2012 Wimbledon Wildcards
The coveted main draw wildcards aka “free passes” into the men’s and women’s singles draws at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships have been given to eight lucky women and eight lucky men. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam that awards wildcards to
non-hometown/British players based on their (recent) results… it’s an impressive and bold choice given the state of British tennis.
WOMEN:
• Naomi Broady - England
• Johanna Konta - England
• Virginie Razzano – France – defeated Serena Williams at Roland Garros
• Laura Robson – England – former Junior Wimbledon champion
• Yaroslava Shvedova – Kazakhstan – came through qualifying to reach the French Open quarters
• Heather Watson - England
• Ashleigh Barty – Australia – former Junior Wimbledon champion
• Melanie Oudin – United States – won the warm-up event in Birmingham
MEN:
• Jamie Baker - England
• David Goffin – Belgium – lucky loser who reached the French Open quarters and won a set against Roger Federer
• Oliver Golding – England
• Josh Goodall - England
• Tommy Haas – Germany – beat Roger Federer in the finals of a warm-up tourney
• Lleyton Hewitt – Australia – former champion and World Number One
• James Ward - England
• Grega Zemlja - Slovenia
WOMEN:
• Naomi Broady - England
• Johanna Konta - England
• Virginie Razzano – France – defeated Serena Williams at Roland Garros
• Laura Robson – England – former Junior Wimbledon champion
• Yaroslava Shvedova – Kazakhstan – came through qualifying to reach the French Open quarters
• Heather Watson - England
• Ashleigh Barty – Australia – former Junior Wimbledon champion
• Melanie Oudin – United States – won the warm-up event in Birmingham
MEN:
• Jamie Baker - England
• David Goffin – Belgium – lucky loser who reached the French Open quarters and won a set against Roger Federer
• Oliver Golding – England
• Josh Goodall - England
• Tommy Haas – Germany – beat Roger Federer in the finals of a warm-up tourney
• Lleyton Hewitt – Australia – former champion and World Number One
• James Ward - England
• Grega Zemlja - Slovenia
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