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. 52 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 531 achieved on 15 April 2019.

Sem Verbeek
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$308,412
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 531 (15 April 2019)
Doubles
Career record21–22
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 52 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 54 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

College career

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

Professional career

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

In July 2021 he reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Los Cabos Open partnering with Hunter Reese.[2]

He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at world No. 98 on 5 February 2024. In March, ranked No. 89 at the 2024 Miami Open he reached the quarterfinals with John-Patrick Smith as an alternate pair. As a result he improved his best ranking climbing close to 20 positions up into the top 75.

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. He won his first ATP title with André Göransson at the 2024 Hall of Fame Open.[3] As a result he improved his best ranking climbing 11 positions up into the top 60.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
Summer Olympics (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by location
Outdoors (1–2)
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   Hunter Reese   Hans Hach Verdugo
  John Isner
7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2024 Hall of Fame Open, United States 250 Series Grass   André Göransson   Robert Cash
  JJ Tracy
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2024 Atlanta Open, United States 250 Series Hard   André Göransson   Nathaniel Lammons
  Jackson Withrow
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 51 (32–19)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (15–12)
ITF Futures Tour (17–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (28–14)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2016 USA F33, Berkeley Futures Hard   André Göransson   Connor Smith
  Rhyne Williams
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Dec 2016 Israel F16, Ramat Gan Futures Hard   John Lamble   Martin Beran
  Bernardo Saraiva
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Feb 2017 Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Nathan Eshmade   Jonas Lütjen
  Nicolaas Scholtz
3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win 3–1 Feb 2017 Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Colin van Beem   Chandril Sood
  Lakshit Sood
6–3, 6–2
Win 4–1 Apr 2017 Bahrain F2, Manama Futures Hard   Ruben Gonzales   Florian Fallert
  Jonas Merckx
6–3, 6–0
Win 5–1 Apr 2017 Qatar F1, Doha Futures Hard   Jorge Montero   Markus Eriksson
  Milos Sekulic
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 5–2 Apr 2017 Qatar F3, Doha Futures Hard   Anderson Reed   Hubert Hurkacz
  Milos Sekulic
6–1, 3–3 ret.
Win 6–2 May 2017 Singapore F1, Singapore Futures Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Hiroyasu Ehara
  Sho Katayama
6–3, 6–2
Win 7–2 Jun 2017 Singapore F2, Singapore Futures Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Soichiro Moritani
  Masato Shiga
6–3, 6–4
Win 8–2 Jun 2017 Singapore F3, Singapore Futures Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Yuichi Ito
  Lý Hoàng Nam
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 8–3 Jul 2017 Netherlands F3, Middelburg Futures Clay   Michiel de Krom   Evan King
  Hunter Reese
2–6, 1–6
Loss 8–4 Aug 2017 Romania F10, Bucharest Futures Clay   Nathan Eshmade   Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol
  Victor Vlad Cornea
5–7, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 8–5 Oct 2017 Australia F7, Cairns Futures Hard   Francis Casey Alcantara   Nathan Pasha
  Darren Polkinghorne
2–6, 6–2, [2–10]
Win 9–5 Dec 2017 Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo Este Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Adrian Bodmer
  Matthias Haim
7–5, 6–4
Win 10–5 Dec 2017 Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Nick Hardt
  José Olivares
6–3, 6–4
Win 11–5 Mar 2018 USA F7, Bakersfield Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Boris Arias
  Federico Zeballos
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 11–6 Mar 2018 USA F8, Calabasas Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   André Göransson
  Florian Lakat
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 12–6 Apr 2018 Tunisia F16, Jerba Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Domagoj Bilješko
  Altuğ Çelikbilek
6–3, 6–1
Win 13–6 May 2018 Tunisia F17, Jerba Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Ignacio Carou
  Diego Hidalgo
7–5, 6–3
Win 14–6 May 2018 Tunisia F18, Jerba Futures Hard   Diego Hidalgo   Anis Ghorbel
  Vasko Mladenov
6–2, 6–4
Win 15–6 Jun 2018 USA F13, Winston-Salem Futures Hard   Marc-Andrea Hüsler   Trevor Allen Johnson
  Ronnie Schneider
7–6(9–7), 6–1
Win 16–6 Jul 2018 Canada F5, Saskatoon Futures Hard   Marc-Andrea Hüsler   Alexis Galarneau
  Benjamin Sigouin
6–3, 6–3
Win 17–6 Jul 2018 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard   Marc-Andrea Hüsler   Marcel Granollers
  Gerard Granollers Pujol
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [14–12]
Win 18–6 Aug 2018 Portugal F16, Sintra Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Gonçalo Falcão
  Diego Matos
6–3, 6–0
Loss 18–7 Jan 2019 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Dustin Brown
  Donald Young
5–7, 4–6
Loss 18–8 Jan 2019 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Marcelo Demoliner
  Hugo Nys
6–3, 4–6, [3–10]
Win 19–8 Jul 2019 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Li Zhe
  Hugo Nys
6–2, 6–4
Win 20–8 Sep 2019 Cassis, France Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Sander Arends
  David Pel
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 20-9 Oct 2019 Fairfield, USA Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Peter Polansky
  Darian King
4–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss 20-10 Nov 2019 Knoxville, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Bradley Klahn   Hans Hach Verdugo
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [5–10]
Win 21–10 Jan 2020 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard   Harri Heliövaara   Luca Margaroli
  Andrea Vavassori
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 21–11 Aug 2020 M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay   Mats Hermans   Max Houkes
  Sidane Pontjodikromo
1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 21-12 Mar 2021 Saint Petersburg, Russia Challenger Hard (i)   Jesper de Jong   Christopher Eubanks
  Roberto Quiroz
4-6, 3-6
Win 22-12 Mar 2021 Saint Petersburg, Russia Challenger Hard (i)   Jesper de Jong   Konstantin Kravchuk
  Denis Yevseyev
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 22-13 May 2021 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay   André Göransson   Nathaniel Lammons
  Jackson Withrow
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [8–10]
Win 23-13 May 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay   Hunter Reese   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 23-14 Apr 2022 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Hunter Reese   Alexander Erler
  Lucas Miedler
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 24-14 Jul 2022 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay   Robin Haase   Fabian Fallert
  Hendrik Jebens
6–2, 5–7, [10–3]
Win 25-14 Jul 2022 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Robin Haase   Nicolás Barrientos
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 25–15 Feb 2023 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard   Luke Johnson   Andrew Harris
  Christian Harrison
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Win 26-15 Feb 2023 Rome, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Luke Johnson   Gabriel Décamps
  Alex Rybakov
6–2, 6–2
Win 27-15 May 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay   Luke Johnson   Jaime Faria
  Henrique Rocha
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–6]
Win 28–15 Nov 2023 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard   John-Patrick Smith   Denis Kudla
  Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 29–15 Nov 2023 Champaign, USA Challenger Hard   John-Patrick Smith   Lucas Horve
  Oliver Okonkwo
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 29–16 Jan 2023 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Challenger Hard   Sander Arends   Luke Johnson
  Skander Mansouri
5–7, 3–6
Win 30–16 Feb 2023 Koblenz, Germany Challenger Hard   Sander Arends   Jakob Schnaitter
  Mark Wallner
6–4, 6–2
Loss 30–17 Feb 2024 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard   Sander Arends   Petr Nouza
  Patrik Rikl
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 31–17 Mar 2024 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard   Sander Arends   Marco Bortolotti
  Sergio Martos Gornes
6–4, 6–4
Win 32–17 Aug 2024 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Y Shimizu
  J Trotter
6–4, 6–3
Loss 32–18 Sep 2024 Saint-Tropez, France Challenger Hard   André Göransson   Luke Johnson
  Sander Arends
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss 32–19 Nov 2024 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i)   André Göransson   Nicolás Barrientos
  Julian Cash
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Sem Verbeek". Pacific Athletics.
  2. ^ "Neighbours Hans Hach Verdugo/John Isner Win los Cabos Doubles Title". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Giron gets first ATP Tour singles victory in Tennis Hall of Fame Open". 21 July 2024.
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