But what has happened to British tennis since Fred's magical run? Lots of hiccups, burps and sneezes surrounded by a never-ending cold spell.
It's Andy Murray's turn to find the remedy for the ills of British tennis, and after another major finals lost, the country that invented the sport of tennis is back to hoping and praying.
Here's a list of British tennis players in the open era who've fell short of expectations, along with their highest achieved ranking
Chris Wilkinson, 114
A former British number one player who needed nine wildcard handouts to play Wimbledon. He repaid the faithful, thirsty for a crown country by reaching the third round three times.
Jamie Delgado, 92
It's a long stretch to call Jaime a British tennis hope, but with three second round appearances at Wimbledon under his belt, his place among the contenders may not be at the top, but he's certainly in the conversation.
Andrew Castle, 80
A two-time Olympian, Davis Cupper and British number one, Andrew's best grand slam performance was reaching the Australian Open finals in mixed doubles.
Jeremy Bates, 54
He performed the required British players tease reaching the 4th round at Wimbledon on two occasions, but has two grand slam titles of the mixed doubles variety under his belt, Wimbledon and Australian Open.
John Lloyd, 21
Perhaps best known for the years when Chris Evert carried his last name, John was the force and face of British tennis from the late 1970's to the first decade of the 21st century. He reached the finals of the Australian Open and lost to Vitas Gerulaitis, but at Wimbledon where it matters most for British tennis; John never made it beyond the third round.
Buster Mottram, 15
A phenom who became the first teenage British tennis player to be ranked in the top 100, Buster like every player on this list was suppose to be the one. A decade later with only a 4th round showing at Wimbledon on his resume, Mottrom's run came to a predictable bust.
Mark Cox, 13
He played early in the open era and enjoyed close to a 20-year career. He's a former British number one and a very successful Davis Cupper, taking his country to the finals in 1978. At Wimbledon where the ghost of Fred Perry looms, several third round appearances are all he could muster.
Tim Henman, 4
Daniel Breag a fellow teaching pro who has a win over Tim Henman in the juniors asked me if I thought Tim could win Wimbledon? The tone of his voice answered his question, but he desperately wanted me to say yes and give him the hope that all Englishmen tried to force upon themselves when praying on Henman Hill. We now know the gods didn't choose gentleman Tim as his country's tennis savior.
Greg Rusedski, 4
Is he a Brit? Your answer depends on whether you forgive Greg's defection from Canada to wave the British Lumberjack for the Queen's subjects and satisfy their hunger for a Wimbledon title. It may not seem as so, but with total tournaments won and grand slam finals reached, one can argue that Greg had a better career than his Davis Cup teammate, Tim Henman.
Andy Murray, 2
Will he or will he not - is he the one? I will go on record to say that Andy Murray will win four or more slams before he hangs up his racket. The 2011 Australian Open presented is best chance yet. He mowed through the tournament that saw both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lose, but yet facing a revamped Novak Djokovic, Andy tripped over the shadows of Fred Perry. He has a game that when he's on and his brain is not carrying the British people on his shoulders, is as potent as Rafa and Roger. I believe that he will eventually break the drought.
Too many impossible sporting dreams have happened, why not a British tennis player winning Wimbledon, or even a grand slam tournament. They better do so before asteroid Apophis comes crashing down on us in
