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Samantha Murray Sharan
	Murray at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	9 October 1987 (age 36); Stockport, United Kingdom
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Prize money	US $568,655
Singles
Career record	245–212 (53.6%)
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 165 (23 September 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2020, 2022)
French Open	Q1 (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon	1R (2013, 2014, 2021)
US Open	Q2 (2013, 2021)
Doubles
Career record	256–159 (61.7%)
Career titles	28 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 76 (22 August 2022)
Current ranking	No. 263 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2024)
French Open	2R (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2013, 2021, 2022)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
	Last updated on: 30 January 2024.

Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan^[1] (née Murray; born 9 October 1987) is a British tennis player.

Murray has won four singles titles and 28 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 23 September 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 165. On 22 August 2022, she peaked at No. 76 in the doubles rankings.

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

Personal life edit

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

Grand Slam performance timelines edit

**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 edit

Doubles edit

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups) edit

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) edit

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 edit

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