Wimbledon 2026 Upsets: Full List of Seeded Players Knocked Out
There is something about the pristine, fast-skidding grass of the All England Club that strips away the safety net for tennis’s elite. While other Grand Slams allow a favorite time to grind out of a slow start, Wimbledon moves too fast, rewards risk too heavily, and punishes hesitation instantly. From the very first Monday of the fortnight, the threat of an early exit hangs over every seeded player, turning the historic lawns into a beautiful, unpredictable minefield.
What makes Wimbledon uniquely prone to shock results is the brief, highly specialized nature of the grass-court season. With limited warm-up events and a surface that alters its bounce and speed as the two weeks progress, even the world’s top ten can look highly vulnerable against a locked-in qualifier or an unseeded grass specialist. The legendary venue has seen it all before—from unknown wildcards shocking reigning champions to tectonic shifts in the tournament draws before the second week even begins.
This live tracker captures every major shock, bracket-busting result, and underdog triumph from the 2026 Championships. As the tournament progresses from the frantic first-round matches to the high-stakes pressure of the second week, follow along to see which favorites fell and which unheralded names etched their place into Wimbledon lore.
2026 Wimbledon Upsets Tracker
(Note: An upset is generally defined here as an unseeded player defeating a seeded opponent, or a significantly lower-ranked seed knocking out a top-10 favorite).
First-Round Upsets
| Date | Category | Winner | Loser (Rank/Seed) | Score | Recap |
| June 29 | Ladies’ Singles | Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) [Q] | Maja Chwalińska [20] | 2026 Roland-Garros finalist | 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 | View recap |
| June 29 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Hubert Hurkacz (POL) | Casper Ruud (NOR) [11] | 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) | View recap |
| June 29 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Roman Safiullin [Q] | Andrey Rublev [12] | 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (14-12) | View recap |
| June 29 | Ladies’ Singles | Zeynep Sönmez (TUR) | Ann Li (USA) [28] | 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 | View recap |
| June 29 | Ladies’ Singles | Janice Tjen (INA) | Leylah Fernandez (CAN) [22] | 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) | View recap |
| June 29 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Ethan Quinn (USA) | Luciano Darderi (ITA) [14] | 7-6 (9-7), 7-5, 6-2 | View recap |
| June 29 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Michael Zheng (USA) [Q] | Cameron Norrie (GBR) [26] | 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 7-6 (10-4) | View recap |
| June 29 | Ladies’ Singles | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) | Anastasia Potapova (AUT) [27] | 6-2, 6-3 | View recap |
| June 30 | Ladies’ Singles | Daria Snigur (UKR) | Elina Svitolina (UKR) [8] | 7-5, 6-2 | View Recap |
| June 30 | Ladies’ Singles | Maria Sakkari (GRE) | Clara Tauson (DEN) [24] | 6-3, 6-3 | View Recap |
| June 30 | Ladies’ Singles | Ashlyn Krueger (USA) [Q] | Donna Vekić (CRO) [31] | 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 | View Recap |
| June 30 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Otto Virtanen (FIN) [Q] | Ben Shelton (USA) [4] | 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) | View Recap |
| June 30 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Jaume Munar (ESP) | Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) [18] | 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 | View Recap |
| June 30 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Zizou Bergs (BEL) | Ugo Humbert (FRA) [27] | 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 | View Recap |
| June 30 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) | Tomás Martín Etcheverry (ARG) [29] | 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-4) | View Recap |
| June 30 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Kamil Majchrzak (POL) | Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) [30] | 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 | View Recap |
| June 30 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Quentin Halys (FRA) | Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) [32] | 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 | View Recap |
Second-Round Upsets
| Date | Category | Winner | Loser (Rank/Seed) | Score | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Ladies’ Singles | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) | Mirra Andreeva [5] | 2026 Roland-Garros champion | 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 | View recap |
| July 1 | Ladies’ Singles | Nikola Bartůňková (CZE) | Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) [32] | 6-2, 6-4 | View recap |
| July 1 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Márton Fucsovics (HUN) | Learner Tien (USA) [16] | 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 | View recap |
| July 1 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Jenson Brooksby (USA) | Ignacio Buse (CHI) [31] | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 | View recap |
| July 2 | Ladies’ Singles | Liudmila Samsonova | Diana Shnaider [15] | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 | View recap |
| July 2 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [WC] | Jakub Menšík (CZE) [15] | 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 | View recap |
| July 2 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Matteo Berrettini (ITA) | Arthur Fils (FRA) [20] | 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 | View recap |
| July 2 | Gentlemen’s Singles | Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) | Brandon Nakashima (USA) [28] | 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (10-7) | View recap |