Which former winners of British grass court events are still standing at Wimbledon 2026?
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The British grass court season has long provided the perfect springboard for a deep run at Wimbledon and this year’s Championships are no exception.
While HSBC Championships quarter-finalist Arthur Fery is still flying the flag for the Brits, several international players who have lifted trophies on British soil earlier in their careers - and during this summer’s grass court swing - have translated that success into impressive runs at SW19 this year.
From breakthrough stars to established winners, here’s a look at the previous British grass court champions who are into the second week of The Championships at Wimbledon in 2026.
Alex Eala
Since announcing her arrival on the world stage at the 2025 Miami Open, Alex Eala has quickly become one of the most popular players on the WTA Tour.
The Filipina hinted at her grass-court potential last summer when she reached her first WTA final at the Lexus Eastbourne Open, becoming the first player from the Philippines to contest a tour-level final.
Although she finished runner-up to Maya Joint, Eala returned to British grass this summer and claimed her maiden grass-court title at the WTA 125 event at the Lexus Birmingham Open. The top seed battled back from a set down to defeat Nikola Bartunkova 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in the final.
She backed that up with a second-round appearance at the HSBC Championships and a semi-final run in Berlin before producing the best Grand Slam result of her career at Wimbledon.
The 21-year-old stunned defending champion and world No.3 Iga Swiatek 7-6(9), 6-2 to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time, where she'll face former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini.
Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur is one match away from reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the second time in his career.
The Australian was forced to withdraw before his last-eight clash with Novak Djokovic in 2024 because of a hip injury and will be even more eager to reach that stage once again.
A proven performer on grass, de Minaur won his first ATP Challenger title at the Lexus Nottingham Open in 2018 before claiming his maiden ATP Tour crown at the Lexus Eastbourne Open, defeating Lorenzo Sonego 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in the final. He added a second grass-court title at 's-Hertogenbosch in 2024.
Now back in the fourth round at SW19, the 27-year-old faces Roland Garros runner-up and ninth seed Flavio Cobolli for a place in the final eight.
Madison Keys
Madison Keys has built on the momentum she laid in Eastbourne last week by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon for the sixth time.
Keys earned a statement victory over last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova to seal her first win over a top 10 player at The Championships.
Just one week earlier, the former world No.5 captured a third Lexus Eastbourne Open title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over 2025 HSBC Championships winner Tatjana Maria.
In doing so, she became only the third woman to win the Eastbourne singles title on three occasions – joining Chris Evert (three) and Martina Navratilova (11).
Keys has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon twice before (2015, 2023) and will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of appearances this year.
Taylor Fritz
From one American Eastbourne champion to another, Fritz is into the last 16 at the All England Club for the fourth time in five years.
Fritz arrived at SW19 having been unable to defend his title in Eastbourne after choosing to prioritise rest ahead of Wimbledon. The 28-year-old is already a four-time champion in Eastbourne, having etched his name on the silverware in 2019, 2022, 2024 and 2025 and holds the record for the most men’s singles titles won at Devonshire Park.
Fritz has dropped just one set so far, recovering from a slow start against Lorenzo Sonego to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(5) in the third round and is a strong contender for the men's singles title this year.
He’s set to play 10th seed and two-time Halle champion Alexander Bublik for a place in the last eight.
Ashlyn Krueger
It’s been a breakthrough summer on the grass for rising American star Krueger who has shone on British soil.
The 21-year-old kick-started her summer with a semi-final run in Birmingham before going on to lift her second WTA 125 title on grass at the Lexus Ilkley Open. Along the way, she defeated British stars Alicia Dudeney and Katie Swan before clocking a semi-final win over fourth seed Darja Vidmanova and defeating Switzerland’s Celine Naef 7-5, 6-2 in the final.
Krueger’s title win in Ilkley has fuelled her with plenty of confidence heading into The Championships, where she came through qualifying to reach the main draw.
So far, she’s taken down reigning HSBC Championships winner Donna Vekic, Mariam Bolkvadze and Daria Snigur en route to the round of 16 for the first time at a Grand Slam where she’ll play 12th seed Marta Kostyuk for a place in her first major quarter-final.
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