With only Andy Murray in the top 100, it's back to basics for British tennis. But is that enough?

There's not been a British woman ranked in the world's top 100 tennis players since a decade ago, when Samantha Smith was the UK's number one.

Smith's highest achievement was to reach the fourth round in her home Slam at Wimbledon. She reached the second round at the 1997 US Open and 1999 Australian Open, and reached a career-high 55 in the women’s tour rankings.

Currently the highest-ranked female player in Britain is Katie O’Brien, whose best international result is a second-round appearance at Wimbledon last year. She has won two ITF titles – but effectively has barely a 50 per cent winning percentage in top-flight tennis. She is ranked 123 in the world.

In men’s tennis it is a little better, with Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski responsible for a comparative golden age with four semi-finals and four quarter-finals at Wimbledon by Henman, and Rusedski playing in a US Open final.