The Wimbledon Championships
The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon have developed from the garden party atmosphere of the first meeting in 1877, witnessed by a few hundred spectators, to a highly professional tournament attracting an attendance of over 500,000 people and through the press, radio, Internet and television a following of millions throughout the world.

The Tournament starts each year six weeks before the first Monday in August and lasts for a fortnight or for as long as necessary to complete all events. Players from over 60 nations regularly compete.

Over 6,000 people attend The Championships in a working capacity. These include a temporary staff of several hundred who are directly employed by The All England Lawn Tennis Club and others who are provided by firms, contractors, voluntary bodies and public services as well as representatives of the media. In short, during the Fortnight at the end of June and the beginning of July, the Club is a hive of activity, squarely in the eye of the sporting world.

Play is scheduled to start on Centre and No. 1Courts at 1.00 p.m. for the first eleven days and at 2.00 p.m. on finals days. On all other courts the start of play will be scheduled for 12.00 noon for at least the first eight days and 11.00 a.m. for Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second week.
Provisional Programme of Play
TV Schedules
Prize Money
Ticket Information
Championships History

The All England Lawn Tennis Club
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, which is responsible for staging the world's leading tennis tournament, is a private club founded in 1868 originally as The All England Croquet Club, and its first ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon.
About The All England Club

Committee of Management
The Championships are run by a Committee consisting of the 12 member AELTC Committee and 7 nominees from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Preparation for The Championships begins directly after the preceding meeting. Improvements are considered by the Committee and the decisions taken are implemented by seven full time executives and their staff. Repairs to the courts and reseeding of the grass takes place during the Summer and early Autumn.
Between Championships the Chairman of the Environment Services Committee of the London Borough of Merton, within which the Club is situated, holds regular meetings with interested parties to consider any traffic and queuing problems experienced during the Fortnight and to monitor progress on improvements
Management of The Championships

Championship Events
Gentlemen's Singles (128 draw)
Ladies' Singles (128 draw)
Gentlemen's Doubles (64 draw)
Ladies' Doubles (64 draw)
Mixed Doubles (48 draw)

Boys' Singles (64 draw)
Boys' Doubles (32 draw)
Girls' Singles (64 draw)
Girls' Doubles (32 draw)

35 and over Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles (16 pairs Round Robin)
45 and over Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles (16 pairs)
35 and over Ladies' Invitation Doubles (8 pairs round robin)
Championship Events

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
The museum offers a glimpse of how the original medieval real tennis, has now become a multi-million dollar professional sport, played all over the world. Open all year round, the Museum includes memorabilia from many famous players and includes views of Centre Court and a state of the art Audio/Visual Theatre showing highlights of great players in action.
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, the 2004 Men's Singles Champion and Ladies' Singles Champion, at the 2004 Wimbledon Champions Ball.