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Samantha Murray Sharan
Full nameSamantha Dawn Murray Sharan
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987 (age 37)
Stockport, United Kingdom
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Prize moneyUS $622,482
Singles
Career record248–216
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 165 (23 September 2013)
Current rankingNo. 818 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2020, 2022)
French OpenQ1 (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon1R (2013, 2014, 2021)
US OpenQ2 (2013, 2021)
Doubles
Career record274–187
Career titles28 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 76 (22 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 95 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open2R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2013, 2021, 2022, 2024)
US Open1R (2024)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 16 November 2024.

Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan[1] (née Murray; born 9 October 1987) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 22 August 2022, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 76.

Murray has won four singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 23 September 2013, she peaked at No. 165 in the singles rankings.

Career

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Murray made her WTA Tour debut at the 2011 Eastbourne Classic, losing to Anna Tatishvili in the first round.

Personal life

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Murray married Indian tennis doubles specialist Divij Sharan in July 2019.[2]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Doubles

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ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Grass
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2010 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 0–2 May 2011 ITF Rethymno, Greece 10,000 Hard Russia Alexandra Artamonova 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2012 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Jul 2013 Challenger de Granby, Canada 25,000 Hard Japan Risa Ozaki 6–0, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2013 ITF Winnipeg, Canada 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Johanna Konta 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 May 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Germany Julia Wachaczyk 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Oct 2017 ITF Wirral, United Kingdom 15,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Eden Silva 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–6 Sep 2018 ITF Santarém, Portugal 15,000 Hard Belgium Greet Minnen 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–6 Aug 2019 ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–6 Mar 2020 ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa 25,000 Hard Russia Marina Melnikova 2–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 48 (28 titles, 20 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (24–18)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2005 ITF Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy 10,000 Hard Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn Czech Republic Simona Dobrá
Czech Republic Renata Kučerková
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 July 2007 ITF Frinton-on-Sea, United Kingdom 10,000 Grass United States Alexis Prousis United Kingdom Rebecca Llewellyn
United Kingdom Elizabeth Thomas
6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 2–1 May 2011 ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom 10,000 Clay United Kingdom Jade Windley South Africa Surina de Beer
Germany Scarlett Werner
7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 3–1 May 2011 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick United Kingdom Amanda Elliott
Austria Nicole Rottmann
6–3, 6–2
Win 4–1 July 2011 ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Jade Windley United Kingdom Lucy Brown
United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–1 Sep 2011 ITF Alice Springs, Australia 25,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Australia Brooke Rischbieth
Australia Storm Sanders
3–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Loss 5–2 Sep 2011 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Indonesia Ayu Fani Damayanti
Indonesia Jessy Rompies
3–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Sep 2011 ITF Darwin, Australia 25,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Australia Stephanie Bengson
Australia Tyra Calderwood
6–4, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Nov 2011 Bendigo International, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Storm Sanders Australia Stephanie Bengson
Australia Tyra Calderwood
6–2, 1–6, [5–10]
Win 7–3 Jan 2012 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick United Kingdom Alexandra Walker
United Kingdom Lisa Whybourn
6–2, 6–3
Win 8–3 Mar 2012 GB Pro-Series Bath, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Slovakia Lenka Juríková
Poland Katarzyna Piter
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 8–4 May 2012 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying
Japan Kumiko Iijima
6–3, 6–7(6), [1–10]
Win 9–4 Aug 2012 ITF Westende, Belgium 10,000 Hard Republic of Ireland Amy Bowtell Belgium Steffi Distelmans
Belgium Magali Kempen
6–3, 6–3
Loss 9–5 Sep 2012 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Jade Windley Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs
3–6, 0–6
Win 10–5 Jan 2013 ITF Preston, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Jade Windley United Kingdom Tara Moore
United Kingdom Melanie South
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 10–6 Feb 2013 Midland Tennis Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Hungary Melinda Czink
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 10–7 May 2013 Soweto Open, South Africa 50,000 Hard United Kingdom Jade Windley Poland Magda Linette
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
1–6, 3–6
Loss 10–8 July 2013 ITF Winnipeg, Canada 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Jade Windley Canada Heidi El Tabakh
United States Allie Kiick
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 10–9 Sep 2013 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Jade Windley Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Turkey Pemra Özgen
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 11–9 Apr 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Greece Despina Papamichail Egypt Ola Abou Zekry
Romania Jaqueline Cristian
6–3, 6–2
Win 12–9 May 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Greece Despina Papamichail India Nidhi Chilumula
India Rishika Sunkara
3–6, 6–2, [10–1]
Win 13–9 Jul 2016 ITF Lisbon, Portugal 10,000 Hard Finland Emma Laine France Mathilde Armitano
Portugal Inês Murta
7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 13–10 Aug 2016 ITF Gatineau, Canada 25,000 Hard Japan Mana Ayukawa Canada Bianca Andreescu
Canada Charlotte Robillard-Millette
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 13–11 Oct 2017 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France 25,000 Hard (i) India Karman Kaur Thandi France Manon Arcangioli
France Shérazad Reix
1–3 ret.
Win 14–11 Oct 2017 Open de Touraine, France 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey Romania Jaqueline Cristian
Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse
7–6(3), 6–3
Win 15–11 Oct 2017 ITF Wirral, United Kingdom 15,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Maia Lumsden United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Laura Sainsbury
6–4, 6–3
Loss 15–12 Dec 2017 ITF Pune, India 25,000 Hard Montenegro Ana Veselinović Indonesia Jessy Rompies
Thailand Varunya Wongteanchai
4–6, 2–6
Win 16–12 Aug 2018 ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Freya Christie United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 17–12 Sep 2018 ITF Santarém, Portugal 15,000 Hard United States Dasha Ivanova Italy Maria Masini
Portugal Inês Murta
6–0, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 18–12 Sep 2018 ITF Lisbon, Portugal 25,000 Hard Finland Emma Laine Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
7–5, 6–4
Loss 18–13 May 2019 ITF Jerusalem, Israel 25,000 Hard Greece Despina Papamichail Belarus Yuliya Hatouka
Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 18–14 Jun 2019 ITF Santa Margarida de Montbui, Spain 25,000 Hard Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
4–6, 5–7
Loss 18–15 Aug 2019 ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Freya Christie Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
7–6(6), 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 18–16 Sep 2019 Jinan International Open, China 60,000 Hard United Kingdom Eden Silva China Yuan Yue
China Zheng Wushuang
6–1, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 19–16 Sep 2019 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Anna Smith Germany Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
6–4, 6–3
Win 20–16 Oct 2019 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Naomi Broady France Myrtille Georges
Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann
6–3, 6–2
Loss 20–17 Oct 2019 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs Canada Mélodie Collard
Canada Leylah Fernandez
6–7(3), 2–6
Loss 20–18 Feb 2020 Open de l'Isère, France 25,000 Hard (i) Germany Julia Wachaczyk France Amandine Hesse
France Elixane Lechemia
3–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Win 21–18 Mar 2020 ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa 25,000 Hard Hungary Fanny Stollár Turkey Berfu Cengiz
New Zealand Paige Hourigan
6–1, 6–1
Win 22–18 Sep 2020 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 80,000 Clay Germany Julia Wachaczyk Poland Paula Kania
Poland Katarzyna Piter
7–5, 6–2
Loss 22–19 Aug 2021 Landisville Challenge, United States 100,000 Hard Russia Valeria Savinykh United States Hanna Chang
United States Alexa Glatch
6–7(3), 6–3, [9–11]
Win 23–19 Oct 2021 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 80,000 Hard (i) Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze France Audrey Albié
France Léolia Jeanjean
7–6(5), 6–0
Win 24–19 Nov 2021 Open Nantes Atlantique, France 60,000 Hard (i) France Jessika Ponchet United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
6–4, 6–2
Win 25–19 Feb 2022 AK Ladies Open, Germany 60,000 Carpet (i) Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze Switzerland Susan Bandecchi
Switzerland Simona Waltert
6–3, 7–5
Win 26–19 May 2022 Koper Open, Slovenia 60,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll Switzerland Conny Perrin
Switzerland Joanne Züger
6–3, 6–2
Win 27–19 Oct 2023 ITF Baza, Spain 25,000 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki Croatia Lea Bošković
Spain Ángela Fita Boluda
7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 27–20 Oct 2023 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard (i) Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze United Kingdom Freya Christie
Estonia Elena Malõgina
0–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win 28–20 Nov 2023 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg 40,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Alicia Barnett United Kingdom Ali Collins
Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
6–7(4), 6–1, [10–6]

References

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  1. ^ "Samantha Murray". Northwestern Wildcats. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Divij Sharan ties the knot with Samantha Murray". Deccan Chronicle. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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