Arthur Fery Mum reached the quarter-finals in the 2026 singles draw, and Arthur Fery became the first British wildcard to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final in the Open Era. The 23-year-old grew up near the All England Club after his family moved from Paris to Wimbledon.
He is Britain's last remaining hope in the 2026 singles draw. The result gives his run a rare place in the record book and leaves him carrying the country's singles challenge at Wimbledon.
All England Club and Wimbledon
Fery's path has been shaped by proximity as much as by opportunity. He grew up a stone's throw from the All England Club, and the move from Paris put him within reach of the setting where he has now made his breakthrough.
The milestone is specific. British wildcards have reached major rounds before, but none had reached a Grand Slam quarter-final in the Open Era until Fery did so in the 2026 singles draw.
Loic Fery and Chenavari
His background also comes with resources uncommon in tennis development. His father, Loic Fery, is a hedge fund boss with an estimated fortune of around £275 million. Loic Fery established Chenavari in 2007, and the firm now has offices across London, Paris, Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi.
Loic Fery also bought Lorient in 2009. Black Knight Football Club took over as sole shareholder in January this year, while he remains club president and keeps a stake in the new parent company.
Olivia Gravereaux and the French Open
His mother, Olivia Gravereaux, brings her own tennis record. She played in the Women's Doubles at the 1991 French Open, reached a career-high singles ranking of 225, won two singles titles and finished with a 33-25 singles record.
Loic Fery has said, “I grew up playing tennis, it was my sport, I was playing regional level competitions until I was 16.” For Fery, the breakthrough on Wimbledon grass sits between that family history and the immediate task of turning a wildcard run into something longer.
