GB RANKING10
WORLD RANKING314
CAREER HIGH
18/04/2022 305
ITF TITLES17
Last updated: 24/05/2022
GB RANKING6
WORLD RANKING158
CAREER HIGH
21/10/2019 143
ITF TITLES17
Last updated: 24/05/2022
FAVOURITE
SURFACE: Grass
SHOT: Serve
COACH
Mike James
AGE26
HEIGHT168 cm
PLAYSLeft-handed
BACKHANDTwo-handed
LTA SUPPORT NTC Pro Access
FAVOURITE
SURFACE:Grass
SHOT:Serve
COACH
Mike James
About
Liverpudlian Sarah Beth Grey enjoyed a good year in both singles and doubles in 2019, during which she came up against Venus Williams in a mixed doubles match at Wimbledon. Left-handed Grey lives and trains in Buckinghamshire.
QUICK-FIRE FACTS
- Place of birth: Liverpool
- Lives: Wendover, Buckinghamshire
- Trains: Halton Tennis Club
- Interests: Reads a lot, favourite author is Haruki Murakami. Also enjoys walking, bike riding and going for brunch with friends. Spent lockdown painting and drawing sketches.
- Family: Three oldere sisters and three younger brothers (Chloe - a production assistant at BBC Sport, Emily, Amy, Cliff, Tobias and Caleb), Joanne and Cliff (Mum and Dad). Emily and Amy played tennis to national standard.
- Tennis beginnings: Local club down the road from house in Liverpool (Bohemians), had three astroturf courts and Dad was a member, and knocked around with older sisters since she was five. Got to like tennis when she had first lesson with Nick at the age of about 9
Tennis Career
January
Grey started of 2022 by reaching the quarterfinals of the W25 Bath tournament where she lost out Freya Christie 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2).
At the W25 Loughborough, number 7 seed Grey was the only Brit to make the quarterfinals of the women’s singles. However, Grey lost to the top seed Mariam Bolkvade 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2) in 3 hours 31 minutes.
May
Fast forward to the W25 Montemor-O-Novo in Portugal where Gray defeated Slovak Sofia Milatova 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the semi-finals before bowing out 6-4, 6-2 to the now champion, France’s Alice Robbe.
In April, Beth reached the semi-finals of the ITF 15K in Sharm El Sheikh. In the doubles at the same event, partnered with Jodie Burrage, the pair reached the semi-finals losing to fellow Brit Amelia Barnett. Partnered with D.Ivanova they reached the final of the ITF 15K in Tunisia.
Second round of qualifying at both Thailand Open at Hua Hin, and ITF W25 in Sunderland in January and March respectively.
Made her WTA Premier debut in February alongside Eden Silva, beating Nadiia Kichenok and Veronika Kudermetova. Made a $60k final together, made quarter final in Notthingham. Made a few semis in 25s. Reached career high doubles ranking in April, has been hampered by a shoulder injury since.
Making her WTA main draw debut in the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships.