British players' chances at Wimbledon 2025

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships commence on Monday 30th June and the majority of those in attendance at the prestigious All England Club across the fortnight will be hoping for British success.

It’s nine years since Andy Murray last lifted the gold trophy above his head, while you have to go back 48 years for the most recent time a British player won the Women’s singles title – when Virginia Wade triumphed in 1977.

As we gear up for the third Grand Slam of the season, we take a look at the contingent of British players who will be looking to go far in this year's tournament.

British hopes in Wimbledon Men's Singles

Jack Draper

Jack Draper is Britain's leading Grand Slam hopeful heading into Wimbledon and his incredible ascent suggests he will be knocking on the door of a major title in the coming years.

Despite being naturally right-handed, Draper holds his racket with his left hand, which essentially provides him with a slight advantage when competing against the majority of players on Tour who are right-handed.

Flaunting ferocious athleticism and immense stamina, Draper has an array of weapons in his armoury including a monster serve and aggressive forehand, while the 23-year-old has a multitude of varying shots in his locker.

Draper made it to the Junior Wimbledon final back in 2018, eventually losing to Taiwan’s Tseng Chun-hsin, but injuries impacted his ability to make quick progress when he stepped up to the men’s ranks.

The last 18 months, however, have seen British number one Draper take gargantuan strides on the ATP Tour.

He won his first title on the grass courts of Stuttgart in June last year and despite a disappointing second round exit at Wimbledon to compatriot Cameron Norrie, Draper produced a stunning run at the US Open as he reached the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Jannik Sinner.

Further success followed with a title at the Vienna Open in October and Draper achieved his biggest triumph to date in March as he defeated two top-five players on his path to Indian Wells glory and his first ATP 1000 title.

Cameron Norrie

Enjoying a brilliant run to the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2022 and achieving his highest world ranking in the autumn of that year, Cameron Norrie suffered a challenging 2024 which was blighted by injury and poor form.

Norrie dropped out of the world's top 50 as a consequence and his spate of difficult results continued into 2025, but a run to the semi-finals of the Geneva Open has sparked a resurgence for Norrie and the Briton defeated 11th seed Daniil Medvedev at the French Open before bowing out to Novak Djokovic in the fourth round.

The 29-year-old may not possess weapons as devastating as Draper's, but Norrie certainly atones with his admirable determination, impressive consistency and intelligent shot-making.

Jacob Fearnley

Aiming to one day emulate his hero Andy Murray at Wimbledon is Edinburgh's Jacob Fearnley.

Ranked 525th in the world at the start of June last year, a first major win at Wimbledon coupled with three Challenger titles saw Fearnley climb into the top 100 and the 23-year-old's ascent has continued in 2025 after he progressed to the third round of the Australian Open and French Open on debut in both Grand Slams.

Fearnley is an aggressive operator and his bruising groundstrokes caused Novak Djokovic no end of trouble during their meeting in SW19 last year.

His serve-and-volley game is strong, which is a vital component to success in the grass-court season and following a year of remarkable progression, Fearnley will be hoping to cause a few more upsets on his second appearance at Wimbledon in 2025.

Billy Harris

From travelling to lower-tier events in the back of a Ford Transit to making his Wimbledon debut last year, Billy Harris is a late bloomer who is on the periphery of the world's top 100.

The 30-year-old is currently one of the first alternates to the main draw but will likely receive a wildcard entry and Harris will be hoping for a better result than his first round defeat to Jaume Munar in 2024.

Standing at 6ft 4in, Harris is a commanding baseline player with an emphatic service game and the Isle of Man resident has been commended for his resilient attitude, as shown by his victory over Tomas Martin Etcheverry in three sets at Queen's.

British hopes in Wimbledon Women's Singles

Katie Boulter

In a similar fashion to Draper, Katie Boulter made excellent progress last year as she captured two more WTA titles, but the Leicester-born native has endured a more difficult 2025.

A second round loser at the Australian Open and French Open, Boulter's success at the WTA 125 Trophee Clarins was the only tournament in which she's advanced further than the last-32 this season and the 23-year-old endured further disappointment at Queen's as she suffered a last-16 exit to Diana Shnaider.

The defeat resulted in Boulter relinquishing her British number one status to Emma Raducanu, but the 28-year-old is relishing the task of hunting down her compatriot and Boulter will hope to make the necessary improvements to her service game in order to go deep into Wimbledon.

Emma Raducanu

Injuries and hardship have plagued Emma Raducanu's career since her mesmerising US Open triumph in 2021 but there have been signs that the 22-year-old is evolving into a formidable player on the WTA Tour.

Despite the frustrating nature of her fourth round exit at Wimbledon last year, Raducanu's appearance in the second week of the tournament was a significant milestone in her climb from outside the top 300 in the world rankings.

A career-best progression to the third round of the Australian Open was another positive step for Raducanu and despite back issues plaguing her French Open campaign, the new British number one is hoping the presence of new fitness coach Mark Petchey during the grass-court season will enable her to maximise her potential.

Sonay Kartal

Sonay Kartal became only the second British woman in the Open Era after Karen Cross to reach the third round of Wimbledon as a qualifier last year and her exceptional progress since mirrors that of Fearnley's.

Kartal was a shade inside the world's top 300 prior to her venture at the All England Club in 2024. By the end of the year, she'd climbed into the top 100 and sealed her maiden WTA title in Tunisia.

Her rise hasn't ceased, with Kartal now breaching the top 50 - it's the first time three British women have been ranked in the world's top 50 since 1986 - and an excellent run to the fourth round of Indian Wells was a major highlight in an impressive season.

Using a top-spin heavy forehand, Kartal has the ability to grind down opponents with long rallies before surprising them with a thunderous winner.