Arthur Fery

Needless to say, Britain’s Arthur Fery was one of, if not the star of, the 2026 grass court season.

The 24-year-old started as he meant to go on with a semi-final run at the Lexus Birmingham Open, before reaching his first ATP 500 quarter-final at the HSBC Championships. Little did we know the best was yet to come.

Ranked as the world No.114, Fery received a wild card into the main draw at Wimbledon and made a winning start, coming from a set down to knock out Damir Dzumhur.

That result kickstarted what became an incredible fortnight for the Wimbledon-native. He recorded victories over Otto Virtanen, Zizou Bergs, former world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov and ninth seed Flavio Cobolli to reach a first Grand Slam semi-final.

His all-round game, movement and tennis IQ quickly made Fery into a fan-favourite and there’s plenty of excitement around the young Brit. Now inside the world’s top 40 and as the British No.1, Fery will now gain direct entry into all the biggest tournaments across the world.

Emma Raducanu

While Emma Raducanu only played one tournament during the grass court season due to injury, it was definitely one to remember.

The British No.1 showcased some of the best tennis of her career, reaching her first WTA 500 final at the HSBC Championships.

What impressed most was her journey to the final. Raducanu didn’t drop a set in her opening four matches, claimed two top-20 wins over Sorana Cirstea and Iva Jovic, and had to win two matches in one day to seal a spot in the final.

Despite losing out to Donna Vekic in the final, and the injury disappointment, there were a lot of positives to take from her run to a second final of the year.

Toby Samuel

Toby Samuel had been building momentum heading into the grass court season. The Briton won two ATP Challenger titles in Greece before qualifying at Roland Garros for the first time in his career.

The 23-year-old began his summer campaign at the Lexus Ilkley Open where he made the quarter-final, before losing out to Fery in the first round at Queen’s.

At the Lexus Eastbourne Open however, Samuel came through qualifying to go on and achieve a first ATP semi-final, thanks to victories over Thiago Agustin Tirante and Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

He lost to eventual champion Zizou Bergs despite having served for the match in the semi-final, and earned a wild card for Wimbledon, where he took world No.18 and Roland Garros semi-finalist Jakub Mensik to five sets.

In a summer of many firsts, Samuel showed he has the game to compete at the very top and, with a ranking just outside the top 100, will be one to watch over the next year.

Katie Boulter

Similar to Raducanu, Katie Boulter was one of the standouts from an incredible week at the HSBC Championships.

The two-time former Nottingham champion reached the semi-finals with some impressive wins along the way.

Not only did Boulter knock out Canadian eighth seed Leylah Fernandez in a close first round clash, she also went on to seal the biggest victory of her career in the quarter-finals, knocking out second seed Elena Rybakina in one of the matches of the summer.

While results didn’t go her way in Bad Homburg and at Wimbledon, these were significant wins on the big stage and was Boulter’s best run since claiming the Ostrava title in February.

Henry Searle

Only one British player won two singles titles on the grass this summer – 20-year-old Henry Searle.

The 2023 Wimbledon boys’ singles champion ticked off a new milestone in June, winning his first ATP Challenger tournament in Dublin.

The unseeded Brit powered past Jurij Rodionov in the final 6-4, 6-2 to claim the title, and made the second round of Wimbledon qualifying the week after.

Searle rounded off the grass court season by taking home the Lexus Nottingham Challenger – defeating top seed Clement Chidekh in the final.

His standout results have seen him climb almost 150 places in the ATP rankings to just outside the world’s top 200.

Olivia Nicholls

There was only one British champion at this year’s HSBC Championships – British No.1 Olivia Nicholls.

Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova have pedigree on the grass as past champions of the WTA 500 Berlin Open, and the British, Slovakian duo were back in the winners circle in West London.

The pair won three matches in deciding match tie-breaks, including a 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-5 final victory against Fernandez and Laura Siegemund.

They then went on to reach the semi-finals at Bad Homburg, adding to an already standout grass court season.

Jacob Fearnley

Jacob Fearnley was another in a strong group of singles players who enjoyed a great summer on the grass.

Fearnley – who made his initial breakthrough in the summer of 2024, winning the Lexus Nottingham Open title – bounced back to form with some great results in Ilkley, Wimbledon and Newport.

The 25-year-old reached his first final of the season at the Lexus Ilkley Open before losing out to Yunchaokete Bu, and then defeated American star Alex Michelsen in the first round at Wimbledon.

Fearnley then set his sights on the Newport Challenger – the final event of his grass court season. The British star put together a run of impressive wins, finishing with a 5-7, 7-6(8), 6-4 victory over Adam Walton, saving six championship points in the process.

It’s a fifth ATP Challenger title of his career and a well-earned reward after a season of ups and downs so far.

Harriet Dart & Maia Lumsden

Britain’s Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden made finals in two of the three tournaments they played together over the grass court season.

Dart and Lumsden – who also made two semi-finals in 2025 – opened their summer season with a runner-up finish to Talia Gibson and Janice Tjen at the Lexus Birmingham Open.

However, the duo managed to go one better at the Lexus Nottingham Open, winning their first WTA Tour title together.

The all-British team has shown themselves to be quite the pairing, with both now ranked inside the WTA doubles top 100.

Henry Patten

Henry Patten cemented his place as the men’s doubles world No.1 this summer.

Teaming up with Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, the pair strengthened their already brilliant 2026 season with runs to the finals of the HSBC Championships and Wimbledon.

Having finished runners-up to Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic at Queen’s, Patten and Heliovaara got their revenge in the final of Wimbledon – winning 7-6(4), 7-6(3) to lift their third Grand Slam together and their second trophy at SW19.

The British, Finnish duo now have five titles on the season so far and have reached finals at two of the three major events.