Henry Searle (born 29 March 2006) is a British tennis player. In July 2023 he won the Wimbledon Boys' singles title.

Career

In 2022 he won the Under 16 & Junior British National Championship. Searle reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 French Open boys singles before losing to eventual winner Dino Prizmic. In July 2023, he defeated the top seed Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo in Boys' singles at the

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. He followed that up with wins over

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, Arthur Gea and

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, without dropping a set. He defeated American junior Grand Slam winner

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in the semifinals, again winning in straight sets. During the semi-final he was recorded as serving a first serve at 129mph. 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

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, in 1962. In the final he had a serve registered at 134mph. Searle's coach

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, being the head coach at the Lawn Tennis Association's national academy in

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, said the Wimbledon boy's victory, and the associated rankings increase, could "fast-track" him into senior tournaments.

Personal life

He is the son of cricketer Harvey Trump, from

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. As a keen footballer, he is a fan of his local

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team

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Searle, Henry (tennis) 2006 births Living people English male tennis players Wimbledon junior champions Sportspeople from Wolverhampton Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles