Jack Draper, Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal make up just part of the strong British contingent currently competing across the ATP and WTA Tours.
Draper has established himself as a top 10 player on the ATP Tour, 2021 US Open champion Raducanu has recently broken into the WTA top 30, and Sonay Kartal recently won her first match against a top 10 player: defeating Mirra Andreeva at the China Open.
However, it is not the singles players who have made British tennis history on this occasion.
The current group of British men’s doubles stars has rarely been stronger, and following an update to the ATP rankings, they have achieved something for the first time in British tennis history.
There are five British players in the ATP Men’s Doubles top 10
For the first time in British tennis history, there are five players in the ATP Tour doubles top 10.
Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash lead the way at spots one and two after their excellent season on tour.
The pair became the first all-British team to win the Wimbledon Men’s Doubles title since 1936 when they clinched the title in July.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Henry Patten is in seventh spot. Patten, alongside Harri Heliövaara, recently won the China Open title in Beijing.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Neal Skupski sits in ninth place on 6,150 points. Skupski, alongside Joe Salisbury, recently reached the US Open final, before losing to Marcel Grannollers and Horacio Zeballos.
Salisbury rounds out the top 10. The Brit entered the top 10 this week after Croatia’s Nikola Metkic lost 90 ATP points.
Jamie Murray is the British number six
Although Jamie Murray is in the twilight of his career, he continues to be one of Britain’s finest doubles players.
The 39-year-old, a winner of seven Grand Slams across all doubles formats, is ranked 49th on the ATP Tour.
The Brit has not won any of his last five matches, last claiming victory in the French Open first round.
Most recently, Murray competed alongside Ivan Dodig at the US Open, where they lost to Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo in straight sets.
