Sem Verbeek
Dutch tennis player (born 1994)
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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.
| Country (sports) | |
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| Born | 12 April 1994 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of the Pacific[1] |
| Prize money | $699,244 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 531 (15 April 2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 43–48 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 60 (2 March 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2025) |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | W (2025) |
| Last updated on: 16 March 2026. | |
Career
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. He recorded his first Major win at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with Romain Arneodo as an alternate pair.[7]
He won his first ATP title with André Göransson at the 2024 Hall of Fame Open.[8][9][7] 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.[7]
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.[10] 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.[11][12]
Verbeek won his first Grand Slam title at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships partnering world No. 1 Kateřina Siniaková.[13][14][15] Verbeek became the first Dutchman to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon.[16]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (2 title, 2 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | 7–5, 2–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2024 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2024 | Atlanta Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [10–12] | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2025 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 51 (32–19)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | USA F33, Berkeley | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2016 | Israel F16, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2017 | Bahrain F2, Manama | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2017 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 2017 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 3–3 ret. | ||
| Win | 6–2 | May 2017 | Singapore F1, Singapore | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 8–2 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 8–3 | Jul 2017 | Netherlands F3, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–4 | Aug 2017 | Romania F10, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(1–7) | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2017 | Australia F7, Cairns | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, [2–10] | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Dec 2017 | Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–5 | Dec 2017 | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–5 | Mar 2018 | USA F7, Bakersfield | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11–6 | Mar 2018 | USA F8, Calabasas | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 12–6 | Apr 2018 | Tunisia F16, Jerba | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 13–6 | May 2018 | Tunisia F17, Jerba | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 14–6 | May 2018 | Tunisia F18, Jerba | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 15–6 | Jun 2018 | USA F13, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | 7–6(9–7), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 16–6 | Jul 2018 | Canada F5, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 17–6 | Jul 2018 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [14–12] | ||
| Win | 18–6 | Aug 2018 | Portugal F16, Sintra | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 18–7 | Jan 2019 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 18–8 | Jan 2019 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 19–8 | Jul 2019 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 20–8 | Sep 2019 | Cassis, France | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 20-9 | Oct 2019 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–12] | ||
| Loss | 20-10 | Nov 2019 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 21–10 | Jan 2020 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 21–11 | Aug 2020 | M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 21-12 | Mar 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | 4-6, 3-6 | ||
| Win | 22-12 | Mar 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–1, 3–6, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 22-13 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 23-13 | May 2021 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 23-14 | Apr 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | ||
| Win | 24-14 | Jul 2022 | Lüdenscheid, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 25-14 | Jul 2022 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 25–15 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [8–10] | ||
| Win | 26-15 | Feb 2023 | Rome, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 27-15 | May 2023 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 28–15 | Nov 2023 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 29–15 | Nov 2023 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 29–16 | Jan 2023 | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 30–16 | Feb 2023 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 30–17 | Feb 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 31–17 | Mar 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 32–17 | Aug 2024 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 32–18 | Sep 2024 | Saint-Tropez, France | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 32–19 | Nov 2024 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 |