Historical British performances at Wimbledon

Last updated July 28, 2023

This article lists the progress of British tennis players at Wimbledon each year. Wimbledon is the home Grand Slam for British players, but in recent years they have not had much success. However, on 7 July 2013 Andy Murray became the first Briton to win the men's competition since Fred Perry in 1936.^[1]^[2] The last British woman to win the ladies' tournament was Virginia Wade in 1977.^[3]

Men's singles (Open Era)

See the article for each year of the Wimbledon Championships (linked in the 'Year' column) for references.

Year^[d]	Best British finish	Player	Last opponent	Score in last match
1968	Fourth round	Mark Cox	Rod Laver	9–7, 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
1969	Fourth round	Robert Wilson	Tom Okker	11–9, 6–4, 6–2
1970	Semi-final	Roger Taylor	Ken Rosewall	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1971	Third round	Gerald Battrick	John Newcombe	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1972	Third round	John Paish	Alex Metreveli	7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1973	Semi-final	Roger Taylor	Jan Kodeš	8–9, 9–7, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1974	Third round	Buster Mottram	Dick Stockton	W/O
1975	Fourth round	Graham Stilwell	Arthur Ashe	6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1976	Third round	Richard Lewis	Nikola Pilić	3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1977	Fourth round	Mark Cox	Billy Martin	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 9–7
1978	Second round	Robin Drysdale	Jaime Fillol	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
		Buster Mottram	Frew McMillan	9–8, 6–4, 6–3
		John Feaver	Guillermo Vilas	6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
		Mark Cox	Tom Gorman	4–6, 8–6, 8–6, 7–5
1979	Fourth round	Mark Cox	Jimmy Connors	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1980	Second round	Mark Cox	Ramesh Krishnan	6–7, 7–5, 7–5, 6–1
		Andrew Jarrett	Gene Mayer	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
		Buster Mottram	Nick Saviano	6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 4–6, 13-11
1981	Second round	Buster Mottram	Victor Amaya	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
		John Lloyd	José Luis Clerc	4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–4
		John Feaver	Bob Lutz	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1982	Fourth round	Buster Mottram	Tim Mayotte	6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1983	Second round	Andrew Jarrett	Loïc Courteau	6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1983	Second round	Stuart Bale	Mel Purcell	7–6, 6–4, 6–3
1984	Third round	John Lloyd	Scott Davis	6–4, 6–4, 7–6
1985	Third round	John Lloyd	Henri Leconte	5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1986	Second round	Nick Fulwood	Matt Anger	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
		Colin Dowdeswell	Henri Leconte	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
		Stephen Botfield	Wally Masur	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
		Andrew Castle	Mats Wilander	4–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–0
1987	Third round	Jeremy Bates	Slobodan Živojinović	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
1988	Second round	Stephen Botfield	Simon Youl	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1988	Second round	Jeremy Bates	Robert Seguso	6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1989	Third round	Nick Fulwood	Paul Chamberlin	3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2
1990	Second round	Neil Broad	Christian Bergström	4–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–2
1990	Second round	Jeremy Bates	Derrick Rostagno	6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1991	Third round	Nick Brown	Thierry Champion	7–6^(7–1), 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1992	Fourth round	Jeremy Bates	Guy Forget	6–7^(12–10), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6-3
1993	Fourth round	Andrew Foster	Pete Sampras	6–1, 6–2, 7–6^(8–6)
1994	Fourth round	Jeremy Bates	Guy Forget	2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1995	Fourth round	Greg Rusedski	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1996	Quarter-final	Tim Henman	Todd Martin	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–2), 6-4
1997	Quarter-final	Tim Henman	Michael Stich	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1997	Quarter-final	Greg Rusedski	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1998	Semi-final	Tim Henman	Pete Sampras	6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1999	Semi-final	Tim Henman	Pete Sampras	3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
2000	Fourth round	Tim Henman	Mark Philippoussis	6–1, 5–7, 6–7^(11–9), 6–3, 6-4
2001	Semi-final	Tim Henman	Goran Ivanišević	7–5, 6–7^(8–6), 0–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6-3
2002	Semi-final	Tim Henman	Lleyton Hewitt	7–5, 6–1, 7–5
2003	Quarter-final	Tim Henman	Sébastien Grosjean	7–6^(10–8), 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2004	Quarter-final	Tim Henman	Mario Ančić	7–6^(7–4), 6–4, 6-2
2005	Third round	Andy Murray	David Nalbandian	6–7^(4–7), 1–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–1
2006	Fourth round	Andy Murray	Marcos Baghdatis	6–3, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
2007	Second round	Tim Henman	Feliciano López	7-6^(7–3), 7-6^(7–5), 3–6, 2–6, 6–1
2008	Quarter-final	Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2009	Semi-final	Andy Murray	Andy Roddick	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 7-6^(7–5)
2010	Semi-final	Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 7–6^(8–6), 6-4
2011	Semi-final	Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
2012	Final	Andy Murray	Roger Federer	4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2013	Champion	Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic	Won 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2014	Quarterfinal	Andy Murray	Grigor Dimitrov	6–1, 7–6^(7–4), 6-2
2015	Semi-final	Andy Murray	Roger Federer	7–5, 7–5, 6–4
2016	Champion	Andy Murray	Milos Raonic	Won 6–4, 7-6^(7–3), 7-6^(7–2)
2017	Quarterfinal	Andy Murray	Sam Querrey	6–3, 4–6, 6–7^(7–4), 6–1, 6-1
2018	Third round	Kyle Edmund	Novak Djokovic	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2019	Third round	Dan Evans	João Sousa	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
2021	Third round	Dan Evans	Sebastian Korda	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
		Andy Murray	Denis Shapovalov	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
		Cameron Norrie	Roger Federer	6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2022	Semi-final	Cameron Norrie	Novak Djokovic	2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2023	Third round	Liam Broady	Denis Shapovalov	4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 7–5

Ladies' singles (Open Era)

See the article for each year of the Wimbledon Championships (linked in the 'Year' column) for references.

Year^[d]	Best British finish	Player	Last opponent	Score in last match
1968	Semi-final	Ann Jones	Billie Jean King	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1969	Champion	Ann Jones	Billie Jean King	Won 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1970	Quarter-final	Winnie Shaw	Rosie Casals	6–2, 6–0
1971	Quarter-final	Winnie Shaw	Margaret Court	6–2, 6–1
1972	Quarter-final	Virginia Wade	Margaret Court	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1973	Quarter-final	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong	6–3, 6–3
1974	Semi-final	Virginia Wade	Olga Morozova	1–6, 7–5, 6–4
1975	Quarter-final	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	5–7, 6–3, 9–7
1976	Semi-final	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–1, 6–2
1977	Champion	Virginia Wade	Betty Stöve	Won 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1978	Semi-final	Virginia Wade	Chris Evert	8–6, 6–2
1979	Quarter-final	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–3, 6–2
1980	Fourth round	Virginia Wade	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 7–6
1981	Fourth round	Jo Durie	Pam Shriver	6–3, 6–4
1981	Fourth round	Anne Hobbs	Hana Mandlíková	6–3, 6–2
1982	Second round	Anne Hobbs	Lucia Romanov	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
1982	Second round	Virginia Wade	Marjorie Blackwood	7–6, 7–5
1983	Quarter-final	Virginia Wade	Yvonne Vermaak	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1984	Quarter-final	Jo Durie	Hana Mandlíková	6–1, 6–4
1985	Fourth round	Jo Durie	Barbara Potter	7–6, 6–7, 6–1
1986	Third round	Jo Durie	Dianne Balestrat	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1986	Third round	Anne Hobbs	Robin White	6–4, 6–2
1987	Third round	Jo Durie	Helena Suková	6–1, 6–3
1988	Third round	Julie Salmon	Larisa Savchenko	6–1, 6–2
1989	Third round	Anne Hobbs	Chris Evert	6–4, 6–1
1990	Second round	Sara Gomer	Angélica Gavaldón	7–5, 0–6, 7–5
1990	Second round	Sarah Loosemore	Elna Reinach	6–3, 7–5
1991	Second round	Jo Durie	Manon Bollegraf	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1991	Second round	Amanda Grunfeld	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–1
1992	Second round	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Claudia Porwik	6–4, 6–2
1992	Second round	Amanda Grunfeld	Mana Endo	5–7, 6–2, 7–5
1993	Second round	Clare Wood	Steffi Graf	6–2, 6–1
		Amanda Wainwright	Gloria Pizzichini	6–4, 7–6
		Monique Javer	Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–2
1994	Second round	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Kimiko Date	6–2, 6–0
1995	Second round	Jo Durie	Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–2
1996	Second round	Rachel Viollet	Martina Hingis	6–1, 6–1
1996	Second round	Claire Taylor	Mary Pierce	6–4, 6–2
1997	Third round	Karen Cross	Iva Majoli	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1998	Fourth round	Samantha Smith	Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 6–1
1999	Second round	Louise Latimer	Sarah Pitkowski	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1999	Second round	Karen Cross	Kim Clijsters	6–2, 6–0
2000	Second round	Louise Latimer	Anke Huber	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2000	Second round	Lucie Ahl	Sandra Načuk	6-4, 6-3
2001	Second round	Karen Cross	Lisa Raymond	6–0, 6–1
2002	Third round	Elena Baltacha	Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
2003	First round	Julie Pullin	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6–3, 6–1
		Jane O'Donoghue	Marlene Weingärtner	6-4, 6-2
		Elena Baltacha	Jelena Dokic	6-3, 1-6, 6-4
		Anne Keothavong	Katarina Srebotnik	6-2, 4-0 ret
		Lucie Ahl	Ai Sugiyama	3-6, 6-4, 6-4
2004	Second round	Jane O'Donoghue	Magüi Serna	6–3, 6–3
		Elena Baltacha	Jennifer Capriati	6-4, 6-4
		Anne Keothavong	Maria Sharapova	6-4, 6-0
		Emily Webley-Smith	Amy Frazier	6-2, 3-6, 8-6
2005	Second round	Jane O'Donoghue	Nathalie Dechy	6–2, 6–1
2006	Second round	Sarah Borwell	Ana Ivanovic	6–1, 6–2
2006	Second round	Melanie South	Shenay Perry	7-6^(7-5), 6-2
2007	Second round	Katie O'Brien	Michaëlla Krajicek	6–0, 6–1
2008	Second round	Elena Baltacha	Jie Zheng	6–2, 7–5
2008	Second round	Anne Keothavong	Venus Williams	7–5, 6–2
2009	Second round	Elena Baltacha	Kirsten Flipkens	7–5, 6–1
2010	First round	Anne Keothavong	Anastasia Rodionova	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
		Heather Watson	Romina Oprandi	6-4, 1-6, 6-3
		Katie O'Brien	Alona Bondarenko	6-3, 6-7^(10-12), 6-4
		Laura Robson	Jelena Janković	6-3, 7-6^(7-5)
		Melanie South	Regina Kulikova	6-1, 6-2
		Elena Baltacha	Petra Martić	2-6, 7-5, 6-3
2011	Second round	Elena Baltacha	Peng Shuai	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
		Laura Robson	Maria Sharapova	7–6^(7–4), 6-3
		Anne Keothavong	Petra Kvitová	6–2, 6–1
2012	Third round	Heather Watson	Agnieszka Radwańska	6–0, 6–2
2013	Fourth round	Laura Robson	Kaia Kanepi	7–6^(8–6), 7-5
2014	Second round	Heather Watson	Angelique Kerber	6–2, 5–7, 6–1
2014	Second round	Naomi Broady	Caroline Wozniacki	6–3, 6–2
2015	Third round	Heather Watson	Serena Williams	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2016	Second round	Tara Moore	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–1, 2–6, 6–3
2016	Second round	Johanna Konta	Eugenie Bouchard	6–3, 1–6, 6–1
2017	Semi-final	Johanna Konta	Venus Williams	6–4, 6–2
2018	Second round	Johanna Konta	Dominika Cibulková	6–3, 6–4
		Katie Boulter	Naomi Osaka	6–3, 6–4
		Katie Swan	Mihaela Buzărnescu	6–0, 6–3
2019	Quarter-final	Johanna Konta	Barbora Strýcová	7–6^(7–5), 6-1
2021	Fourth round	Emma Raducanu	Ajla Tomljanović	6–4, 3-0 ret
2022	Fourth round	Heather Watson	Jule Niemeier	6–2, 6-4
2023	Third round	Katie Boulter	Elena Rybakina	6–1, 6-1

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wimbledon Championships</span> Tennis tournament held in London

The Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is regarded by many as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019.

The 2003 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 117th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2003. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.

The 1968 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1968. It was the 82nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968.

The 2007 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 121st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2007. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.

The 1969 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts. It was the second edition of the Wimbledon Championships in the Open Era and the 83rd since its formation. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon, London from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1969. Ann Jones became the first British champion of the open era, the first victor since 1961; Britain would have to wait 8 years, until the 1977 tournament to see another British winner in the singles competition – Virginia Wade. Rod Laver won the men's singles title, his fourth Wimbledon crown after 1961, 1962 and 1968, and went on to win his second Grand Slam after 1962.

The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

The 1889 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 1 July until 13 July. It was the 13th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1889. William Renshaw won his seventh singles title, which as late as 1977 was thought to be a feat unlikely to ever be surpassed. However, in 2000 Pete Sampras equaled this total, and in 2012 Roger Federer also won a seventh title. Ultimately the record was broken by Federer in 2017 when he became the first man to win eight singles titles at Wimbledon. The Renshaw brothers were also unbeaten in doubles for seven years. The men's doubles were played after completion of the singles competitions.

The 1896 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 13 July until 21 July. It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896. The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881. Harold Mahony and Charlotte Cooper won the singles titles. The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Wimbledon Championships</span> Tennis tournament

The 2011 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 125th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour, the NEC Tour and the London Prepares series of test events for the following year's London Olympics. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 127th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2013. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

The 2014 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 128th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2014. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

The 2016 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw commenced on 27 June 2016 and concluded on 10 July 2016.

The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017. Roger Federer won the gentlemen's singles title for a record eighth time, surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who both won the gentlemen's singles title seven times. Garbiñe Muguruza won the ladies' singles title.

The 2021 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to claim his record-equalling 20th major title, defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final. Simona Halep was the defending ladies' singles champion from 2019, but she withdrew from the competition due to a calf injury. The Ladies' Singles title was won by Ashleigh Barty, who defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final.

The 2022 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tier tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to claim his 21st major title, defeating Nick Kyrgios in the final. Ashleigh Barty was the reigning ladies' champion, but did not defend her title after retiring from professional tennis in March 2022. The ladies' singles title was won by Elena Rybakina, who defeated Ons Jabeur in the final.

References

↑ "Men's Singles Finals". wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
↑ "Andy Murray v Bunny Austin: Can Scot emulate 30s British great?". BBC News. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals". wimbledon.org. IBM, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

Historical British performances at Wimbledon

Contents

Men's singles (Open Era)

Ladies' singles (Open Era)

Related Research Articles

References

See also