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Biography
- Coached by Philippe Goijens, physio is Sam Verslegers, and fitness coach is Camiel Rodigas
- Parents are Lambert and Monique - father was a professional handball player and played the most international matches for the Dutch national team
- Siblings are Fleau and Perr
- Began playing tennis at age three, started taking tennis lessons at age four
- Aggressive player who loves coming to the net; strengths are her net game and insight
- Favorite surface is grass, favorite string of tournaments is the Australian swing, loves Wimbledon
- Her long-term goals are to play in the Olympics, win a Grand Slam in doubles, and to be the No.1 doubles player in the world
- Enjoys playing soccer and has a passion for cars
- Nickname is Deem or Dem
- One word to describe herself would be "Passionate"
- Speaks Dutch, English, French and German
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
512Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)Birthday
Aug 1, 1993 August 1, 1993Birthplace
Sittard, NetherlandsCareer Highlights
DOUBLES
Winner (21): 2025 - London, Indian Wells (both w/Muhammad)
2024 - Ningbo (w/Yuan), Doha (w/Stefani)
2023 - Stuttgart, Eastbourne (both w/Krawczyk)
2022 - Stuttgart (w/Krawczyk)
2021 - Doha, Charleston (both w/Melichar)
2020 - New York [Western & Southern Open] (w/Peschke), Strasbourg (w/Melichar)
2018 - Brisbane (w/Bertens); Hobart, 's-Hertogenbosch, Wuhan (all w/Mertens), Rome, Montréal (both w/Barty), Nürnberg (w/Srebotnik)
2017 - Guangzhou (w/Mertens)
2015 - Katowice (w/Bonaventure), Bucharest (w/Kalashnikova)
Finalist (16): 2023 - Montreal (w/Krawczyk)
2022 - Madrid (w/Krawczyk)
2021 - Madrid (w/Dabrowski), Berlin, Eastbourne (both w/Melichar)
2019 - Doha, Rome, Birmingham, Toronto, Cincinnati (all w/Groenefeld)
2018 - Birmingham, Cincinnati (both w/Mertens)
2017 - Bucharest (w/Mertens), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Bertens), Auckland (w/Voracova)
2016 - Tashkent (w/Voracova)
Career in Review
2025 - Picked up 20th WTA Trophy at Indian Wells and 21st at Queen's, London (both w/Muhammad); qualified for a fifth WTA Finals
2024 - Won Ningbo (w/Yuan) and Doha (w/Stefani)
2023 - Won Stuttgart and Eastbourne; reached the final at Montreal (all w/Krawczyk)
2022 - Won the title in Stuttgart and finished R-UP at Madrid (both w/Krawczyk). Qualified for and reached SF at 2022 WTA Finals
2021 - Wicked up titles at Doha and Charleston (w/Melichar) and finished R-UP at Madrid (w/Dabrowski), Belin and Eastbourne (both w/Melichar). Qualified for and reached SF at 2022 WTA Finals
2020 - Won titles at Western & Southern Open (NYC) (w/Peschke) and Strasbourg (w/Melichar)
2019 - Finished with year-end ranking of No.14 in doubles, contesting five championship matches, all with partner Groenefeld, during the season: Doha, Birmingham, Rome, Toronto and Cincinnati; qualified for WTA Finals for a second consecutive time, this year with partner Groenefeld, advancing to the semifinal stage before falling to Hsieh/Strycova; also, matched best Grand Slam doubles result by reaching quarterfinal at Wimbledon (w/ Groenefeld)
2018 - Reached career-high doubles ranking of No.8 on October 22; won seven WTA doubles titles - Brisbane (w/ Bertens), Hobart, 's-Hertogenbosch, Wuhan (all w/ Mertens), Rome, Montréal (both w/Barty) and Nürnberg (w/Srebotnik); also finished as runner-up in Birmingham and Cincinnati (both w/Mertens) and advanced to semifinals at Miami and Beijing (both w/Mertens); produced quarterfinal visit in doubles at US Open
2017 - Captured WTA doubles title at Guangzhou and finished runner-up at Bucharest (both w/Mertens), and added another finalist finish at 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Bertens)
2016 - Finished runner-up at Tashkent w/Voracova
2015 - Hoisted first career WTA doubles titles at Katowice (w/Bonaventure) and Bucharest (w/Kalashnikova)
2011 - Qualified for all four Junior Grand Slam finals with four different partners; won both Australian and US Open junior doubles events
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