The 23 British tennis stars playing Wimbledon aiming to copy Murray and Wade

Exactly 23 British players will take to the court at Wimbledon next week in the hope of following in the footsteps of Andy Murray and Virginia Wade. The duo are the last two British players to clinch the men's and women's titles at SW19, Murray in 2016 and Wade in 1977. And several Brits are this year hopeful of glory at the Championships.

This year marks the most amount of British players competing at Wimbledon since 1984, when nine men and 14 women were among the competitors. So, who are the 23 stars set to battle it out this year? Express Sport takes a deeper look...

Oliver Crawford (vs Mattia Bellucci)

Wildcard Crawford, ranked world No.252, was actually born in South Carolina and represented the United States until 2024. Both of parents are British and lived in London. This is the first time he will ever play a Grand Slam main draw match.

Jacob Fearnley (vs Joao Fonseca)

World No.51 Fearnley is one of Britain's leading hopes at Wimbledon. Born in Worcester, the 23-year-old played college tennis in Texas, accelerating his progress during his five years in the United States. He graduated from Texas Christian University (TCU) with a degree in kinesiology - the study of human movement - in 2023. He reached the third round of the Australian Open and French Open this year.

Arthur Fery (vs Alexei Popyrin)

Born in France, wildcard Fery, 22, is currently ranked No.465. He has never progressed past the first round of Wimbledon from his two previous tries, losing to Daniil Medvedev in 2023 and then Daniel Altmaier in 2024. His dad Loic Fery is the president of French club FC Lorient.

Billy Harris (vs Dusan Lajovic)

World No.142 Harris, the British No.4, lives on the Isle of Man and will be playing his second Grand Slam proper match at the age of 30. He competed around Europe during the early years of his career whilst living in the back of his white Ford Transit van. Harris lost to Jaume Munar in the first round a year ago.

Cameron Norrie (vs Roberto Bautista Agut)

The former world No. 8 was born in South Africa to his Scottish father and Welsh mother, and he now resides in Monaco. Norrie, now ranked 61st, is one of Great Britain's best hopes. The 29-year-old reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2022 after winning Indian Wells the year before.

Henry Searle (vs Ethan Quinn)

Searle, the world No. 409, is another wildcard in the first round. He came through the National Tennis Academy and in 2023 became the first Brit to win the Wimbledon boys' title since Stanley Matthews in 1962. Only 19, he is 0-2 at ATP Tour level having lost to Marcos Giron 12 months ago.

Oliver Tarvet (vs Leandro Riedi)

The world No. 719 was the final Brit to qualify and found himself in the headlines as he is unable to claim the majority of his prize money at Wimbledon as he is a student at the University of San Diego. The 21-year-old has never played a match at ATP Tour or Grand Slam level.

Emma Raducanu (vs Mimi Xu)

The only one of the 23 Brits to win a Grand Slam, Raducanu sprung to fame at the US Open 2021 and remains one of the faces of British tennis. The Canada-born 22-year-old is fluent in Mandarin and Romanian with her dad from Bucharest and her mother from Shenyang. She is still seeking to replicate the heights of her US Open triumph four years ago and the British women's No.1 has never got past round four at SW19.

Mimi Xu (vs Emma Raducanu)

The 17-year-old Welshwoman is already ranked world No. 302 and has beaten two top-100 players on grass this year. The Swansea-born star works with Raducanu's ex-coach Nigel Sears and is looking to shock her fellow Briton in the first round.

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Katie Boulter (vs Paula Badosa)

The world No. 41 has been playing tennis since the age of five and has tasted defeat in the third round of Wimbledon twice. A three-time WTA Tour title winner, twice at the Nottingham Open, Boulter is engaged to Aussie tennis star Alex de Minaur who is the 11th seed in the men's draw. Boulter faces Paula Badosa, one half of another famous tennis relationship with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Hannah Klugman (vs Leylah Fernandez)

The 16-year-old, ranked 577th, has only just finished her GCSEs but is now focused on forging a career in tennis, recently becoming the first Brit in almost 50 years to reach the French Open girls' final. Klugman faces Fernandez, who Raducanu defeated in the 2021 US Open final. Even if she loses, she will earn more than five times her career prize money thus far.

Harriet Dart (vs Dalma Galfi)

Dart, the world No. 124, made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2018 and has enjoyed success at SW19 previously too, reaching the mixed doubles final three years later with Joe Salisbury. She is looking to get past the third round for the first time in her career.

Sonay Kartal (vs Jelena Ostapenko)

Kartal is of Turkish descent but grew up in Brighton. The 23-year-old is currently at her highest world ranking, No. 49, following an impressive year so far. She got to round three last year before losing to two-time Slam winner Coco Gauff.

Mika Stojsavljevic (vs Ashlyn Krueger)

Stojsavljevic was born in London to a Serbian father and Polish mother. The 16-year-old won the US Open girls' title last year and is widely viewed as one of Britain's rising stars. Stojsavljevic has confessed her idols, due to her heritage, are Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek. She is the lowest-ranking Briton on world No.802.

Jack Draper (vs Sebastian Baez)

The British No.1 is the country's best hope of glory this year. He is seeded fourth at Wimbledon but faces a tricky draw. The Londoner has four men's singles titles to his name but will need to be at his best to add a Grand Slam to his trophy cabinet over the coming weeks. He got to the semis of the US Open last year but has never progressed past round two at SW19.

Dan Evans (vs Jay Clarke)

The British No.5 grew up playing squash rather than tennis but has enjoyed plenty of success in the sport over the years. He now sits at world No.170 and is into his twilight years. Nevertheless, the 35-year-old has played down retirement rumours and hopes this Wimbledon will not be his last. A Davis Cup winner alongside Murray, his best performance here was reaching the third round, three times. He lost to Roger Federer in 2016.

Jay Clarke (vs Dan Evans)

Clarke, the world No.196, is of Jamaican-British descent and grew up in a tennis-loving household. His older sister is part of his coaching team and he won his first title in three years earlier this year at the 2025 Macedonian Open.

George Loffhagen (vs Pedro Martinez)

The world No. 302 practiced with Rafael Nadal aged 16 but is yet to make a name for himself on the ATP Tour. The 24-year-old has won six singles ITF titles but is 298th in the world rankings and has lost both of his previous matches at this level, losing to Holer Rune in round one of Wimbledon in 2023.

Johannus Monday (vs Tommy Paul)

The Hull-born 23-year-old studied political science in Tennessee, United States, but forged an impressive tennis career whilst studying. He earned a wildcard for Wimbledon in 2023 when winning the men's doubles title at the Nottingham Open with Fearnley. This is his Grand Slam debut and it will be a tough one against the 13th seed Paul who is having a strong year.

Jack Pinnington Jones (vs Tomas Martin Etecheverry)

Pinnington Jones, the world No.282, first competed at Wimbledon aged 18 in 2023. He won his first-ever professional tournament in Antalya on the ITF World Tennis Tour in 2021 and has since added another four. He attended Texas Christian University like Fearnley. He made his ATP Tour debut at Eastbourne but lost in the first round.

Jodie Burrage (vs Caty McNally)

The world No. 164 grew up in Kingston upon Thames and burst onto the scene with a win over Paula Badosa at Eastbourne in 2022. Burrage almost gave up on her tennis career in 2020 due to injuries, but she bounced back after several rounds of surgery, before fresh problems caused her to consider quitting again last year. Burrage has never gone past round two of a Slam.

Fran Jones (vs Yuliia Starodubtseva)

The 24-year-old is ranked 125th in the world and has eight ITF titles to her name. Jones was born with a rare genetic condition called Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia, meaning she has just three fingers and one thumb on each hand. She is stll seeking her very first win at Wimbledon having lost in the first round twice.

Heather Watson (vs Clara Tauson)

The former British No. 1 has nine career titles to her name, including a mixed doubles win at Wimbledon in 2016. That made her the first British woman to win a Wimbledon title since 1987. Two years later, she reached the quarter-finals of the Championships before losing to Tatjana Maria. Now 33, the former US Open junior champion is ranked 148th in the world.

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