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British Doubles Teams Bow Out in First Round at Wimbledon
7/3/2026, 2:56:02 PM
Background & Context
Wimbledon, staged at the All England Club, features both men's and women's doubles draws as part of its tournament programme. In the 2024 edition, six British women's doubles pairings entered the competition. Their matches coincided with the singles draw in which Arthur Fery became the sole home player to reach the third round on Thursday, underscoring a contrast between British singles and doubles fortunes. All six British pairings were eliminated in the first round.
Match Results and Scores
- Katie Boulter / Heather Watson lost 6-4, 6-7 (12-10), 6-3 to Katarzyna Piter (Poland) and Anna Siskova (Czech Republic).
- Olivia Nicholls / Tereza Mihalikova, the 12th-seeded British team, fell 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to Miriam Skoch and Jesika Maleckova (Czech Republic).
- Jodie Burrage / Mika Stojsavljevic were beaten 6-3, 7-5 by 10th-seeded Kristina Mladenovic (France) and Hanyu Guo (China).
- Mimi Xu / Alicia Dudeney lost 6-3, 6-4 to Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan) and Wang Xinyu (China).
- Harriet Dart / Maia Lumsden fell 6-3, 6-4 to Aldila Sutjiadi and Janice Tjen (Indonesia).
- Madeleine Brooks / Amelia Rajecki were defeated 6-4, 6-2 by seventh-seeded Laura Siegemund (Germany) and Vera Zvonareva (Russia).
Key Players and Opponents
The British entrants comprised Boulter/Watson, Nicholls/Mihalikova, Burrage/Stojsavljevic, Xu/Dudeney, Dart/Lumsden, and Brooks/Rajecki. Their opponents represented Poland, the Czech Republic, France, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Germany, and Russia. Seedings among the British teams were limited to Nicholls/Mihalikova (12th). Burrage/Stojsavljevic faced a 10th-seeded pair, while Brooks/Rajecki met the seventh seeds. All six British pairings were eliminated in the opening round.
Data Summary
- Total British women’s doubles entries: six.
- Matches lost: six (0-6 record).
- Sets won by British teams: three (all by Boulter/Watson).
- Match points saved: Boulter/Watson saved four match points in a 22-point second-set tie-break (12-10).
- Seeded British pair: one (Nicholls/Mihalikova, 12th).
- Seeded opponents defeated: two (Mladenovic/Guo, 10th; Siegemund/Zvonareva, 7th).
Across the six matches, British teams played 13 sets, winning 69 games while conceding 59.
Implications for British Representation
The first-round defeats left Britain without any women’s doubles teams remaining in the tournament. This outcome contrasts sharply with the singles draw, where Arthur Fery advanced to the third round, highlighting a disparity between British performance in the two disciplines at this stage of Wimbledon. Thus, British representation in the women’s doubles draw ends for the tournament.
Men's Doubles Continue into Second Round
In the men’s draw, defending champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, top seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara, fifth seeds Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison, and the pairing Marcus Willis / David Stevenson all progressed to the second round and are scheduled to resume competition on Friday.
