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This category lists notable male tennis players with Wikipedia articles who have represented Great Britain in tennis competition. Note: Players who have represented England , Scotland , Wales or Northern Ireland as an individual nation (for example, in tennis at the Commonwealth Games ), are also listed under the subcategories for those countries.
This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973
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Wimbledon Championships is an annual British tennis tournament created in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts [a] [b] [3] at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom. [4] The Gentlemen's Singles was the first event contested in 1877. [2]
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.
This category lists tennis players with Wikipedia articles who have notably represented Great Britain.Note that articles are sub-categorized by whether a player has done so in male or female competition, by particular notable competition, and by the Home Nation that they come from or have represented in competition.
Wimbledon is the home Grand Slam for British players, but in recent years they have not had much success. However, on 7 July 2013 Andy Murray became the first Briton to win the men's competition since Fred Perry in 1936. [1] [2] The last British woman to win the ladies' tournament was Virginia Wade in 1977. [3]
The prevalence of head-to-head tours before 1959 and the small number of professional tournaments in many years makes it necessary to consider the tours when comparing male players from before the Open Era with male players during the Open Era. The following lists the pre-Open Era professionals who won the most world professional championship ...