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British Wins at Grand Slam Tournaments - predictions contest overview thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
I think it's quite some collective feat for twice our whole range of predictions to miss the final total of wins.

And hey, we can't be accused of being perennially too optimistic or too pessimistic, having gone hugely under for the French Open and gone over for the US Open.

Though to be fair the GB players must take the real credit / blame just because those have been such unpredictable ( as we have literally proved ) and just darn strange totals.

Anyway, the trend for now re GB performances goes: French Open - brilliant, Wimbledon - meh, US Open - awful, Australian Open? - new year, new trend let's hope.

I know, bizarre? Who'd have thought we would be a clay court nation in 2025?!

There does seem to be a collective performance here - I know some argue it isnt at all like that, just take care of your own results etc. But surely a collective great result like the FO must, in some part, come from inspiration from those around you and the collective USO poor display, some malaise or tiredness in the ranks? At least in small part

I am sure I will be told that is rubbish but outside that, it is very hard to explain

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Here is our updated roll of honour, to include Telstar. I will update the total once British interest is over and, in this tally, WILL also include the 2 mixed doubles winners as it is a better comparator when we look back on how many wins Brits achieved - better to have the two wins than not, right now!!

Wins Titles
2019 Best predictor
13 AO Wolf, Miriamabc
11 FO No winner named
25 W Wolf (2)
24 USO Miriamabc (2), MichaelD, Indiana
2020
21 AO Blue Belle
9 FO SuperT
W no competition
11 USO SuperT (2)
2021
23 AO Indiana (2)
9 FO Brendan F
40 W foobarbaz
32 USO Miriamabc (3)
2022
17 AO brittak
16 FO no competition
43 W Miramabc (4)
26 USO JonH
2023
20 AO Coup Droit, Indiana (3)
15 FO Miriamabc (5), JonH (2)
30 W Miriamabc (6)
26 USO Elegant Point
2024
21 AO Elegant Point (2), goldfish
13 FO mdewey
40 W Indiana (4)
27 USO Indiana (5), FlipFlops
2025
28 AO goldfish (2)
36 FO Indiana (6)
39 W DF, Danten
USO Telstar

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 31st of August 2025 10:30:05 PM

If we include the mixed - and for comparison purposes we should- the USO will end up with 17 or 18 British wins. Which will take the year as a whole to close to 120 wins. The previous best was 102, so close to a 20 percent increase this year on any past year since we started this.

the USO may have been a washout, but the FO and AO were great fortnights that shouldnt be forgotten.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Here is our updated roll of honour, to include Telstar. I will update the total once British interest is over and, in this tally, WILL also include the 2 mixed doubles winners as it is a better comparator when we look back on how many wins Brits achieved - better to have the two wins than not, right now!!

Wins	Titles
	2019	Best predictor
13	AO	Wolf, Miriamabc
11	FO	No winner named
25	W	Wolf (2)
24	USO	Miriamabc (2), MichaelD, Indiana
	2020
21	AO	Blue Belle
9	FO	SuperT
	W	no competition
11	USO	SuperT (2)
	2021
23	AO	Indiana (2)
9	FO	Brendan F
40	W	foobarbaz
32	USO	Miriamabc (3)
	2022
17	AO	brittak
16	FO	no competition
43	W	Miramabc (4)
26	USO	JonH
	2023
20	AO	Coup Droit, Indiana (3)
15	FO	Miriamabc (5), JonH (2)
30	W	Miriamabc (6)
26	USO	Elegant Point
	2024
21	AO	Elegant Point (2), goldfish
13	FO	mdewey
40	W	Indiana (4)
27	USO	Indiana (5), FlipFlops
	2025
28	AO	goldfish (2)
36	FO	Indiana (6)
39	W	DF, Danten
17 - including mixed	USO	Telstar

And so the season is over for this - 5 different people won a slam or part of one; DF topped the year long rankings.

For those who took part in all or most of these, thank you. I hope you enjoyed it. For those who didnt, why not give it a go next year, starting in January for the Aussie Open!