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| Official website | |
| Founded | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 137 (2024) |
| Location | London England, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Worple Road (1877–1921) Church Road (since 1922) |
| Surface | Grass outdoors[a] |
| Prize money | £50,000,000 (2024) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | S (128Q) / 64D (16Q)[b] |
| Current champions | Carlos Alcaraz (singles) Harri Heliövaara Henry Patten (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | Roger Federer (8) |
| Most doubles titles | Todd Woodbridge (9) |
| Women's | |
| Draw | S (128Q) / 64D (16Q) |
| Current champions | Barbora Krejčíková (singles) Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | Martina Navratilova (9) |
| Most doubles titles | Elizabeth Ryan (12) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Jan Zieliński Hsieh Su-wei |
| Most titles (male) | Leander Paes (4) Vic Seixas (4) Owen Davidson (4) Ken Fletcher (4) |
| Most titles (female) | Elizabeth Ryan (7) |
| Grand Slam | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 Wimbledon | |
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon,[c] is a tennis tournament organized by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association annually in Wimbledon, London. It is chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tennis events every year, held after the Australian Open and the French Open and before the US Open. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.[1][2][3][4][5]
Wimbledon has been held since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. It is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. It is also the only major that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 23:00 under the lights.
The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting either on the last Monday in June or the first Monday in July and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with additional junior and invitational competitions also taking place. In 2009, Wimbledon's Centre Court was fitted with a retractable roof to lessen the loss of playing time due to rain. A roof was operational over No. 1 Court from 2019,[6] when a number of other improvements were made, including adding cushioned seating, a table and 10 independently operable cameras per court to capture the games.
Wimbledon traditions include a strict all-white dress code for competitors, and royal patronage. Strawberries and cream are traditionally consumed at the tournament,[7] in latter years accompanied by Champagne.[8] Unlike other tournaments, advertising is minimal and low-key from official suppliers such as Slazenger and Rolex. The relationship with Slazenger is the world's longest-running sporting sponsorship, providing balls for the tournament since 1902.[9]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled, the first cancellation of the tournament since World War II.[10] The rescheduled 134th edition was staged from 28 June 2021 to 11 July 2021. The 135th edition was played between 27 June 2022 and 10 July 2022, and regularly scheduled play occurred in the middle of Sunday for the first time. It marked the centenary of the inaugural championships staged at the Centre Court. The ATP, ITF, and WTA did not award ranking points for the 2022 tournament, due to controversy over the tournament excluding players representing Russia and Belarus.
Starting with the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, all in-person line judges will be replaced by electronic line calling system for the first time in the tournament's 147-year history and the 2025 Wimbledon Championships will run from 30 June to 13 July.
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- ^ Clarey, Christopher (7 May 2008). "Traditional Final: It's Nadal and Federer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
Federer said[:] 'I love playing with him, especially here at Wimbledon, the most prestigious tournament we have.'
- ^ Will Kaufman & Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson, ed. (2005). "Tennis". Britain and the Americas. Vol. 1 : Culture, Politics, and History. ABC-CLIO. p. 958. ISBN 1-85109-431-8.
this first tennis championship, which later evolved into the Wimbledon Tournament ... continues as the world's most prestigious event.
- ^ "Djokovic describes Wimbledon as "the most prestigious event"". BBC News. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Ryan Rudnansky (24 June 2013). "Wimbledon Tennis 2013: Why Historic Tournament Is Most Prestigious Grand GMR Slam". bleacherreport. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Monte Burke (30 May 2012). "What Is The Most Prestigious Grand Slam Tennis Tournament?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
It seems pretty clear that of the four tennis Grand Slam events—Wimbledon and the French, Australian and U.S. Opens—the former is by far the most prestigious one.
- ^ Varun Khanna (25 June 2019). "All You Need to Know About the Wimbledon Championships Roof". EssentiallySports. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Wimbledon's strawberries and cream has Tudor roots". BBC. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Please Don't Pop a Champagne Cork During a Tennis Match".
- ^ "A 115-year-old tale of sport's surviving sponsorships". Inside Sport. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Rossingh, Danielle. "Taking A Look At Every Time Wimbledon Has Been Canceled, Including The 2020 Tournament". Forbes. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.