{"id":642987,"date":"2026-06-17T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/642987\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:00:18","slug":"wimbledon-2026-wild-cards-confirmed-as-50-strong-british-contingent-takes-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/642987\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon 2026: Wild cards confirmed as 50-strong British contingent takes shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

The All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has revealed the first wildcards to be awarded for entry into the 2026 edition of The Championships, Wimbledon, with Brits among those to receive an invitation from tournament organisers into singles main draw and qualifying, doubles, and wheelchair events.<\/p>\n

After strong performances in 2025 from British players, the class of 2026 will be hoping to replicate that success.\u00a0Emma Raducanu<\/a>, Katie Boulter<\/a>, Francesca Jones<\/a>, Cam Norrie<\/a>, Jack Draper<\/a> and Jan Choinski<\/a> have all already secured direct entry to the singles competitions, and we now know the names of the first players to join them via wildcards after the decisions were made by the AELTC. \u00a0<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s singles, Arthur Fery<\/a>, Toby Samuel, Jack Pinnington Jones and Jacob Fearnley<\/a> have been awarded wildcards for the main draw. Fery and Pinnington Jones achieved their first Grand Slam main draw wins last summer and have enjoyed a strong 12 months since, including a maiden ATP Challenger title for Pinnington Jones, and qualifying for the main draw of the Australian Open for Fery, reaching round two.<\/p>\n

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2023 Wimbledon Boys\u2019 Singles champion\u00a0Henry Searle, last summer\u2019s story of qualifying Oliver Tarvet, and Johannus Monday have all been awarded wildcards for the men\u2019s singles qualifying draw. In the doubles, four all-British men\u2019s pairs will among those to feature having been awarded wildcards.<\/p>\n

They are Lexus Birmingham Open champions\u00a0Ben Jones and Joshua Paris, Lexus Ilkley Open winners David Stevenson and Marcus Willis, British great Dan Evans<\/a> \u2013 featuring in his final Championships this summer \u2013 and Henry Searle, and Johannus Monday and Hary Wendelken.<\/p>\n

On the women\u2019s side, six Brits have been awarded wildcards into the main draw. Harriet Dart<\/a>, Alicia Dudeney, Katie Swan<\/a>, Mika Stojsavljevic<\/a>, Mimi Xu<\/a>, and Hannah Klugman have all been rewarded with wildcards and will join Raducanu, Boulter and Jones in the draw. The Brits have enjoyed strong seasons so far, including back-to-back titles for Katie Swan in Japan and four ITF singles titles for Alicia Dudeney.<\/p>\n

Brits have also received wildcards into the wheelchair competitions at this summer\u2019s tournament. The players to receive wildcards are Ben Bartram<\/a> and Andrew Penney<\/a> in the men\u2019s, Lucy Shuker<\/a> in the women\u2019s (with one further wildcard to be confirmed), and Greg Slade<\/a> in the quad division.<\/p>\n

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The current list of British main draw entries and wild cards, along with their LTA support, is below, with more than 50 British players set to feature later this summer.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Information is available on the LTA\u2019s performance pathway pages<\/a> about the different levels of support British players receive.<\/p>\n

More names could follow prior to The Championships, once doubles entry lists and additional wild cards are known:<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s singles main draw:<\/p>\n

Cameron Norrie (Elite)
\nJack Draper (Elite)
\nJan Choinski (NTC Pro Access)
\nArthur Fery (PSP)
\nJacob Fearnley (PSP)
\nJack Pinnington Jones (PSP)
\nToby Samuel (PTP)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s singles main draw:<\/p>\n

Emma Raducanu (Elite)
\nKatie Boulter (Elite)
\nFrancesca Jones (Elite)
\nHarriet Dart (NTC Pro Access)
\nAlicia Dudeney (PTP)
\nKatie Swan (Top 25)
\nMingge Xu (PSP)
\nMika Stojsavljevic (PSP)
\nHannah Klugman (PSP)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s singles qualifying:<\/p>\n

Billy Harris (NTC Pro Access)
\nDan Evans (NTC Pro Access)
\nLiam Broady (NTC Pro Access)
\nHarry Wendelken (NTC Pro Access)
\nOliver Tarvet (NCAA)
\nJohannus Monday (PSP)
\nHenry Searle (PSP)
\nMark Ceban (PTP)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s singles qualifying:<\/p>\n

Jodie Burrage (NTC Pro Access)
\nHeather Watson (NTC Pro Access)
\nDaniella Britton (LUNTA)
\nLily Miyazaki (NTC Pro Access)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s doubles:<\/p>\n

Neal Skupski (Elite)
\nLloyd Glasspool (Elite)
\nJulian Cash (NTC Pro Access)
\nJoe Salisbury (Elite)
\nLuke Johnson (Elite)
\nMarcus Willis (Top 100)\/David Stevenson (Nominated)
\nHarry Wendelken\/Johannus Monday
\nJoshua Paris (Top 100)\/Ben Jones
\nHenry Searle\/Dan Evans<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s doubles:<\/p>\n

Olivia Nicholls (NTC Pro Access)
\nKatie Boulter\/Heather Watson
\nMadeleine Brooks\/Amelia Rajecki
\nJodie Burrage\/Mika Stojsavljevic
\nFreya Christie\/Eden Silva
\nHarriet Dart\/Maia Lumsden
\nAlicia Dudeney\/Mimi Xu<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Wheelchair singles:<\/p>\n

Alfie Hewett (WCPP Elite)
\nGordon Reid (WCPP Elite)
\nBen Bartram (WCPP PSP)
\nAndrew Penney (WCPP PSP)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Wheelchair singles:<\/p>\n

Lucy Shuker (WC Pro Access)<\/p>\n

Quad Wheelchair singles:<\/p>\n

Andy Lapthorne (WCPP Elite)
\nGreg Slade (WCPP PSP)<\/p>\n

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