Britain at Roland-Garros 2026 | Full Results — All Out by Round 2

Britain are out of the singles at Roland-Garros 2026. Katie Boulter, the last British singles player standing, was beaten 7-5, 4-6, 2-6 by 28-seed Anastasia Potapova in R2 on Day 5 after taking the opening set. Fran Jones exited to Marie Bouzkova in R2 on Day 4. Sixteen British players started the tournament — four in the main draw and a record twelve in qualifying. Cameron Norrie, Emma Raducanu and Jacob Fearnley all went out in R1; Boulter and qualifier Francesca Jones both reached R2. Attention now turns to the grass swing.

Below: how every British player’s Roland-Garros 2026 unfolded — main-draw results, the record qualifying contingent, and the storylines.

For tournament context and contender analysis, see our French Open 2026 preview. For the full draw and projected paths, see our Roland-Garros 2026 draw analysis. For our outright betting tips, see our French Open 2026 outright betting tips.

British Players in the Roland-Garros 2026 Main Draw

Four British players were in the 2026 Roland-Garros main draw after the Draper and Kartal withdrawals — two men and two women.

Player	Ranking	R1 Opponent	RG Best
Cameron Norrie (M)	ATP No. 19	Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR)	R16 (2025)
Jacob Fearnley (M)	Top 80	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (ARG)	Roland-Garros main-draw debut
Emma Raducanu (W)	WTA No. 27	Solana Sierra (ARG)	R32 (2022)
Katie Boulter (W)	Top 40	Akasha Urhobo (WC, USA)	R64

British Results at Roland-Garros 2026 (R1 & R2)

Player	Opponent	Result	Score
Emma Raducanu	Solana Sierra (ARG)	LOST R1	0-6, 6-7(4)
Francesca Jones (qualifier)	Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)	WON R1	1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2
Toby Samuel (qualifier)	Alex de Minaur (8)	LOST R1	4-6, 4-6, 2-6
Cameron Norrie	Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR)	RETIRED R1 (injured)	Lost set 1 TB 9-7, a set + break down
Jacob Fearnley	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (ARG)	LOST R1	2-6, 6-7(0), 6-7(7)
Katie Boulter	Akasha Urhobo (WC, USA)	WON R1	6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Francesca Jones	Marie Bouzkova (27)	LOST R2	3 sets
Katie Boulter	Anastasia Potapova (28)	LOST R2	7-5, 4-6, 2-6

Raducanu — first-round exit

British No. 1 Emma Raducanu went out of the 2026 Roland-Garros in the first round, losing to Argentina’s Solana Sierra 6-0, 7-6(4) in an hour and 46 minutes. The first-set bagel was the headline — Raducanu was unable to find her range early on the slow Paris clay, and despite a far closer second set she could not force a decider. Sierra came through qualifying and was the toughest possible opening seed-vs-floater draw on the women’s side.

Francesca Jones — first Grand Slam main-draw win

Career-fight-back qualifier Francesca Jones produced the British story of R1: a 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 win over world No. 78 Beatriz Haddad Maia in two hours and 39 minutes. The win — her first at a Grand Slam main draw — followed three qualifying wins to earn the spot. Jones plays a tough R2 against a seeded opponent (TBC) and the run already represents her best Slam result by some distance. See our full feature: Francesca Jones | First Grand Slam Main-Draw Win at Roland-Garros 2026.

Toby Samuel — qualifier route ends vs de Minaur

Toby Samuel — one of the LTA’s rising-prospect generation — earned his R1 spot through qualifying and drew the most punishing possible opener in 8-seed Alex de Minaur. The Australian No. 1 won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 but Samuel held his own through the opening sets and the experience is a meaningful career marker.

Katie Boulter — into R2 in a thriller

Katie Boulter edged past American wildcard Akasha Urhobo 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in a three-set, two-hour-and-21-minute thriller to reach R2. The win matches her best Roland-Garros result and joins Francesca Jones as the second British woman through to the second round. Boulter’s clay-court game has been steadier this 2026 swing than past seasons, and the R2 against 28-seed Anastasia Potapova is now the most winnable second-round draw she’s had at a Slam in years.

Norrie and Fearnley out — all British men eliminated

Both remaining British men lost their R1 matches on Tuesday 26 May, completing a chastening men’s singles tournament:

• Cameron Norrie retired injured against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, a set and a break down. The British No. 1 squandered four set points in the opening set before losing the tie-break 9-7, then could not continue — a deflating exit for a player who reached the RG fourth round in 2025.
• Jacob Fearnley lost his main-draw debut to clay specialist Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 2-6, 6-7(0), 6-7(7), pushing two sets to tie-breaks but unable to convert. The projected R2 against world No. 1 Sinner does not materialise.

With Jack Draper having withdrawn before the tournament, all three British men are out — leaving Boulter and Jones as the sole British singles players standing.

Main-Draw Withdrawals: Draper and Kartal Out

Two British main-draw players have withdrawn before the start of the tournament:

• Jack Draper — knee injury picked up during the clay swing. The ATP No. 28 misses his second straight clay Slam and a Roland-Garros where his powerful baseline game had a credible top-16 ceiling.
• Sonay Kartal — withdraws through injury before what would have been her maiden Roland-Garros main-draw appearance. A career marker delayed to 2027.

Both losses sting; together they reduce the British main-draw contingent from six to four — still a meaningful presence, and one that does not include either of the top two British names by ceiling.

Cameron Norrie — British No. 1 leading the charge

Cameron Norrie arrives at the 2026 Roland-Garros at ATP world No. 19 — his highest ranking since the 2023 peak that saw him reach world No. 8 and the Wimbledon semi-finals. The British No. 1 opens against Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, a fixable first round for a player who reached the Roland-Garros fourth round in 2025. Norrie is one of the most dangerous best-of-five-set players outside the top 15 given his fitness, mental resilience and consistency on slow surfaces. See our Cameron Norrie next match page for live updates.

Jacob Fearnley — Roland-Garros main-draw debut

Jacob Fearnley makes his Roland-Garros main-draw debut against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo — a born-clay specialist and the brother of Top-30 player Francisco Cerúndolo. It’s a difficult first-round, but Fearnley’s compact baseline game and Stanford pedigree mean he is no easy out. The Scotsman has been rebuilding match sharpness during qualifying-week practice after recovering from a Miami injury earlier in the season.

Emma Raducanu — clay momentum and a winnable R1

Emma Raducanu went out in R1 (lost to Solana Sierra 6-0, 7-6) after an opening-set bagel she could not recover from on the slow Paris clay. The British No. 1 had rebuilt to WTA No. 27 through the 2025-26 clay swing with consistent quarter-final-or-better results at WTA 250-level events. Clay remains her weakest surface — the slower bounce gives her time to construct points, but the first-set struggles against Sierra exposed the gaps that grass and indoor hard courts hide.

Katie Boulter — wildcard R1 test

Katie Boulter is into the Roland-Garros main draw as a top-40 player and opens against US wildcard Akasha Urhobo. Boulter’s grass-court game is her strongest surface, but the 2026 clay swing has produced steadier results than past seasons — clay-specific match fitness is what carries her to back-to-back wins at the biggest events. A winnable R1 against an unranked WC; the test starts in R2.

Record 12 British Players in Qualifying — Most Ever

The 2026 Roland-Garros qualifying contingent of twelve British players is the largest British qualifying field at the French Open in tournament history. Qualifying ran Monday 19 May to Friday 23 May, with players needing to win three matches in five days to reach the main draw. See our Roland-Garros 2026 qualifying tracker for final results.

Player	Tour	Notes
Dan Evans	ATP	Former British No. 1; experienced clay competitor
Liam Broady	ATP	Veteran qualifier; multiple Slam qualifying campaigns
Jan Choinski	ATP	Top-200 British player
Jay Clarke	ATP	Returning from injury
Billy Harris	ATP	Career-fight-back via Challenger circuit
Arthur Fery	ATP	Stanford alumni; promising clay-court game
Jack Pinnington Jones	ATP	Rising prospect — first Slam qualifying campaign
Toby Samuel	ATP	Top young British prospect
Oliver Crawford	ATP	US college pathway
Harry Wendelken	ATP	Top junior graduate making senior breakthrough
Harriet Dart	WTA	Former British No. 2; recent injury return
Francesca Jones	WTA	Career-fight-back; Grand Slam experience

Storylines to Watch

Norrie’s Grand Slam credentials

Norrie has reached the Wimbledon semi-final (2022) and quarter-final (2025), the Roland-Garros fourth round (2025), and won an ATP Masters 1000 (Indian Wells 2021). His ceiling is real — and at world No. 19 he avoids top seeds until at least the R32. A deep run looked possible on paper, but Norrie’s tournament ended in R1 — he retired injured against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, a deflating exit a year on from his 2025 fourth-round run.

The two missing names

Draper and Kartal — the two British names with arguably the most upside at Roland-Garros 2026 — both miss the tournament through injury. Draper’s knee withdrawal removes a top-30 player with realistic second-week potential; Kartal’s withdrawal denies her a maiden Slam main-draw moment. The British ceiling at this tournament is now defined by Norrie alone.

The qualifying record

Twelve British players in qualifying is a tangible measure of British tennis depth in 2026. Even if only three or four make the main draw — which would be a strong conversion rate — the LTA’s development pipeline (Wendelken, Pinnington Jones, Samuel, Fery, Crawford on the men’s side) is generating credible Slam-qualifying talent for the first time in a decade.

Raducanu’s clay narrative

Raducanu has consistently been described as a fast-surface player; the 2025-26 clay swing has begun to shift that narrative. Reaching the second week would have been a significant career marker, but her clay limitations showed again in a 6-0, 7-6 R1 loss to Sierra — the focus now shifts to the grass, a stronger platform for Wimbledon (where her grass game is the most credible British women’s threat).

How to Watch British Players at Roland-Garros

TNT Sports and Discovery+ have the UK broadcast rights to Roland-Garros, with full main-draw coverage from Sunday 24 May. Bet365 live streaming is also available to account holders with a funded account or who have placed a bet in the last 24 hours.

For our complete French Open 2026 broadcast guide, see our Roland-Garros 2026 live stream guide.

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FAQs

How many British players are at Roland-Garros 2026?

Sixteen — four in the main draw (Norrie, Fearnley, Raducanu, Boulter) plus twelve in qualifying. Jack Draper and Sonay Kartal withdrew from the main draw through injury before the tournament began.

Who are the British players in the main draw?

Men’s singles: Cameron Norrie, Jacob Fearnley. Women’s singles: Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter.

Why is Jack Draper not playing Roland-Garros 2026?

Knee injury sustained during the 2026 clay swing. Draper withdrew from the main draw before the tournament. He misses his second straight clay Slam.

What are the British R1 results at Roland-Garros 2026?

Played so far: Raducanu LOST to Solana Sierra (ARG) 6-0, 7-6(4). Francesca Jones (qualifier) WON vs Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 — her first GS main-draw win. Toby Samuel (qualifier) LOST to 8-seed Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Boulter WON vs Akasha Urhobo (WC, USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 — R2 vs 28-seed Anastasia Potapova. Tuesday 26 May: Norrie RETIRED injured vs Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (a set + break down). Fearnley LOST to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 2-6, 6-7(0), 6-7(7). All British men now out; Boulter and Jones (both R2) are the only British singles players remaining.

Who is the British No. 1 at Roland-Garros 2026?

Cameron Norrie (men’s, ATP No. 19) and Emma Raducanu (women’s, WTA No. 27).