Sarah Beth Grey | |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1995 |
Residence: | Wendover, Buckinghamshire |
Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | US$237,151 |
Singlestitles: | 1 ITF |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 277 (1 August 2022) |
Currentsinglesranking: | No. 379 (29 July 2024) |
Doublestitles: | 23 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 130 (20 July 2024) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 130 (29 July 2024) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (2022) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2021, 2022, 2024) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (2019, 2021) |
Updated: | 29 July 2024 |
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 on 1 August 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 130, achieved on 29 July 2024. In her career, Grey has won one singles title and 23 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]
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.[4]
In February 2022, Grey successfully underwent cardiac ablation surgery to correct a potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm.
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.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0–3 | |
US Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | W25 | Carpet (i) | Anastasia Kulikova | 6-2, 6-2 |
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Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Rethymno, Greece | W10 | Hard | Katy Dunne | Margarita Lazareva Lisanne van Riet | 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] | |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2014 | ITF Gloucester, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard (i) | Katy Dunne | Lucy Brown Hilda Melander | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Freya Christie Lisa Whybourn | 1–6, 6–4, [10–2] | |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2016 | ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Veronica Corning Harriet Dart | 6–2, 1–6, [10–8] | |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W10 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Dasha Ivanova Margot Yerolymos | 6–2, 1–6, [10–8] | |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2016 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W10 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Dasha Ivanova Petra Krejsová | 6–7(2), 6–7(2) | |
Win | 5–2 | Nov 2016 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | W10 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Mia Eklund Nika Shytkouskaya | 7–63, 7–5 | |
Win | 6–2 | Nov 2016 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | W10 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Alicia Barnett Lauren McMinn | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W10 | Hard | Emilie Francati | Manon Arcangioli Despina Papamichail | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 7–3 | Feb 2017 | ITF Birmingham, UK | W15 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Melanie Stokke Julia Wachaczyk | 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] | |
Loss | 7–4 | May 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls | Gaia Sanesi Martina Spigarelli | 0–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 7–5 | Sep 2017 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 8–5 | Oct 2017 | Open de Touraine, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Samantha Murray | Jaqueline Cristian Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 7–6(3), 6–3 | |
Loss | 8–6 | Nov 2017 | ITF Sunderland, UK | W15 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett | Eleni Kordolaimi Maia Lumsden | 6–2, 2–6, [9–11] | |
Win | 9–6 | Apr 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | W25 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls | An-Sophie Mestach Nina Stojanović | 4–6, 7–64, [10–6] | |
Win | 10–6 | Apr 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | W25 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls | Jessika Ponchet Ganna Poznikhirenko | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Loss | 10–7 | May 2018 | ITF Monzón, Spain | W25 | Clay | Olivia Nicholls | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2018 | ITF Chiswick, UK | W25 | Hard | Olivia Nicholls | Freya Christie Samantha Murray | 6–3, 5–7, [8–10] | |
Loss | 10–9 | Nov 2018 | ITF Wirral, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Freya Christie Valeria Savinykh | 4–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 11–9 | Nov 2018 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger | 0–6, 6–3, [10–4] | |
Loss | 11–10 | Dec 2018 | ITF Solapur, India | W25 | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina | Miyabi Inoue Lu Jiajing | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 11–11 | Mar 2019 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | W60 | Hard (i) | Eden Silva | Harriet Dart Lesley Kerkhove | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 12–11 | Jul 2019 | ITF Palmela, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Eden Silva | Estelle Cascino Julia Terziyska | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 13–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Woking, UK | W25 | Hard | Eden Silva | Naiktha Bains Ankita Raina | 6–2, 7–5 | |
Win | 14–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Chiswick, UK | W25 | 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 | W25 | Hard (i) | Harriet Dart | Robin Anderson Jessika Ponchet | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | |
Loss | 14–13 | Oct 2020 | ITF Reims, France | W25 | Hard (i) | Harriet Dart | Séléna Janicijevic Robin Montgomery | w/o | |
Loss | 14–14 | May 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Dasha Ivanova | Gozal Ainitdinova Anna Kubareva | 5–7, 2–6 | |
Loss | 14–15 | Jul 2021 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay | Magali Kempen | Oksana Selekhmeteva Daniela Vismane | 3–6, 6–7(5) | |
Win | 15–15 | Aug 2021 | Zubr Cup, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Carolina Alves | Mana Kawamura Funa Kozaki | 6–4, 3–6, [13–11] | |
Loss | 15–16 | Oct 2021 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80+H | Hard | Estelle Cascino | Robin Anderson Amandine Hesse | 3–6, 6–7(2) | |
Win | 16–16 | Oct 2021 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W25+H | Hard (i) | Arianne Hartono | Estelle Cascino Camilla Rosatello | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 16–17 | Jul 2022 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Jamie Loeb | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 3–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 16–18 | Sep 2022 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80+H | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | Freya Christie Ali Collins | 6–1, 6–7(4), [3–10] | |
Win | 17–18 | Jul 2023 | ITF Roehampton, UK | W25 | Hard | Rutuja Bhosale | Madeleine Brooks Holly Hutchinson | 0–6, 6–4, [10–4] | |
Win | 18–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Aldershot, UK | W25 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | Erina Hayashi Saki Imamura | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 19–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Vigo, Spain | W25 | Hard | Nefisa Berberović | Anastasia Abbagnato Patricija Paukštytė | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] | |
Win | 20–18 | Aug 2023 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | W25 | Hard | Alexandra Bozovic | Ava Markham Tian Fangran | 7–5, 6–0 | |
Win | 21–18 | Nov 2023 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | W60+H | Hard (i) | Eden Silva | Hanna Chang Katarina Jokić | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 21–19 | Jan 2024 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W35 | Hard (i) | Alicia Barnett | Liv Hovde Ella McDonald | 6–4, 2–6, [7–10] | |
Win | 22–19 | Jan 2024 | Porto Indoor, Portugal | W75+H | Hard (i) | Olivia Nicholls | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | |
Loss | 22–20 | Feb 2024 | Open de l'Isère, France | W75 | Hard (i) | Eden Silva | Emily Appleton Freya Christie | 6–3, 1–6, [9–11] | |
Loss | 22–21 | Apr 2024 | ITF Calvi, France | W50+H | Hard | Amandine Hesse | Urszula Radwańska Valentina Ryser | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 23–21 | May 2024 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W75 | Carpet | Madeleine Brooks | Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Loss | 23–22 | Jun 2024 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | Tara Moore | Emina Bektas Aleksandra Krunić | 1–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 23–23 | Jul 2024 | Figueira da Foz International Ladies Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Madeleine Brooks | Sayaka Ishii Naho Sato | 6–7(1), 5–7 |