More often than not, wild cards do not fare particularly well in the main draws, though there are exceptions. Kim Clijsters, a former world No. 1, received a wild card into the 2009 U.S. Open.

Madeira product Caty McNally and seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams will be in next month's Cincinnati Open in Mason.

Two-time champion Petra Kvitová is the only non-British player awarded a main-draw wild card for this year’s Wimbledon. Wild cards are awarded to players who are not ranked high enough for ...

Three Players Receive Berlin Open Wild Cards The first wild card is former US Open champion Emma Raducanu. The 22-year-old is currently competing at the inaugural WTA 500 at Queen’s and will ...

The second wild card has gone to Jan-Lennard Struff. This will be his 12th appearance in Halle. Struff is a one-time quarterfinalist, achieving this result when he played there last season.