British tennis player (born 1995)
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 WTA 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. In her career, 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
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
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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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