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Timothy Henry `` Tim '' Henman ( born 6 September 1974 ) is a retired English professional tennis player . He is one of Britain 's most successful open era male tennis players , winning $ 11,635,542 prize money . In the 2004 New Year Honours , he was appointed an OBE . He rose quickly up the ATP rankings , and by 1996 had reached the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Championships . Throughout his career , Henman was a noted grass specialist , only becoming truly comfortable on clay and hard court before the end of his career , when in 2004 he reached the semi-finals in both the French and US Open .