Lucy Shuker Is Looking Forward to Wimbledon 2026!
Wimbledon
June 26, 2026
TH!IS WILL BE MY 16TH WIMBLEDON!
I feel incredibly grateful to have received a wild card for Wimbledon 2026, and I’m going to enjoy every moment of it.
This will be my sixteenth appearance at The All England Club – and my second as a Wimbledon member. After 24 years competing at the highest level of wheelchair tennis, it still feels like such a privilege to be part of this historic club. Having the opportunity to play at Wimbledon throughout the year and enjoy its world class facilities is something I’ll never take for granted.
I’m currently ranked 18th in the world for singles and 12th in the doubles, which I’m pretty pleased with at 46 years old.
These days I like to focus on enjoying the process and savouring the matches rather than getting too caught up in the results. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still very competitive and I’ve had some encouraging wins this year, including victories over Pauline Deroulede, Jinte Bos and Manami Tanaka. All top 20 players. Those results have given me confidence that I can still compete with the best.
More recently, I played an exhibition event on grass in Nottingham where I had wins against my fellow Brits Cornelia Oosthuizen and Ruby Bishop. Yes, they were exhibition matches, but they reminded me of a couple of things. Firstly I’m fortunate to still be Britain’s No.1. And secondly, I seem to get a bit more comfortable on grass with every passing year.
That said, I definitely didn’t take the Wimbledon wild card for granted. You can never assume you’re going to receive one, which Is why I’m so thankful for the opportunity. Now I can look forward to those magnificent surroundings at the All England Club next month.
The Wheelchair Tennis takes place in the second week of Wimbledon 2026.
I’ve just been competing at Eastbourne where I came up against World No.3 three Xiaohui Li. She is a really tough opponent. I felt I was able to hold my own in the rallies, but her game is built on massive serves and returns. A lot of the time, I struggled to get past those, so in the end she beat me 6-2, 6-2.
As I write this, I’m about to team up with Diede de Groot for the doubles in Eastbourne against the World No.1 pair in the Semi-Finals. Then I’ll switch partners and play alongside my South African friend, Kgothatso “KG” Montjane at Roehampton and Wimbledon.
KG recently pushed World No.1 Yui Kamiji to three sets in Barcelona, so we’ll head into Wimbledon feeling positive and see where it takes us. Whatever happens, we’ll enjoy the experience and give it everything we’ve got.
The wheelchair events take place during the second week of Wimbledon. We’ll be playing another lead in tournament at Roehampton during the first week of the Championships. As a British player, you always want to do well at Wimbledon. I’ll give it my best shot, as always, and I’ll keep you posted about how it all goes!
Love, Lucy x