List of British singles finalists at Grand Slam tennis tournaments explained

Despite being the founders of the sport of tennis, Britain has not enjoyed much success in the four Grand Slams; namely the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The most recent British winner was Emma Raducanu, who won the 2021 US Open Women's Singles, beating Leylah Fernandez in the final. The last man to win a Grand Slam tournament was Andy Murray, who won Wimbledon in 2016, beating Milos Raonic in the final.

The most successful British tennis player of all time was Fred Perry, who is the only Briton to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments. Angela Mortimer, Ann Haydon-Jones and Virginia Wade each won three of the Grand Slams. Andy Murray is the only British player, apart from Fred Perry, to have reached the final of all four Grand Slams.

This table lists British Grand Slam singles tennis finalists. Competitors normally only competed in their home countries in the early years of the championships, and British players always won the men's tournament at Wimbledon until 1906, and the women's tournament until 1905.

Key

Men's singles

NameWimbledon[1] French[2] [3] USA[4] Australian[5]
Spencer Gore1877 1878
William Marshall1877
Frank Hadow1878
John Hartley1879 1880 1881
1879
Herbert Lawford1880 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
William Renshaw1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1889 1890
Ernest Renshaw1882 1883 1887 1888 1889
Willoughby Hamilton1890
H. Briggs1891
Wilfred Baddeley1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896
Joshua Pim1891 1892 1893 1894
Wilberforce Eaves18951897
Harold Mahony1896 1897
Reginald Doherty1897 1898 1899 1900 1901
Francky Wardan1897
Laurence Doherty1898 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1903
Arthur Gore1899 1901 1902 1907 1908 1909 1910 1912
Sydney Smith
Frank Riseley1903 1904 1906
Herbert Barrett1908 1911
Josiah Ritchie1909
James Cecil Parke1912
Alfred Beamish1912
Gordon Lowe1915
Algernon Kingscote1919
Randolph Lycett1922
Colin Gregory1929
Bunny Austin1932 1938
1934 1935 19361933 1934 19361934 1935
John Lloyd1977
Greg Rusedski1997
Andy Murray2008 2012 2010 2011 2013 2015 2016

Women's singles

NameWimbledon[6] [7] French[8] [9] USAAustralian[10]
Maud Watson1884 1885 1886
Blanche Bingley1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1891 1892 1893 1894 1897 1899 1900 1901
Lottie Dod1887 1888 1891 1892 1893
Lena Rice1889 1890
Mabel Cahill1891 1892
Charlotte Cooper1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1904 1908 1912
1902
Agnes Morton
Dora Boothby
Winifred McNair
Germaine Golding[11]
1923 1924 1926
1927 1930
1933 1934
Dorothy Round Little1933 1934 19371935
Angela Mortimer1958 19611955 19561958
1959
Ann Haydon-Jones1967 1969
1976
Virginia Wade1977 19681972
Emma Raducanu2021

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mens-singles.html Wimbledon, Gentlemen's Singles Finals
  2. http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html Roland Garros, Past Winners
  3. http://sumitbajpai.com/French_Men_Single.aspx List of French Open Men's Singles champions and finalists
  4. http://www.authentictennis.com/top_tournaments/us_open.htm Authentic Tennis, US Open
  5. https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=reu-openmenchampions List of Australian Open Men's Champions, yahoo sports
  6. http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladies-singles.html Wimbledon Roll of Honour, Ladies Singles Finals
  7. http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf United States Tennis Association, Grand Slam Tournaments
  8. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-champions-list-idUSTRE7531LY20110604 List of French Open women's singles champions
  9. http://lafrance.com/content/womens-singles La France.Com women's singles
  10. https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=reu-openwomenchampions List of Australian Open women's champions, yahoo sports
  11. Germaine Golding was Franco-British