Wimbledon’s Wildcard Committee considers a wide variety of factors – including ranking, form and previous grass -court results – when the recipients decide.
“We discuss what is right for the players and the incident,” the British women’s team captain Anne Keothwong, who is in the Wildcard Committee, told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“We are lucky for a British Grand Slam and it is in everyone’s interest that we support the British players where we can.
“Where we can give the British players opportunities and expose them to the highest level of tennis, we would like to do so.”
14 players within the world’s top 200 – most since 1984 – reflects the increasing depth of Britain’s talent.
