Samantha Murray Sharan
{{short description|British tennis player (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Samantha Murray Sharan
| fullname = Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan
| image = Murray WMQ18 (1) (29680508928).jpg
| caption = Murray at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
| country = {{GBR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stockport, United Kingdom
| height = 1.78 m
| careerprizemoney = US $624,634
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=248|lost=216}}
| singlestitles = 4 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 165 (23 September 2013)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 825 (27 January 2025)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2020, 2022)
| FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2020, 2021)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (2013, 2014, 2021)
| USOpenresult = Q2 (2013, 2021)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=275|lost=190}}
| doublestitles = 28 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 76 (22 August 2022)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 109 (27 January 2025)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2024)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2022)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2013, 2021, 2022, 2024)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2024)
| Mixed = yes
| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (2021)
| updated = 27 January 2025
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's Tennis}}
{{medalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalBronze|2009 Belgrade|Mixed doubles}}
}}
Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan{{cite web|url=http://www.nusports.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/murray_samantha00.html|title=Samantha Murray|work=Northwestern Wildcats|access-date=29 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729165418/http://www.nusports.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/murray_samantha00.html|archive-date=29 July 2014}} (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
Murray made her WTA Tour debut at the 2011 Eastbourne Classic, losing to Anna Tatishvili in the first round.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
Partnering Laura Pigossi, she won the biggest title of her career to date by taking the doubles at the 2024 W1000 Wiesbaden Open, defeating Himeno Sakatsume and Anita Wagner in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/news/luke-johnson-seals-consecutive-challenger-titles-as-sam-murray-sharan-bags-her-biggest-trophy/|title=Luke Johnson seals consecutive Challenger titles as Sam Murray Sharan bags her biggest trophy|publisher=Lawn Tennis Association|accessdate=24 January 2025}}
Personal life
Murray married Indian tennis doubles specialist Divij Sharan in July 2019.{{cite web|title=Divij Sharan ties the knot with Samantha Murray|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/tennis/210719/divij-sharan-ties-the-knot-with-samantha-murray.html|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 July 2019 |access-date=22 July 2019}}
Grand Slam performance timelines
{{Performance key}}
=Singles=
{{Expand section|date=July 2022}}
=Doubles=
{{Expand section|date=July 2022}}
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)=
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| 0–1 | Nov 2010 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Fitzpatrick | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 0–2 | May 2011 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Rethymno, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexandra Artamonova | 2–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–2 | Oct 2012 | style="background:lightblue;"|GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 1–3 | Jul 2013 | style="background:lightblue;"|Challenger de Granby, Canada | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Risa Ozaki | 6–0, 5–7, 2–6 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 1–4 | Jul 2013 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Winnipeg, Canada | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Johanna Konta | 3–6, 1–6 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 1–5 | May 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Wachaczyk | 3–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–5 | Oct 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Eden Silva | 6–2, 6–2 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 2–6 | Sep 2018 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Santarém, Portugal | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Greet Minnen | 5–7, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–6 | Aug 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Kerkhove | 6–4, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–6 | Mar 2020 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Marina Melnikova | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
=Doubles: 48 (28 titles, 20 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Oct 2005 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Kika Hogendoorn | {{flagicon|CZE}} Simona Dobrá | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 1–1 | July 2007 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Frinton-on-Sea, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Alexis Prousis | {{flagicon|GBR}} Rebecca Llewellyn | 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1 | May 2011 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina de Beer | 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1 | May 2011 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Fitzpatrick | {{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Elliott | 6–3, 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–1 | July 2011 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucy Brown | 6–4, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–1 | Sep 2011 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Alice Springs, Australia | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brooke Rischbieth | 3–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 5–2 | Sep 2011 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Cairns, Australia | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | {{flagicon|INA}} Ayu Fani Damayanti | 3–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6–2 | Sep 2011 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Darwin, Australia | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | {{flagicon|AUS}} Stephanie Bengson | 6–4, 6–2 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 6–3 | Nov 2011 | style="background:lightblue;"|Bendigo International, Australia | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Storm Sanders | {{flagicon|AUS}} Stephanie Bengson | 6–2, 1–6, [5–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7–3 | Jan 2012 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Fitzpatrick | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexandra Walker | 6–2, 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8–3 | Mar 2012 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|GB Pro-Series Bath, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Webley-Smith | {{flagicon|SVK}} Lenka Juríková | 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 8–4 | May 2012 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Karuizawa, Japan | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Webley-Smith | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Shu-ying | 6–3, 6–7(6), [1–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9–4 | Aug 2012 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Westende, Belgium | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|IRL}} Amy Bowtell | {{flagicon|BEL}} Steffi Distelmans | 6–3, 6–3 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 9–5 | Sep 2012 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|LAT}} Diāna Marcinkēviča | 3–6, 0–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10–5 | Jan 2013 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Preston, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tara Moore | 6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 10–6 | Feb 2013 | style="background:#f88379;"|Midland Tennis Classic, United States | style="background:#f88379;"|100,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | {{flagicon|HUN}} Melinda Czink | 7–5, 4–6, [7–10] |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 10–7 | May 2013 | style="background:#addfad;"|Soweto Open, South Africa | style="background:#addfad;"|50,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette | 1–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 10–8 | July 2013 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Winnipeg, Canada | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|CAN}} Heidi El Tabakh | 4–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 10–9 | Sep 2013 | style="background:lightblue;"|GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jade Windley | {{flagicon|TUR}} Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11–9 | Apr 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail | {{flagicon|EGY}} Ola Abou Zekry | 6–3, 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12–9 | May 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail | {{flagicon|IND}} Nidhi Chilumula | 3–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 13–9 | Jul 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Lisbon, Portugal | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|FIN}} Emma Laine | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Armitano | 7–6(5), 6–3 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 13–10 | Aug 2016 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Gatineau, Canada | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mana Ayukawa | {{flagicon|CAN}} Bianca Andreescu | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 13–11 | Oct 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|IND}} Karman Kaur Thandi | {{flagicon|FRA}} Manon Arcangioli | 1–3 ret. |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 14–11 | Oct 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|Open de Touraine, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sarah Beth Grey | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 15–11 | Oct 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Wirral, United Kingdom | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Maia Lumsden | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | 6–4, 6–3 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 15–12 | Dec 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Pune, India |style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|MNE}} Ana Veselinović | {{flagicon|INA}} Jessy Rompies | 4–6, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 16–12 | Aug 2018 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Freya Christie | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sarah Beth Grey | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 17–12 | Sep 2018 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Santarém, Portugal | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Dasha Ivanova | {{flagicon|ITA}} Maria Masini | 6–0, 1–6, [10–4] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 18–12 | Sep 2018 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Lisbon, Portugal | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|FIN}} Emma Laine | {{flagicon|NED}} Michaëlla Krajicek | 7–5, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18–13 | May 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Jerusalem, Israel | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GRE}} Despina Papamichail | {{flagicon|BLR}} Yuliya Hatouka | 6–2, 4–6, [8–10] |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18–14 | Jun 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margarida de Montbui, Spain | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|BUL}} Elitsa Kostova | {{flagicon|GEO}} Sofia Shapatava | 4–6, 5–7 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18–15 | Aug 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Freya Christie | {{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 7–6(6), 3–6, [5–10] |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18–16 | Sep 2019 | style="background:#addfad;"|Jinan International Open, China | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Eden Silva | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Yue | 6–1, 4–6, [7–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 19–16 | Sep 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Smith | {{flagicon|GER}} Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | 6–4, 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 20–16 | Oct 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Broady | {{flagicon|FRA}} Myrtille Georges | 6–3, 6–2 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20–17 | Oct 2019 | style="background:#addfad;"|Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Bibiane Schoofs | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélodie Collard | 6–7(3), 2–6 |
bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| 20–18 | Feb 2020 | style="background:lightblue;"|Open de l'Isère, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Wachaczyk | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amandine Hesse | 3–6, 6–4, [11–13] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 21–18 | Mar 2020 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Potchefstroom, South Africa | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|HUN}} Fanny Stollár | {{flagicon|TUR}} Berfu Cengiz | 6–1, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 22–18 | Sep 2020 | style="background:#f7e98e;"|Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | style="background:#f7e98e;"|80,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Wachaczyk | {{flagicon|POL}} Paula Kania | 7–5, 6–2 |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
| 22–19 | Aug 2021 | style="background:#f88379;"|Landisville Challenge, United States | style="background:#f88379;"|100,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Savinykh | {{flagicon|USA}} Hanna Chang | 6–7(3), 6–3, [9–11] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
| 23–19 | Oct 2021 | style="background:#f7e98e;"|Internationaux de Poitiers, France | style="background:#f7e98e;"|80,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GEO}} Mariam Bolkvadze | {{flagicon|FRA}} Audrey Albié | 7–6(5), 6–0 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
| 24–19 | Nov 2021 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open Nantes Atlantique, France | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jessika Ponchet | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | 6–4, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
| 25–19 | Feb 2022 | style="background:#addfad;"|AK Ladies Open, Germany | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GEO}} Mariam Bolkvadze | {{flagicon|SUI}} Susan Bandecchi | 6–3, 7–5 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
| 26–19 | May 2022 | style="background:#addfad;"|Koper Open, Slovenia | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll | {{flagicon|SUI}} Conny Perrin | 6–3, 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 27–19 | Oct 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Baza, Spain | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Gadecki | {{flagicon|CRO}} Lea Bošković | 7–5, 4–6, [10–4] |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 27–20 | Oct 2023 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GEO}} Mariam Bolkvadze | {{flagicon|GBR}} Freya Christie | 0–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 28–20 | Nov 2023 | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | style="background:#ffe4c4;"|40,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ali Collins | 6–7(4), 6–1, [10–6] |
References
{{Reflist}}
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