| Tim Henman Biography |
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| Monday, 16 January 2006 | |
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Tim Henman was born on 6 September 1974 in Oxford. Henman's grandfather, Henry Billington, competed at Wimbledon; whilst Henman's great grandmother, Ellen Stawell Brown, was the first lady tennis player to serve overarm at Wimbledon in 1901!
A member of the British Davis Cup team since 1994, in 1997 Tim Henman won the first of his singles title. Henman has been awarded the OBE for service to tennis. He is married to Lucy and they have two daughters. He has founded The Tim Henman Charitable Foundation. Although he has been close, the much coveted Wimbledon title has always eluded Tim Henman. In 2007 Tim Henman announced his retirement from professional tennis. |
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| Last Updated ( Friday, 24 August 2007 ) |