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Aorangi Terrace, commonly known as "Henman Hill", alongside a series of other nicknames, is a mostly grassed banked area in the grounds of the
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where, during the annual
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, crowds of people without showcourt tickets can watch the
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matches live on a giant
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at the side of No. 1 Court. During television broadcasts of matches, cameras often sweep over the area, and sports journalists frequently conduct vox pops and interviews with members of the crowd. The terrace is also the main site for spectators to eat
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s. Aorangi Terrace's nickname of ''Henman Hill'' emerged in the late 1990s when British supporters would congregate to watch the matches of
Tim Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first British man to reach the singles semifinals of Wimbledon since Roger Taylor in the ...
at the site. The hill is frequently given other alliterative nicknames relating to British players competing at Wimbledon (''Rusedski Ridge'', ''Murray Mound,'' ''Heather Hill'', ''Konta Contour'', ''Raducanu Rise'', ''Raducanu Ridge'', etc.) but Henman Hill has remained the most commonly used phrase.


History

The terrace is named after Aorangi Park, the London New Zealand Rugby Club's grounds, which were on the site until 1981. Aorangi refers to the 'canonical' Māori description of
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, the highest mountain in New Zealand, also known as Mount Cook. A new big screen was installed on the site following the construction of the new No. 1 Court in 1997. This coincided with the popularity of
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Tim Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first British man to reach the singles semifinals of Wimbledon since Roger Taylor in the ...
, and the site soon gained the nickname "Henman Hill", becoming a focal point for so-called Henmania. There is a “Henmans Hill” in Clifton, Bristol, England and anecdotally a supporter attending Wimbledon at the time was from that area and gave the hill that name being very similar to “Henman.” British tennis followers would fanatically support four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Henman as he played often dramatic matches in his many attempts to win the
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. Since Henman's retirement in 2007, the area has been colloquially named after other British tennis players. Most frequently, the site has been associated with
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, with names such as ''Murray Mound'', ''Mount Murray'', ''Murray Mountain'' and ''Murrayfield'' (in reference to the stadium in Edinburgh of the same name) all used. , the name "Henman Hill" is still used by the
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and other media in reference to the area. In 2009, Tim Henman stated on ''
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'' that he had agreed with Andy Murray it is still "Henman Hill". Henman joked that "
urray Urray ( gd, Urrath) is a scattered village and coastal parish, consisting of Easter, Old and Wester Urray and is located in the county of Ross in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Urray is also a parish in the district of Wester Ros ...
can have all those grand slams he's going to win but I'm keeping my hill." Tennis pundits and tabloids have occasionally referred to the hill according to the names of a series of other British players who have participated in Wimbledon. During
Greg Rusedski Gregory Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a British and Canadian former tennis player. He was the British No. 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of world No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997 and from 25 ...
matches, the area was sometimes called ''Rusedski Ridge''; ''Robson Ridge'' or ''Robson Green'' have been used in reference to
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; plus ''Heather Hill'' and ''Konta Kop'' in reference to
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and
Johanna Konta Johanna Konta (born 17 May 1991) is a British former professional tennis player, having represented Australia until 2012. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. The ...
. Most recently the success of
Emma Raducanu Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 10 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on 11 July 2022, and is the current British No. 1. Raducanu is the first British ...
in the 2021 US Open has led to speculation for the name ''Raducanu Ridge'' for Wimbledon 2022, in line with ''Rusedski Ridge'' and ''Robson Ridge''. Other potential names for the hill have been suggested by the BBC, with Raducanu Rise coming out as the public's favorite. For the 2022 Wimbledon tournament, which was also the centenary edition, a recreation of Henman Hill was created by the AELTC in
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, from July 8 to 10. Dubbed the "Hill in New York", it was setup in
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at Pier 6 which also offered panoramic views of
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. Tickets were available on a walk-in-basis up to a limit of 1,000 people per day.


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