In 2016, Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam singles tennis championship since who?

Joanna Mary Durie (born 27 July 1960) is a former singles World No. 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she also reached No. 9 in the world in doubles, and won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates. Durie was the last British woman to reach the semi final of a grand slam until Johanna Konta reached the semi final of the 2016 Australian Open.

Johanna "Jo" Konta (born 17 May 1991) is a British tennis player who represented Australia until 2012. She has won three singles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. Konta reached her best singles ranking of World No. 7 on 3 April 2017. She is the current British number one.

Konta achieved a steep rise in her ranking from the spring of 2015 to late 2016, climbing from 150 to inside the World's top ten, thereby becoming the first Briton to be ranked amongst the WTA's top 10 since Jo Durie over 30 years previously. This period included her best Grand Slam result to date as she reached the semifinal of the 2016 Australian Open. Jo Durie was the last British woman to reach the semi final of a grand slam in 1983 at the US Open.