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 2025, Rheims | |
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
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| Born | 6 November 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $39,891 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 79–50 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 537 (27 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 537 (27 October 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 100–28 |
| Career titles | 18 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 281 (27 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 281 (27 October 2025) |
| Last updated on: 22 September 2025. | |
Sarah van Emst (born 6 November 2004) is a Dutch tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 537 in singles achieved on 27 October 2025 and No. 281 in doubles achieved on 27 October 2025.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]From Zwolle, Overijssel, she started playing tennis at six years-of-age. Her parents Kristel and Alfred were both club players.[3] She showed aptitude for tennis at an early age and was number three ranked U16 girl in the Dutch tennis rankings in 2019.[4][5]
Career
[edit]She obtained her first professional ranking point in 2023 June at the age of 18 years-old in Alkmaar.[6] She reached the final of an ITF tournament for the first time in December 2023, in Monastir, Tunisia, but was defeated in the final by Russian Milana Zhabrailova. She has not been past the quarter-finals before and her run included a win over higher ranked Romanian Andreea Prisacariu, who had been the top-seed.[7][8]
In March 2025, she won ITF W15 singles tournament in Monastir.[9] In June 2025, she was awarded a wildcard into the women’s doubles at the 2025 Libéma Open for her WTA Tour debut, to play alongside compatriot Suzan Lamens.[10]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Milana Zhabrailova |
2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Elena Milovanović |
7–6(8), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2026 | ITF Klagenfurt, Austria | W35 | Clay |  Nastasja Schunk |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Sarah van Emst". ITF. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sarah van Emst". WTA. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Tennis talent Van Emst: 'I wish I was a bit bigger'". deswollenaer.nl. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "WASSERMANN, KOEVERMANS, RÖTTGERING AND DU PREE FIRST CHAMPIONS OF NOJK 2019". Tennis.nl. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Zwolse Tennis Masters is groeiende, maar echte toppers ontbreken". deswollenaer.nl. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sarah van Emst books first victory at ITF tournament in Alkmaar". Oost.nl. June 28, 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Zwolle tennis player Sarah van Emst advances to semi-finals in Tunisia". Oost.nl. December 1, 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Tennis star Van Emst cannot crown top week with first tournament victory". Oost.nl. December 3, 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Zelfvertrouwen is het sleutelwoord voor tennisster Sarah van Emst". Destentor.nl. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Libema Open". WTA Tennis. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
External links
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Dutch female doubles tennis players | |
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