Sarah Beth Grey
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Residence | Wendover, Buckinghamshire |
Born | Liverpool, England | 10 August 1995
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 119,050 |
Singles | |
Career record | 111–143 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 277 (1 August 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 332 (21 November 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 145–96 |
Career titles | 16 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 143 (21 October 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 262 (21 November 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2019, 2021) |
Last updated on: 25 January 2022. |
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 16 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 |
Singles
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Doubles
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 0–2 |
US Open | A | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
ITF finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 1 (title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Anastasia Kulikova | 6-2, 6-2 |
Doubles: 34 (16 titles, 18 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 | 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] |
Notes
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.
- ^ a b c Parnaby, Laura (29 June 2022). "Sister hails 'down to earth and funny' tennis star ahead of Wimbledon match". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b "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