Sem Verbeek

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Country(sports) Netherlands
Born (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 31)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Sem Verbeek
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 31)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of the Pacific[1]
Prize money$699,244
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 531 (15 April 2019)
Doubles
Career record43–48
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 29 (19 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 60 (2 March 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2025)
French Open2R (2025)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2026)
French Open1R (2025)
WimbledonW (2025)
Last updated on: 16 March 2026.

Sem Verbeek (born 12 April 1994) is a Dutch tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 29 achieved on 19 May 2025.[2] In 2025, Verbeek won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with Kateřina Siniaková.[3] He is the current No. 5 Dutch doubles player.[4] He also has a career-high in singles of No. 531 achieved on 15 April 2019.

2012-2016: College years

He played NCAA Division I college tennis at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 2012 to 2016.[1]

2018-2023: First ATP final

Verbeek won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2018 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger with Marc-Andrea Hüsler.[citation needed]

In July 2021 he reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Los Cabos Open partnering with Hunter Reese.[5]

2024: Top 100, Masters, Major debuts and first wins, ATP title

He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at world No. 98 on 5 February 2024.[2] In March, ranked No. 89 at the 2024 Miami Open he reached the quarterfinals with John-Patrick Smith as an alternate pair.[6] As a result he improved his best ranking climbing more than 15 positions up into the top 75 at world No. 73 on 1 April 2024.[2]

He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2024 French Open partnering Reese Stalder as an alternate pair.[7] He recorded his first Major win at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with Romain Arneodo as an alternate pair.[8]

He won his first ATP title with André Göransson at the 2024 Hall of Fame Open.[9][10][8] As a result he improved his best ranking climbing 11 positions up into the top 60 on 22 July 2024.[2] Verbeek also competed for the first time in the main draw of the 2024 US Open with Göransson, his third Grand Slam appearance of the season after playing in the French Open and Wimbledon.[8]

2025: Grand Slam doubles semifinal and mixed title, top 30

Verbeek made his debut at the 2025 Australian Open thus completing the set of appearances at all the Majors. He reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time with Göransson on his debut, defeating local wildcards Li Tu and Luke Saville, who played his last match before retirement.[11] Next Verbeek and Göransson upset top pair Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their careers.[12][13]

Verbeek won his first Grand Slam title at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships partnering world No. 1 Kateřina Siniaková.[14][15][16] Verbeek became the first Dutchman to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon.[17][7]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2025 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Brazil Luisa Stefani
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (2 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
Summer Olympics (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by location
Outdoors (2–2)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2021 Los Cabos Open, Mexico 250 Series Hard United States Hunter Reese Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo
United States John Isner
7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2024 Hall of Fame Open, United States 250 Series Grass Sweden André Göransson United States Robert Cash
United States JJ Tracy
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2024 Atlanta Open, United States 250 Series Hard Sweden André Göransson United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win 2–2 Apr 2025 Bavarian Championships, Germany 500 Series Clay Sweden André Göransson Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Pütz
6–4, 6–4

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals

References

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