Wimbledon make decision over whether to hand Lois Boisson a wildcard after her brilliant run at the French Open

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Lois Boisson was the story of the French Open, as she shocked several big names on her way to the semi-finals.

Having never before participated in a Grand Slam main draw, few were predicting big things for Boisson in Paris last month.

Knocking out the 24th seed Elise Mertens in her first-round match, Boisson quickly made her presence felt at the French Open.

Wins over Anhelina Kalinina and Elsa Jaquemot followed, as Boisson advanced to the fourth round, where she made her debut on Court Philippe Chatrier.

There, Boisson fought back to beat Jessica Pegula 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, fuelled on by an electric crowd in Paris.

Another top ten win followed, when Boisson beat Mirra Andreeva in straight sets 7-6, 6-3 to book her place in the semi-finals on her Grand Slam debut.

Boisson’s run came to an end at the hands of eventual champion Coco Gauff, but she had more than left her mark in the French capital.

Despite reaching a career-high ranking of 65th in the world, Boisson was not guaranteed a place at Wimbledon, as the cut-off for qualification came before her remarkable run in Paris.

Wimbledon have now revealed whether Boisson will receive a Wild Card into the event.

Wimbledon decide against giving Lois Boisson a Wild Card into the tournament

The All England Club has named the eight women who will receive Wild Cards into the 2025 tournament.

Boisson hasn’t been awarded a main draw Wild Card for Wimbledon as the tournament directors instead chose to invite seven British players, and former two-time champion Petra Kvitova.

The Frenchwoman does, however, still have a chance to compete at SW19, as she enters the qualifying draw with her protected ranking.

As the highest-ranked player in the qualifying draw, Boisson will no doubt look to make her presence felt when the competition begins on Monday, June 23.

How WTA Wild Cards performed at Wimbledon in 2024

The Wimbledon tournament directors weren’t quite so ‘British-focused’ when handing out the Wild Cards in 2024, awarding them to four foreign players.

• Francesca Jones – British
• Lily Miyazaki – British
• Emma Raducanu – British
• Heather Watson – British
• Angelique Kerber – German
• Naomi Osaka – Japanese
• Ajla Tomljanovic – Australian
• Caroline Wozniacki – Danish

The British Wild Cards did, however, outperform their foreign counterparts at Wimbledon in 2024.

Perhaps Wimbledon used those results to justify their decision to increase the number of British players receiving Wild Cards from four to seven in 2025.

Has a Wild Card ever won a Grand Slam tournament?

Boisson threatened to become the first Wild Card to win the French Open earlier this month, but has anyone won a Major tournament as a Wild Card?

On just two occasions has a Wild Card gone all the way at a Grand Slam, once at Wimbledon, and once at the US Open.

The first to do so was Goran Ivanisevic, who shocked the world at SW19 in 2001, winning his sole Grand Slam title ranked 125th in the world.

Ivanisevic had finished as runner-up twice before, but wasn’t prepared to let the opportunity slip through his fingers 24 years ago as he lifted the trophy high on Centre Court.

In the women’s game, Belgium’s Kim Clijsters became the first Wild Card to win a Grand Slam when she returned to the sport as a mother in 2009.

Stunning Serena Williams and the crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Clijsters advanced to the final, where she beat Caroline Wozniacki.

Boisson won’t be able to add her name to the list in 2025, but it will certainly be interesting to see if any of the other players awarded Wild Cards can make a deep run at Wimbledon this year.

The main draw of Wimbledon is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 30.