No. 1 Court (Wimbledon)
Tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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No. 1 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Opened in 1997, it is used primarily for the Wimbledon Championships. It also occasionally plays host to Great Britain's Davis Cup home ties, as Centre Court is reserved for the Grand Slam tournament, with the one exception of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Location | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon, London, SW19 |
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Coordinates | 51°26′07″N 0°12′53.30″W |
Public transit | Southfields |
Owner | AELTC |
Capacity | 12,345 seats |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 23 June 1997 |
Renovated | 2019 (retractable roof) |
Construction cost | £70,000,000 (2019 renovated) |
Tenants | |
Wimbledon Championships |
With a capacity of 12,345, it replaced the original, now-demolished No. 1 Court, which had stood on the west side of Centre Court since 1924, with a spectator capacity of 7,328. The old court was replaced by the Millennium Building, the media centre and facilities for players, members, and officials.