Henry Searle (tennis)

Henry Searle
Searle playing at the 2026 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (2006-03-29) 29 March 2006
Wolverhampton, England, UK
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDan Evans (Jun 2026–)
Prize moneyUS $326,834
Singles
Career record0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 214 (13 July 2026)
Current rankingNo. 214 (13 July 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2024, 2025)
US OpenQ1 (2026)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 926 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1,374 (13 July 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2024, 2025, 2026)
Last updated on: 13 July 2026.

Henry Searle (né Trump;[1] born 29 March 2006) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 214 achieved on 13 July 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 926, reached on 26 February 2024.[2]

Searle won the boys' singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon.

Junior career

In 2022, Searle won the Under 16 & Junior British National Championship.[3]

Searle also had notable results on the Junior circuit, maintaining a 87–40 singles win-loss record. He reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 French Open boys singles before losing to eventual champion Dino Prižmić.[4][5]

In July 2023, he defeated the top seed Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo in Boys' singles at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[6] He followed that up with wins over Manas Dhamne, Arthur Géa and João Fonseca, without dropping a set.[7][8][9] He defeated American junior Grand Slam winner Cooper Williams in the semifinals, again winning in straight sets.[10] During the semifinal he was recorded as serving a first serve at 129 mph. In the final he faced Yaroslav Demin again winning in straight sets, becoming the first British junior to win the boys' title at Wimbledon since Stanley Matthews, in 1962.[11][12] As a result of that successful season, he reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 3 in January 2024.[13]

Professional career

2024: ATP and Major debuts

In April, Searle defeated top seed JJ Wolf at the 2024 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, his third victory in a Challenger level event,[14] before losing his next match to Joel Schwaerzler.[15]

He made his ATP debut at the 2024 Eastbourne International as a lucky loser but lost to Lorenzo Sonego.[16] For his Grand Slam debut, Searle received a wildcard for Wimbledon in June 2024,[17] losing in the first round to Marcos Giron.[18]

2025: First Challenger final

Searle reached his first ATP Challenger final in Nottingham in January 2025, losing to Viktor Durasovic in three sets.[19][20]

He was awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon, where he was defeated in the first round of the singles event by American Ethan Quinn.[21] In doubles, alongside Dan Evans, he lost in the first round to defending champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara.[22]

2026: Maiden Challenger title, top 250

In June, Searle won his maiden Challenger title at the Dublin Challenger, defeating fourth seed Jurij Rodionov in the final.[23] He received a wildcard entry into the men's doubles at Wimbledon, where he partnered Dan Evans, losing to ninth seeds Hugo Nys and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the first round in what was Evans' final match as a professional tennis player.[24] In July, he won his second Challenger title at the Nottingham II Challenger, defeating top seed Clément Chidekh in the final.[25] He entered the top 250 as a result.

Coaches

Searle's coach is Morgan Phillips, the head coach at the Lawn Tennis Association's national academy in Loughborough. He said that the Wimbledon boy's victory, and the associated rankings increase, could "fast-track" him into senior tournaments.[26]

Personal life

Searle is from Wolverhampton. He attended St Peter's Collegiate Academy, and played tennis at the Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club.[27] He is the son of cricketer Harvey Trump, and the grandson of Gerald Trump.[28] A keen footballer, he is a fan of his local Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers.[29]

He attended Loughborough Amherst School which partners with Loughborough University to support the National Tennis Academy.[30]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2025 Nottingham Challenger, UK Challenger Hard (i) Norway Viktor Durasovic 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2026 Dublin Challenger, Ireland Challenger Grass Austria Jurij Rodionov 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jul 2026 Nottingham Challenger II, UK Challenger Grass France Clément Chidekh 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 Glasgow Challenger, UK Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Kyle Edmund United Kingdom Scott Duncan
United Kingdom Marcus Willis		 3–6, 2–6

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2024 M25 Nottingham, UK WTT Hard United Kingdom Charles Broom 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2026 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Czech Republic Jan Kumstát 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Mar 2026 M25 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Belgium Michael Geerts 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 2–2 Apr 2026 M15 Sanxenxo, Spain WTT Hard Portugal Tiago Torres 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Apr 2026 M25 Nottingham, UK WTT Hard United Kingdom Anton Matusevich 6–7(6–8), 6–7(9–11)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard United Kingdom Adam Jones Uzbekistan Sergey Fomin
Georgia (country) Saba Purtseladze		 3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Yaroslav Demin 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ Team GB Success – Henry Trump
  2. ↑ "Henry Searle". ATP. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Youll, Russell. "Henry Searle handed a wildcard entry to Junior Wimbledon". Express and star. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Fraser, Stuart (10 July 2023). "Wimbledon: Hannah Klugman leads way as British youngsters offer hope". The Times.
  5. ↑ "Wolverhampton tennis star Henry Searle reaches French Open boys' quarter-finals". Express and Star. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Dickson, Oli (9 July 2023). "Henry Searle stuns top seed at Junior Wimbledon". Bolton News. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Bish, Derek (July 12, 2023). "Wolverhampton's Henry Searle has reached the quarterfinals of the boys' singles at Wimbledon". Express and Star. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023: Henry Searle books his place in the Boys' singles semi-final". lta.org. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Jess (14 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023: Juniors offer 'optimism' for future of British tennis, says LTA". bbc.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023 results: British teenager Henry Searle reaches final of boys' singles". BBC Sport. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  11. ↑ White, Jim (15 July 2023). "British youngster Henry Searle a match away from breaking 61-year-old Wimbledon drought". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Jess (16 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023 results: Henry Searle wins boys' title to end 61-year wait". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Henry Searle Junior Results".
  14. ↑ Ilic, Jovica (April 16, 2024). "18-year-old Henry Searle edges top seed in Tallahassee". Tennisworldusa. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Joel Schwaerzler vs Henry Searle". ATPTour. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Rothesay International Eastbourne 2024: Results & updates". lta. Lawn Tennis Association. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Henry Searle impresses in senior Wimbledon debut". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "Durasovic Downs Searle, Wins Lexus Nottingham Challenger". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Henry Searle reaches first ATP Challenger Tour final as Norway's Viktor Durasovic crowned champion in Nottingham". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  21. ↑ "Henry Searle treating Wimbledon exit as learning experience". Border Telegraph. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Defending champions Patten and Heliovaara go through". BBC Sport. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Henry Searle lifts first ATP Challenger title in Dublin". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Britain's Dan Evans retires from professional tennis". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Henry Searle lifts his second title of the summer". Express and Star. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023: Henry Searle could be 'fast-tracked' into professional game after boys' title". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  27. ↑ Lawson, Eleanor (3 October 2025). "Tennis ace inspires students at charity session". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Somerset county cricketer's son wins Wimbledon boys' tournament". Somerset County Gazette. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  29. ↑ "Wolverhampton wonderkid Henry Searle wants to emulate golden heroes". Express and Star. July 12, 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  30. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/wltsc/permalink/10156848204104609/?app=fbl
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