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Samantha Murray Sharan

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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.

Samantha Murray Sharan
Murray at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
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.

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