LTA Media Release, June 16, 2026

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.

After strong performances in 2025 from British players, the class of 2026 will be hoping to replicate that success. Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Francesca Jones, Cam Norrie, Jack Draper and Jan Choinski 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.

In the men’s singles, Arthur Fery, Toby Samuel, Jack Pinnington Jones and Jacob Fearnley 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.

2023 Wimbledon Boys’ Singles champion Henry Searle, Oliver Tarvet, and Johannus Monday have all been awarded wildcards for the men’s singles qualifying draw. In the doubles, four all-British men’s pairs will be among those to feature having been awarded wildcards. They are Lexus Birmingham Open champions Ben Jones and Joshua Paris, Lexus Ilkley Open winners David Stevenson and Marcus Willis, former British No.1 Dan Evans and Henry Searle, and Johannus Monday and Harry Wendelken.

On the women’s side, six Brits have been awarded wildcards into the singles main draw. Harriet Dart, Alicia Dudeney, Katie Swan Mika Stojsavljevic, Mimi Xu, and Hannah Klugman 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.

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

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. Information is available on the LTA’s performance pathway pages about the different levels of support British players receive.

More names could follow prior to The Championships, once doubles entry lists and additional wild cards are known:

Men’s singles main draw:

• Cameron Norrie (Elite)

• Jack Draper (Elite)

• Jan Choinski (NTC Pro Access)

• Arthur Fery (PSP)

• Jacob Fearnley (PSP)

• Jack Pinnington Jones (PSP)

• Toby Samuel (PTP)

Women’s singles main draw:

• Emma Raducanu (Elite)

• Katie Boulter (Elite)

• Francesca Jones (Elite)

• Harriet Dart (NTC Pro Access)

• Alicia Dudeney (PTP)

• Katie Swan (Top 25)

• Mimi Xu (PSP)

• Mika Stojsavljevic (PSP)

• Hannah Klugman (PSP)

Men’s singles qualifying:

• Billy Harris (NTC Pro Access)

• Dan Evans (NTC Pro Access)

• Liam Broady (NTC Pro Access)

• Harry Wendelken (NTC Pro Access)

• Oliver Tarvet (NCAA)

• Johannus Monday (PSP)

• Henry Searle (PSP)

• Mark Ceban (PTP)

Women’s singles qualifying:

• Jodie Burrage (NTC Pro Access)

• Heather Watson (NTC Pro Access)

• Daniella Britton (LUNTA)

• Lily Miyazaki (NTC Pro Access)

Men’s doubles:

• Neal Skupski (Elite)

• Lloyd Glasspool (Elite)

• Julian Cash (NTC Pro Access)

• Joe Salisbury (Elite)

• Luke Johnson (Elite)

• Marcus Willis (Top 100)/David Stevenson (Nominated)

• Harry Wendelken/Johannus Monday

• Joshua Paris (Top 100)/Ben Jones

• Henry Searle/Dan Evans

Women’s doubles:

• Olivia Nicholls (NTC Pro Access)

• Katie Boulter/Heather Watson

• Madeleine Brooks/Amelia Rajecki

• Jodie Burrage/Mika Stojsavljevic

• Freya Christie/Eden Silva

• Harriet Dart/Maia Lumsden

• Alicia Dudeney/Mimi Xu

Men’s Wheelchair singles:

• Alfie Hewett (WCPP Elite)

• Gordon Reid (WCPP Elite)

• Ben Bartram (WCPP PSP)

• Andrew Penney (WCPP PSP)

Women’s Wheelchair singles:

• Lucy Shuker (WC Pro Access)

Quad Wheelchair singles:

• Andy Lapthorne (WCPP Elite)

• Greg Slade (WCPP PSP)