendula Valdmannová Flag of the United States.svg Carol Young Suh Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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.