Not on a world ranking list we hold: the full lists are kept from September 2026 and the weekly top lists from 2013, so a player outside them has none.
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Sara Sankey
England · Women's doubles, mixed doubles and women's singles · 1983 to 2002
Born 29 September 1967 · 170 cm
- 37
- matches
- 38%
- won
- 0
- senior titles
- 1
- finals
1,449Women's doubles
last rated 2002
last rated 2002
Highest 1,507. Women's singles: 1,405. Mixed doubles: 1,547.
4/10won of the last
10 matches
10 matches
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Latest: beat William Milroy / Denyse Julien, Commonwealth Games 2002, quarter-final. Newest on the left.
Season by season
Matches played and won, year by year.
- Played
- Won
- A title that year
'83
'85
'87
'89
'91
'93
'95
'97
'99
'01
'02
Show the numbers
| Year | Played | Won | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Recent matches
The last 20 matches.
Scores read from Sara Sankey's side.
Commonwealth Games 2002Mixed doubles, with Anthony Clark
Quarter-final
William Milroy / Denyse Julien
7–4 7–4 7–1
Won
European Championships 2002Women's doubles, with Ella Tripp
Semi-final
Ann-Lou Jørgensen / Jane F. Bramsen
7–2 4–7 0–7 0–7
Lost
World Championships 2001Women's doubles, with Ella Tripp
Round of 128
Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin
11–15 6–15
Lost
Commonwealth Games 1998Women's doubles, with Joanne Davies
Quarter-final
Rhona Robertson / Tammy Jenkins
12–15 4–15
Lost
World Championships 1997Women's doubles, with Joanne Nicholas
Round of 128
Qian Hong / Liu Lu
11–15 3–15
Lost
World Championships 1993Women's doubles, with Julie Bradbury
Round of 32
Lotte Olsen / Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
10–15 17–18
Lost
World Championships 1993Mixed doubles, with Dave Wright
Round of 32
Tim He / Amanda Hardy
7–15 12–15
Lost
World Championships 1993Women's doubles, with Julie Bradbury
Round of 64
Kelly Morgan / Gail Osborne
15–1 15–1
Won
World Championships 1993Mixed doubles, with Dave Wright
Round of 128
Liao Yue Jin / Kerrin Harrison
15–4 15–7
Won
Olympic Games 1992Women's doubles, with Gillian Gowers
Round of 32
Catrine Bengtsson / Maria Bengtsson
8–15 8–15
Lost
European Championships 1992Women's doubles, with Gillian Gowers
Semi-final
Christine Magnusson / Lim Xiaoqing
5–15 15–17
Lost
World Championships 1991Women's doubles, with Gillian Gowers
Round of 64
Lai Caiqin / Yao Fen
15–18 6–15
Lost
World Championships 1991Mixed doubles, with Andy Goode
Round of 64
Anil Kaul / Si-An Deng
7–15 15–4 9–15
Lost
World Championships 1991Women's doubles, with Gillian Gowers
Round of 128
Martine de Souza / Vandanah Seesurun
15–4 15–0
Won
World Championships 1991Mixed doubles, with Andy Goode
Round of 128
Jerzy Dołhan / Bożena Haracz
15–11 13–15 15–12
Won
Commonwealth Games 1990Mixed doubles, with Miles Johnson
Quarter-final
Glenn Stewart / Rhona Robertson
15–5 15–8
Won
Commonwealth Games 1990Women's doubles, with Fiona Smith
Quarter-final
Julie Still / Toni Whittaker
15–8 15–4
Won
Partners and rivals
Who with, and who against.
Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.
Partners
- Gillian GowersWomen's doubles · 1991 to 19922–3
- Karen BridgeWomen's doubles · 1986 to 19871–4
- Julie BradburyWomen's doubles · 19932–1
- Dave WrightMixed doubles · 19932–1
- Gillian ClarkWomen's doubles · 19882–1
- Ella TrippWomen's doubles · 2001 to 20020–2
- Andy GoodeMixed doubles · 19911–1
- Debbie HoreWomen's doubles · 19851–1
Rivals
- Denyse JulienCanada · last met 20021–1
- Rhona RobertsonNew Zealand · last met 19981–1
- Lotte OlsenDenmark · last met 19930–2
- Lisbet Stuer-LauridsenDenmark · last met 19930–2
- Jerzy DołhanPoland · last met 19932–0
- Bożena HaraczPoland · last met 19932–0
- Chung Myung-heeSouth Korea · last met 19870–2
- Hwang Hye-youngSouth Korea · last met 19870–2