Sarah Beth Grey
Grey at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Residence | Wendover, Buckinghamshire |
| Born | 10 August 1995 Liverpool, England |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 247,985 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 229–247 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 277 (1 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 568 (5 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 268–165 |
| Career titles | 26 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 128 (5 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 200 (5 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022, 2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2019, 2021) |
| Last updated on: 10 May 2025. | |
Sarah Beth Grey (born 10 August 1995; formerly known as Sarah Beth Askew) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 128, achieved on 5 August 2024. She also has a best singles ranking of No. 277, achieved on 1 August 2022. Grey has won one singles title and 26 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 made her singles WTA Tour debut as a qualifier at the 2021 Nottingham Open, losing in the first round to Leonie Küng.[3]
Personal
Grey was born in Liverpool and grew up in one of its suburbs, West Derby.[4] 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][5]
In February 2022, Grey successfully underwent cardiac ablation surgery to correct a potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm.[4]
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.[5]
Career statistics
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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| Result | 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 |
Doubles: 50 (26 titles, 24 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cornelia Lister Vera Lapko |
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 | Cristina Bucșa Yana Sizikova |
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, 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, 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 Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Madeleine Brooks | Sayaka Ishii Naho Sato |
6–7(1), 5–7 |
| Win | 24–23 | Sep 2024 | ITF Leiria, Portugal | W35 | Hard | Matilde Jorge | Bianca Fernandez Radka Zelníčková |
7–6(1), 6–2 |
| Loss | 24–24 | Sep 2024 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | W35 | Hard | Katarína Kužmová | Anastasiia Gureva Radka Zelníčková |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 25–24 | Sep 2024 | ITF Reims, France | W35 | Hard (i) | Mingge Xu | Ekaterina Ovcharenko Emily Webley-Smith |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 26–24 | Oct 2024 | Open de Touraine, France | W35 | Hard (i) | Leonie Küng | Anastasiia Firman Chelsea Fontenel |
6–4, 6–2 |
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.
- ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ 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.