_(52191171151).jpg.webp) Grey at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
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| Residence | Wendover, Buckinghamshire |
| Born | 10 August 1995 Liverpool, England |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Left Handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$190,366 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 189–211 (47.3%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 277 (1 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 490 (6 November 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 218–137 (61.4%) |
| Career titles | 21 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (21 October 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 232 (6 November 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2019, 2021) |
| Last updated on: 6 November 2023. | |
Sarah Beth Grey (born 10 August 1995; formerly known as Sarah Beth Askew) is a British tennis player.
Grey has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 277, achieved August 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 143, achieved on 21 October 2019. In her career, Grey has won one singles title and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1]
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, after receiving a wildcard into the doubles event, partnering Eden Silva.[2]
Personal
Grey was born in Liverpool and grew up in one of its suburbs, West Derby.[3] She lives in Wendover and trains at Halton Tennis Centre in Buckinghamshire. She has three older sisters, a younger brother, and two younger half-brothers.[3][4]
In February 2022, Grey successfully underwent cardiac ablation surgery to correct a potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm.[3]
Playing style
Grey plays left-handed with a two-handed backhand. Although standing at only 5ft 6, she describes her serve as her favourite shot and she enjoys playing on grass courts.[4]
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
Doubles
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | |
| US Open | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Anastasia Kulikova |
6-2, 6-2 |
Doubles: 39 (21 titles, 18 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Rethymno, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Katy Dunne |
 Margarita Lazareva Lisanne van Riet |
2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2014 | ITF Gloucester, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Katy Dunne |
Lucy Brown Hilda Melander |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn |
1–6, 6–4, [10–2] |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2016 | ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
 Veronica Corning Harriet Dart |
6–2, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Dasha Ivanova Margot Yerolymos |
6–2, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2016 | ITF Loughborough, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová |
6–7(2), 6–7(2) |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2016 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Mia Eklund Nika Shytkouskaya |
7–63, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2016 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Alicia Barnett Lauren McMinn |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Emilie Francati |
Manon Arcangioli Despina Papamichail |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Feb 2017 | ITF Birmingham, UK | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
 Melanie Stokke Julia Wachaczyk |
6–3, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Loss | 7–4 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls |
 Gaia Sanesi Martina Spigarelli |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Sep 2017 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Cornelia Lister Vera Lapko |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2017 | Open de Touraine, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Samantha Murray |
 Jaqueline Cristian Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Nov 2017 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett |
Eleni Kordolaimi Maia Lumsden |
6–2, 2–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} An-Sophie Mestach Nina Stojanović |
4–6, 7–64, [10–6] |
| Win | 10–6 | Apr 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls |
Jessika Ponchet Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–7 | May 2018 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls |
 Cristina Bucșa Yana Sizikova |
2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2018 | ITF Chiswick, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Olivia Nicholls |
Freya Christie Samantha Murray |
6–3, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Loss | 10–9 | Nov 2018 | ITF Wirral, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Freya Christie Valeria Savinykh |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–9 | Nov 2018 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls |
Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger |
0–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 11–10 | Dec 2018 | ITF Solapur, India | 25,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina |
 Miyabi Inoue Lu Jiajing |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Mar 2019 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Eden Silva |
Harriet Dart Lesley Kerkhove |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–11 | Jul 2019 | ITF Palmela, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Eden Silva |
Estelle Cascino Julia Terziyska |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Woking, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Eden Silva |
Naiktha Bains Ankita Raina |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Chiswick, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
Freya Christie Samantha Murray Sharan |
6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 14–12 | Oct 2020 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Contentin, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Harriet Dart |
Robin Anderson Jessika Ponchet |
6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 14–13 | Oct 2020 | ITF Reims, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Harriet Dart |
Séléna Janicijevic Robin Montgomery |
w/o |
| Loss | 14–14 | May 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova |
 Gozal Ainitdinova Anna Kubareva |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–15 | Jul 2021 | Open de Biarritz, France | 60,000 | Clay | Magali Kempen |
Oksana Selekhmeteva Daniela Vismane |
3–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 15–15 | Aug 2021 | Zubr Cup Přerov, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay |  Carolina Alves |
Mana Kawamura Funa Kozaki |
6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 15–16 | Oct 2021 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | 80,000+H | Hard | Estelle Cascino |
Robin Anderson Amandine Hesse |
3–6, 6–7(2) |
| Win | 16–16 | Oct 2021 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | 25,000+H | Hard (i) | Arianne Hartono |
Estelle Cascino Camilla Rosatello |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16–17 | Jul 2022 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Jamie Loeb |
 Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 16–18 | Sep 2022 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | 80,000+H | Hard |  Weronika Falkowska |
Freya Christie Ali Collins |
6–1, 6–7(4), [3–10] |
| Win | 17–18 | Jul 2023 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Rutuja Bhosale |
Madeleine Brooks Holly Hutchinson |
0–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Win | 18–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Destanee Aiava |
Erina Hayashi Saki Imamura |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Vigo, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Nefisa Berberović |
Anastasia Abbagnato Patricija Paukštytė |
6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 20–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Alexandra Bozovic |
Ava Markham Tian Fangran |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 21–18 | Nov 2023 | ITF Calgary, Canada | 60,000+H | Hard (i) | Eden Silva |
Hanna Chang Katarina Jokić |
6–4, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ Glenys Furness (12 November 2018). "Sarah Beth Grey & Olivia Nicholls secure doubles title in Shrewsbury". Britwatch Sports.
- ↑ Alex Macpherson. "Dubai 2019: Monday's Order of Play and Match Points". WTA Tennis.
- 1 2 3 Parnaby, Laura (29 June 2022). "Sister hails 'down to earth and funny' tennis star ahead of Wimbledon match". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- 1 2 "Sarah Beth Grey Tennis Player Profile". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
- Sarah Beth Grey at the Women's Tennis Association
- Sarah Beth Grey at the International Tennis Federation
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