Sarah Borwell

Sarah Leah Borwell (born 20 August 1979) is an English former professional tennis player who enjoyed her greatest success in doubles. She was the British number one in doubles. Her career-high doubles ranking is 65, set on 9 August 2010, and her career-high singles ranking is 199, which she reached on 10 July 2006.

Early life Borwell was born in Middlesbrough. She attended Nunthorpe School, and Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough. and completed a business degree.

2003 She began 2003 with another quarter-final loss in January and two months later made her first appearance in an ITF tournament final, losing in straight sets to Australian Lisa McShea, 6–1, 6–4. She notched up one more semifinal loss and another quarterfinal loss in ITF events before making her debut on the WTA Tour at the Tier III Birmingham Classic. She experienced a defeat in the first round of qualifying at the hands of a young future world No. 1, Maria Sharapova. Borwell was then granted a wildcard into the qualifying event of her home Grand Slam tournament, Wimbledon, where she was defeated in straight sets by Argentine Gisela Dulko in the first round. She spent the rest of the year on the ITF Circuit, reaching two more semifinals (one as a qualifier), and finished 2003 ranked 349. They reached the semifinal despite Borwell being hit on the head with a 10–6 champion tie-break win against Lilia Osterloh and Riza Zalameda, Borwell said this win was more important than their first-round win. The blow to the head, Borwell received in that match turned out to be a brain bleed that kept her out of action for about a month, causing her to miss the US Open.

Borwell returned to action at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, competing for England in both the women's and mixed doubles. Anna Smith and Ken Skupski were her respective partners. Borwell and Smith were seeded second, however could not live up to that ranking losing their quarterfinal match in straight sets. Borwell and Skupski, however, combined well eventually winning the bronze medal, defeating Smith and partner Ross Hutchins.

2011–2012 In 2011, Borwell reached the first round in doubles of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships but lost both times.

ITF Circuit finals Legend$100,000 tournaments$75,000 tournaments$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–4) Result No. Date Tournament Surface OpponentScoreLoss 1. ITF Albury, Australia Grass Lisa McShea 1–6, 4–6Win 1. ITF Sheffield, UK Hard (i) Nadja Roma 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss 2. ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Tomoko Yonemura 7–5, ret.Win 2. ITF Frinton, UK Grass Jade Curtis 6–4, 1–6, 6–3Loss 3. ITF Dijon, France Hard (i) Olga Brózda 5–7, 6–4, 4–6Win 3. GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard (i) Stéphanie Vongsouthi 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Loss 4. ITF Felixstowe, UK Grass Neuza Silva 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (8–5) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreLoss 1. ITF Albury, Australia Grass Bree Calderwood Chuang Chia-jung Ilke Gers 1–6, 5–7Win 1. ITF Bolton, UK Hard Emily Webley-Smith Hannah Collin Anna Hawkins 7–5, 1–6, 6–2Win 2. Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Sarah Riske Lauren Barnikow Antonia Matic 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–0)Loss 2. ITF Felixstowe, UK Grass Jane O'Donoghue Trudi Musgrave Christina Wheeler 2–6, 4–6Win 3. ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Courtney Nagle Daniella Dominikovic Emily Hewson 6–2, 6–2Win 4. ITF Capriolo, Italy Carpet (i) Kelly Anderson Darija Jurak Ivana Lisjak 7–6(9–7), 6–4Loss 3. GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard (i) Olivia Scarfi Martina Babáková Iveta Gerlová 1–6, 7–5, [1–10]Win 5. ITF Irapuato, Mexico Hard Robin Stephenson Stefania Boffa Nikola Fraňková 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]Loss 4. Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass Elizabeth Thomas Julie Ditty Abigail Spears 6–7(2–7), 2–6Win 6. ITF Felixstowe, UK Grass Courtney Nagle Nikola Fraňková Anna Hawkins 7–5, 6–3Loss 5. GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK Hard (i) Courtney Nagle Anna Smith Johanna Larsson 6–7(6–8), 4–6Win 7. ITF Odense, Denmark Carpet (i) Courtney Nagle Gabriela Chmelinová Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–4, 6–4Win 8. Nottingham Trophy, UK Grass Raquel Kops-Jones Naomi Broady Katie O'Brien 6–3, 2–6, [10–7]

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles

Fed Cup Doubles (5–3)