After his surprise run to the Wimbledon semifinals as a wild card, Great Britain's Arthur Fery is set to make his New York debut at the 2026 US Open. Ranked world No. 114 entering his home major, Fery is now up to a career-high No. 36, on the cusp of earning a seed at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
His path to the London semis included a five-set win against Grigor Dimitrov and a dominant quarterfinal victory against Roland Garros finalist Flavio Cobolli.
Check out some fast facts on the new British No. 1, who turned 24 on July 12.
Born in France, raised in Wimbledon
Fery was born to French parents in Sevres, France—a Paris suburb not far from Roland Garros. But the family moved to the Wimbledon neighborhood of London when he was just one month old.
After growing up close to the Grand Slam stage, he made his major main-draw debut at Wimbledon in 2023 after unsuccessful qualifying attempts the two years prior.
Fery's mother, Olivia, is a former professional tennis player who was ranked just outside the Top 200 in both singles and doubles. She competed in the 1991 Roland Garros women's doubles tournament and later played on the Hong Kong Fed Cup team.
Fery's father, Loic, is the current president and former owner of French soccer club FC Lorient.
A decorated college career
Following in the footsteps of his mother, who played some college tennis for Arizona, Fery played three years of college ball at Stanford. He was the NCAA's No. 1 singles player in 2022, his sophomore season, received two ITA All-American nods and was also named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year in 2023.
“It helped me mature, gave me a bit of time without too much pressure,” Fery said of his college experience. “Just develop personally more than tennis-wise.”
Fery also helped lead the Cardinal to the Pac-12 title in 2021.
Borrowing some Raducanu magic
Fery's Wimbledon run bore a striking similarity to fellow Briton Emma Raducanu's shock title triumph as a qualifier at the 2021 US Open. The wild card used Raducanu's example as inspiration and a template for how to handle the sudden success.
"My memory of [her US Open run] was that it was impressive how she didn't let the occasion get to her. She would just keep going match after match, playing well, beating top players. That was until the title," Fery said after reaching the Wimbledon semis.
"It's very tough to do when you're not used to being on the stage, on such a big stage. She did it great when she won the US Open. Yeah, I've been trying to do that, as well. Just take it match by match, play my game, put what I do best on court."
