Initial Wild Cards Announced for Wimbledon Include Lleyton Hewitt for Doubles
(June 20, 2018) The Championships, Wimbledon announced initial wild cards for the 2018 tournament. Among those receiving wild cards, was former champion Lleyton Hewitt, along with fellow Australian Alex Bolt for the doubles.
Brit Daniel Evans, recent back on tour after serving a suspension for testing positive for cocaine, did not receive a wild card
Here is the current list of wild card from Wimbledon.org:
EVENT 1: GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES
- Liam BROADY (GBR)
- Jay CLARKE (GBR)
- Alex DE MINAUR (AUS)
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 3: LADIES’ SINGLES
- Katie BOULTER (GBR)
- Naomi BROADY (GBR)
- Harriet DART (GBR)
- Katy DUNNE (GBR)
- Ons JABEUR (TUN)
- Katie SWAN (GBR)
- Gabriella TAYLOR (GBR)
- To be announced
EVENT 2: GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES
- Luke BAMBRIDGE & Jonny O’MARA (GBR)
- Alex BOLT & Lleyton HEWITT (AUS)
- Liam BROADY & Scott CLAYTON (GBR)
- Jay CLARKE & Cameron NORRIE (GBR)
- Jurgen MELZER (AUT) & Daniel NESTOR (CAN)
- Fredrik NIELSEN (DEN) & Joe SALISBURY (GBR)
- To be announced
EVENT 4: LADIES’ DOUBLES
- Katie BOULTER & Katie SWAN (GBR)
- Naomi BROADY (GBR) & Asia MUHAMMAD (USA)
- Harriet DART & Katy DUNNE (GBR)
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 5: MIXED DOUBLES
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 6: BOYS’ SINGLES
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 8: GIRLS’ SINGLES
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 7: BOYS’ DOUBLES
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 9: GIRLS’ DOUBLES
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 10: GENTLEMEN’S WHEELCHAIR SINGLES
- Joachim GERARD (BEL)
EVENT 12: LADIES’ WHEELCHAIR SINGLES
- Kgothatso MONTJANE (RSA)
EVENT 11: GENTLEMEN’S WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES
- To be announced
EVENT 14: LADIES’ WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES
- To be announced
EVENT 21: GENTLEMEN’S QUALIFYING SINGLES
- Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP)
- Jack DRAPER (GBR)
- George LOFFHAGEN (GBR)
- Anton MATUSEVICH (GBR)
- Aidan MCHUGH (GBR)
- Alexander WARD (GBR)
- James WARD (GBR)
- Wild card play-off place
- Wild card play-off place
EVENT 23: LADIES’ QUALIFYING SINGLES
- Holly FISCHER (GBR)
- Francesca JONES (GBR)
- Claire LIU (USA)
- Maia LUMSDEN (GBR)
- Emma RADUCANU (GBR)
- To be announced
- Wild card play-off place
- Wild card play-off place
EVENT 22: GENTLEMEN’S QUALIFYING DOUBLES
- To be announced
- To be announced
EVENT 24: LADIES’ QUALIFYING DOUBLES
- To be announced
- To be announced