Sarah Beth Grey

Sarah Beth Grey
	Grey at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Wendover, Buckinghamshire
Born	10 August 1995 (age 29); Liverpool, England
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Plays	Left (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 242,190
Singles
Career record	225–241
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 277 (1 August 2022)
Current ranking	No. 409 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	260–162
Career titles	26 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 128 (5 August 2024)
Current ranking	No. 141 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2021, 2022, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2019, 2021)
	Last updated on: 23 September 2024.

Last updated November 14, 2024

Sarah Beth Grey (born 10 August 1995; formerly known as Sarah Beth Askew) is a British tennis player.

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

Key
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.

Doubles

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	W–L
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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
W25 tournaments

Finals by surface
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
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)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W80 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (22–20)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)

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-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 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

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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.

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[1] Glenys Furness (12 November 2018). "Sarah Beth Grey & Olivia Nicholls secure doubles title in Shrewsbury". Britwatch Sports.

[2] Alex Macpherson. "Dubai 2019: Monday's Order of Play and Match Points". WTA Tennis.

[parnaby-3] 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.

[profile-4] 1 2 "Sarah Beth Grey Tennis Player Profile". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association . Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top British female doubles tennis players
as of 26 February 2024
1. Heather Watson (43 2) 2. Maia Lumsden (77 1) 3. Olivia Nicholls (94 5) 4. Naiktha Bains (97 4) 5. Alicia Barnett (114 2)
6. Harriet Dart (123 3) 7. Emily Appleton (127 3) 8. Freya Christie (136 ) 9. Jodie Burrage (154 1) 10. Sarah Beth Grey (163 )