wimbledon qualifiers

Maja Chwalinska has become one of the biggest stories of the 2026 French Open. The Polish qualifier, ranked No. 114 in the world before the tournament, reached her first Grand Slam semi-final after winning eight matches in a row at Roland-Garros. Her remarkable journey includes three victories in qualifying and five wins in the main draw. With her latest success, Chwalinska became only the second woman in French Open history to reach the semi-finals after coming through qualifying, following Nadia Podoroska’s achievement in 2020.

British tennis player Emma Raducanu continues to remain one of the biggest names in women’s tennis in 2026. The former US Open champion has built a huge fortune through prize money, sponsorships, and business ventures. Her performances on the court have been inconsistent in recent years. However, her popularity around the world remains very strong.

Roland Garros witnessed thrilling fourth-round action as Flavio Cobolli staged a remarkable comeback to reach the quarterfinals. In the women's draw, Diana Shnaider and Anna Kalinskaya also advanced to their maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal berths after hard-fought battles. Meanwhile, Indian interest saw Arnav Paparkar progress in the boys' singles and doubles, while Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi bowed out.

Seventeen-year-old French prospect Moise Kouame stunned former US Open champion Marin Čilić in straight sets at the French Open to become the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles match since 2009. Ranked world No. 318, Kouame continued his rapid rise with a breakthrough victory that immediately established him as one of tennis’ most exciting emerging talents.

Austrian tennis player Sebastian Ofner, a consistent ATP Tour presence since 2015, achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 37 in early 2024. His notable Wimbledon run in 2017 and success on the Challenger Tour highlight his steady progress. Ofner continues to compete actively, focusing on his game and representing Austria in the Davis Cup.

Ankita Raina began her campaign at the wimbledon qualifiers with an easy straight sets win over local girl Maia Lumsden in London today.

"After 10 years of hard work, I feel that real tennis starts now. This is the begining of my dream to win a Grand Slam some day. But yes I am happy that I have got an opportunity to give a shot at Junior Wimbledon which I had targetted before I turn 18.", said Zeel Desai.

Ankita Raina's hopes of a maiden Grand Slam main draw appearance ended in a heart-breaking defeat but the Indian pair of Vishnu Vardhan and N Sriram Balaji succeeded in their effort and qualified for the main draw alongside Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, who partnered Austin Krajicek in the wimbledon qualifiers.

Indian Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan, in-form Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Sumit Nagal - all crashed out of the wimbledon qualifiers, losing their first rounds in London on Monday.

Youngster Ramkumar Ramanthan fought his heart out before losing a tight second round singles match while Purav Raja and Divij Sharan bowed out in the men's doubles first round of the wimbledon qualifiers.

Rohan Bopanna and Prakash Amritraj failed to make it to the Wimbledon main draw after going down in the second round of qualifiers.

Ramkumar Ramanathan advanced to the second round of the wimbledon qualifiers but Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who was under-prepared due to a left-wrist injury, bowed out on Tuesday. Ramkumar beat Slovakia's 13th seed Jozef Kovalik 6-3, 6-0 in exactly one hour in his first round.

Shailesh Tambe will be travelling out of India later this week for his first assignment as a linesman - for Wimbledon. The 27-year-old from Colaba, Mumbai, will be officiating in the grass court Grand Slam's qualifying competition at Roehampton starting on June 25.

Wimbledon extends wildcard entries to select players annually. These players bypass standard qualification. Goran Ivanisevic famously won in 2001 as a wildcard. Serena and Venus Williams also secured doubles titles with wildcards. Andy and Jamie Murray received a wildcard in 2024. The All England Club decides recipients based on performance and other factors.

Prakash Amritraj moved a step ahead to qualify for the Wimbledon Championships after defeating Jean-Rene Lisnard in the qualifying competition.

Somdev Devvarman could not qualify for the Wimbledon singles but that did not stop him from rising a rung to career best 103 in the latest ATP list.

Bianca Andreescu's nightmare season continued on Wednesday when the 2019 US Open champion crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round, losing 6-2, 6-1 to Alize Cornet of France.

Prakash sealed a round 2 berth in the Wimbledon qualifying event but it was all over for Somdev, who crashed out after his opening match.

Somdev Devvarman will begin his Wimbledon qualifying campaign against Frenchman Guillaume Rufin, who is ranked 70 places below the Indian in the ATP chart at 174.

Sacchitt Sharma and Shashank Theertha will compete in the boys competition while Mahak Jain and Prinkle Singh will vie for top honours in the girls event, to be held from August 10-15.