Sarah Beth Grey (born 10 August 1995; formerly known as Sarah Beth Askew) is a British
tennis
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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.
She made her
WTA Tour
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main-draw debut at the
2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, after receiving a wildcard into the doubles event, partnering
Eden Silva
Eden Giselle Silva (born 14 March 1996) is a British tennis player and model of Russian and Sri Lankan descent.
She has career-high WTA rankings of 300 in singles, achieved on 30 January 2023, and 126 in doubles, reached on 3 February 2020.
S ...
.
Personal
Grey was born in
Liverpool
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and grew up in one of its suburbs,
West Derby
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History West Derby
Mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', Wes ...
.
She lives in
Wendover
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and trains at Halton Tennis Centre in
Buckinghamshire. She has three older sisters, a younger brother, and two younger half-brothers.
In February 2022, Grey successfully underwent
cardiac ablation surgery to correct a potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm.
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.
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Doubles: 34 (16 titles, 18 runner–ups)
Notes
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
British female tennis players
Sportspeople from Liverpool
Tennis people from Merseyside
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