Tennis is very much part of our DNA here at Wimbledon High. We are proud that our sports ground at Nursery Road was the original home of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club – and the tennis championships themselves – until 1922. Generations of Wimbledon High ball girls have been a part of the Wimbledon Championships year on year and this year they may well witness up close the talent of alumna Hannah Klugman who has already created history as one of three British girls aged 17 years and under making their senior Grand Slam debuts.
As a through school, we celebrate tennis as a sport at all levels, from our Junior School parent – daughter friendlies, to the recent successes of our U10s being crowned County Champions through to our U18 Open Team making the Semi-Finals of the Aberdare Cup and runners up in both the Surrey Cup and the GDST U18 Tennis Cup.
GOOD LUCK to Hannah and all those involved. Happy championships everyone!
Good luck Hannah Klugman!
We are excited and thrilled to hear that Hannah has been awarded a wild card into the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships. This is Hannah’s senior Grand Slam main draw debut and has her first match today (Monday 30 June) against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez.
‘No matter what happens… I’m going to go for it!’ she says.
Hannah recently became the first British player to make it through to a Junior final at the French Open in 49 years and finished runner-up in the Roland Garros girls’ singles junior final, her first final at a junior Grand Slam.
Hannah has won LTA Junior National titles in Britain and has reached a career-high ranking of world No.4 in the junior rankings.
Hannah left Wimbledon High in December 2023 to pursue her tennis career full-time, having earlier that month, still only 14 years-old, becoming the first British girl to win the prestigious Orange Bowl trophy. We are enormously proud and look forward to watching her go from strength to strength!
For the latest news follow Hannah on Instagram here
Photo by si.robi – Klugman WMQ23, CC BY-SA 2.0
Wimbledon High Ball Girls abound!
We are delighted that no less than 16 students from years 10 to 13 have successfully made it through the competitive selection process to be ball girls at this year’s Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Good luck to Y10s Isabella, Lauren, Caitlin, Asha, Sophie, Summer, Rhea, Grace, Sylvia, Antonia, Jessica, Sienna, Stella, Heloise, Martha and Kiara – enjoy the championships!
Did you know?
Our sports ground at Nursery Road was once the former grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club AELTC?
- The All England Club had been founded solely for croquet but was rapidly overtaken by the new pastime of tennis. The first lawn tennis championships took place on July 9 1877, with the first ladies championships taking place in 1884.
- The Olympic Games were even held there in 1908! With tennis increasing in popularity, the AELTC then decided to move to a bigger site. The last match was played in 1921 and they moved to Church Road in 1922.
- In 1923 Wimbledon High parents and alumnae raised money to purchase the site for the school’s use.
FIND OUT MORE:
Please take the time to read our history board next time you are at Nursery Road!