Harry Wendelken

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Harry Wendelken
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Wendelken in Wimbledon 2023 Qualification
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 23)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$112,789
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 341 (20 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 341 (20 October 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2023)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 248 (20 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 248 (20 October 2025)
Last updated on: 20 October 2025.

Harry Wendelken (born 18 December 2001) is a Britsh tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 341 and a doubles ranking of No. 248 both achieved on 20 October 2025. [1] [2]

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Early life

Born to parents Kevin and Kim Wendelken, he was raised in Horseheath in Cambridgeshire, Wendelken was schooled at Linton Village College before changing to Culford School in Bury St Edmunds in 2015. [3] [4]

Career

2018: Juniors

Given wildcards into the junior competitions at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, he lost in the first round of the singles to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo but reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon Juniors Boys’ Doubles alongside James Story before losing in two tie-breaks to eventual winners Yankı Erel and Otto Virtanen. [5] Shortly afterwards he moved his base to the Good to Great Academy, near Stockholm in Sweden. [6]

2020-2023: Turned Pro

in February 2022, after turning pro, Wendelken reached his first $25,000 ITF Tour final as a wildcard entrant into a tournament in Shrewsbury where he was defeated by compatriot Alastair Gray. [7] After overcoming illness and injury Wendelken had success on the British tour in 2022. [8] [9]

In September, Wendelken and Benjamin Hannestad were unseeded but won an ITF doubles title in Sintra Portugal. [10]

In June 2023, Wendelken defeated the higher ranked Li Tu and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to qualify for the Surbiton Trophy main singles draw. In the first round he lost to Bu Yunchaokete. [11] That month, he made his debut in qualifying for a Grand Slam tournament at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, losing to world No. 254 Matteo Gigante in straight sets. [12]

2025: First ATP Challenger titles

In August 2025, Wendelken won the title in doubles of the Hersonissos 4 Challenger in Crete, Greece playing alongside Mats Rosenkranz, on a match tie-break. [13] In October, playing alongside Hamish Stewart, he reached the final in doubles at the 2025 Open de Vendée in France on the Challenger Tour. Wendelken won his first singles title at the Hersonissos 6 Challenger defeating Maxim Mrva 6–4, 6–3 in the final. [14]

Personal life

Wenkelden has described himself as being good friends with Jack Draper and close to other British players on tour of a similar age, such as Blu Baker, Jacob Fearnley, Connor Thomson, Anton Matusevich and James Story. [15] He is also a big cricket fan and played cricket for Essex from the age of seven to 12 years-old. [16] He supports Premier League football club West Ham. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Wendelken". atp. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Harry Wendelken". ITF. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Beyeler, Marc (5 January 2017). "Junior tennis star Harry Wendelken determined to follow in the footsteps of Sir Andy Murray". Cambridge-News. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Street, Tim (17 July 2018). "Cambridgeshire teen makes Wimbledon semis despite GCSE revision cutting training time". Cambridge-news.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Street, Tim (18 July 2018). "Cambridgeshire teen makes Wimbledon semis despite GCSE revision cutting training time". Cambridge-News.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Alex (14 November 2019). "Harry Wendelken: 'Meeting with Jamie and Judy Murray was such a great experience'". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Claydon, Russell (24 February 2022). "Harry Wendelken taking aim at Wimbledon return after former Culford School Tennis Academy pupil's ITF wildcard runs". Suffolk News. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Apicella, Liam (6 September 2022). "UK Pro League victory for Cambridge tennis player Harry Wendelken". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Amelia Rajecki & Harry Wendelken crowned British Tour Masters champions". lta.org. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Furness, Glenys (14 September 2022). "Wendelken claims ITF doubles title in Sintra". Britwatchsports.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Grant (6 June 2023). "Chinese Star Yunchaokete Bu: From Idolising Murray To Playing The Scot". atptour. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Wendelken pleased to overcome nerves despite Wimbledon loss". The Telegraph and Argus. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Harry Wendelken wins maiden ATP Challenger title & Lui Maxted lifts first singles trophy". lta.org.uk. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Wendelken Caps Dream Week At Crete Challenger". tennistourtalk.com. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Behind the scenes with the future stars of British tennis". The Daily Telegraph. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  16. ↑ Sharp, Alex (19 August 2019). "Who is inspiring the next generation of British talent?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  17. ↑ Sharp, Alex (27 September 2019). "Peugeot's NextGen on the sporting heroes that inspire them". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

Harry Wendelken at the Association of Tennis Professionals

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