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Wimbledon Championships
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The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon,[lower-alpha 3] is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.[2][3][4][5][6] It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019.
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Official website | |
Founded | 1877; 147 years ago (1877) |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
Prize money | £44,700,000 (2023)[1] |
Men's | |
Draw | S (128Q) / 64D (16Q)[lower-alpha 2] |
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 |
Wimbledon is one of the four major or Grand Slam tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. 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,[7] 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,[8] in latter years accompanied by Champagne.[9] 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.[10]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled, the first cancellation of the tournament since World War II.[11] 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.