Tennis players with the worst ATP ranking who reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam

The classification of Arthur Fery for the Wimbledon 2026 semifinals is now part of tennis history. The British player, who started the tournament as number 114 in the world and also with a wildcard, has accomplished one of the most surprising feats ever seen in a Grand Slam, entering a club reserved for very few players.

Since the complete ATP ranking records began (1985), only nine players ranked outside the Top-100 have reached a Grand Slam semifinal, and Fery is one of them. His achievement gains even more value by occurring at Wimbledon, where surprises of this caliber are extremely rare.

The most spectacular precedent still belongs to Goran Ivanisevic, who won Wimbledon 2001 as the world number 125 and also competing thanks to an invitation. That triumph remains the best performance by a wildcard player in the history of Grand Slams.

Players with the lowest ATP ranking in history to reach Grand Slam semifinals

• Vladimir Voltchkov (237th) – Wimbledon 2000 – Semifinals.
• Henri Leconte (200th) – Roland Garros 1992 – Semifinals.
• Jimmy Connors (174th) – US Open 1991 – Semifinals.
• Goran Ivanisevic (125th) – Wimbledon 2001 – Champion.
• Filip Dewulf (122nd) – Roland Garros 1997 – Semifinals.
• Patrick McEnroe (114th) – Australian Open 1991 – Semifinals.
• Aslan Karatsev (114th) – Australian Open 2021 – Semifinals.
• Arthur Fery (114th) – Wimbledon 2026 – Semifinalist (for now).
• Matteo Arnaldi (104th) – Roland Garros 2026 – Semifinals.

Additionally, Fery becomes only the fourth player with a wildcard to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Before him, this achievement was only accomplished by Jimmy Connors (US Open 1991), Henri Leconte (Roland Garros 1992), and Ivanisevic himself, whose Wimbledon 2001 title remains one of the most legendary stories in sports.

The big difference is that Fery's adventure is not over yet. The British player has already matched one of the best performances ever achieved by an invitee and now has the opportunity to continue climbing positions in a list of achievements reserved for true legends. If he manages to reach the final or even lift the trophy, his name would immediately join the spotlight with Ivanisevic's unforgettable miracle a quarter of a century ago.