Wimbledon Championships also known as Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament and 3rd yearly Grand Slam of Tennis. This major tennis event will be held over 2 weeks at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Wimbledon begins in early July or later June each year. The 2024 Wimbledon Championships will start on the 1st of July and end on the 14th of July.
The event will be held on an outdoor Grass court surface. It consists of 128 singles draw, 64 doubles draw, and 48 mixed doubles. This will be the 137th edition of the Wimbledon Open this year.
Wimbledon Championships Grand Slam Tournament
The annual Grass court tennis tournament will be held in London, United Kingdom. The contest is based in All England Lawn Tennis Club with the matches held at many different courts.
It is part of both the WTA and ATP Tours and the 3rd of the 4 Grand Slams, the biggest and highest tennis competition in the world. This year Wimbledon will mark the137th edition and the 56th edition of the Open Era. Apart from the singles and doubles disciplines, mixed doubles event is also conducted at the same time. The title sponsor for the event is the Slazenger – Official Ball, IBM – Official Information Technology, Ralph Lauren – Official Outfitter, OPPO, and Barclays – Official Banking Partner.
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis Club |
| Tour category | Grand Slam |
| Prize Money | £50,000,000 (ATP + WTA) |
| Draw | 128 S, 64 D |
WTA Wimbledon Championships 2024 Results
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Wimbledon Championships History and Winners
The first Wimbledon was held in 1877 at St. George’s Church, Portman Square, London. At the time, tennis was a fairly new sport. In 1877, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club were established in Wimbledon. The first Wimbledon was a grass-court tennis tournament, with the men competing in over 50 singles and 25 doubles matches.
The women’s competition had 32 singles and 16 doubles matches. The Championships, Wimbledon commonly known simply asWimbledonorThe Championships, is the oldesttennistournamentin the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The other three are the Australian Open, the French Open (Roland Garros), and the US Open. Each year, these four tournaments took place in the same week. And this is the only grand slam that played on the grass court.
Winners
| Year | Single’s Champions | Doubles Champions | Mixed Doubles Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marketa Vondrousova | Barbora Strýcová Hsieh Su-Wei | Lyudmyla Kichenok Mate Pavic |
| 2022 | Elena Rybakina | Katerina Siniakova Barbora Krejcikova | Desirae Krawczyk Neal Skupski |
| 2021 | Ashleigh Barty | Elise Mertens Hsieh Su-Wei | Desirae Krawczyk Neal Skupski |
| 2019 | Simona Halep | Hsieh Su-Wei Barbora Strycova | Ivan Dodig Latisha Chan |
| 2018 | Angelique Kerber | Barbora Krejcikova Katerina Siniakova | Alexander Peya Nicole Melichar |
| 2017 | Garbine Muguruza | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | Jamie Murray Martina Hingis |
| 2016 | Serena Williams | Serene Williams Venus Williams | Henri Kontinen Heather Watson |
| 2015 | Serena Williams | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Leander Paes Martina Hingis |
Wimbledon Open 2024 Prize Money
The total prize money of Wimbledon 2024 is a record50 million pounds ($63.10 million)., with the Ladies and Gentlemen’s Singles Champions each will receive £2,700,000. The doubles champion will have £650,000 and the Mixed champions will get £130,000.
In 2023 and 2022, total Prize money was 44.7 mil and 40.3 mil Pounds respectively. the singles champion received £2,500,000 and £2,000,000. Contrary to this in doubles, the winning pair got £600,000 and £540,000. While in mixed doubles, winners got a cheque of £128,000 and £124,000..
Prize Money distribution for WTA Wimbledon 2024 will be as follows:
| Stage | SinglesPrize Money | DoublesPrize Money | Mixed Prize Money | WTA Points |
| Winner | £2,700,000 | £650,000 | £133,000 | 2000 |
| Finals | £1,400,000 | £330,000 | £65,000 | 1300 |
| Semi-Finals | £715,000 | £167,000 | £33,000 | 780 |
| Quarterfinals | £375,000 | £84,000 | £17,000 | 430 |
| Round of 16 | £226,000 | £42,000 | £8,500 | 240 |
| Round of 32 | £143,000 | £25,000 | £4,250 | 130 |
| Round of 64 | £93,000 | £15,750 | —— | 70S,10D |
| Round of 128 | £60,000 | —— | —— | 10 |
| Q3 | £40,000 | |||
| Q2 | £25,000 | |||
| Q1 | £15,000 |
Wimbledon Open 2024 Key Dates
Following are the key dates to remember for special & main events of the championships, Wimbledon;
- 25 June: The qualifying round begins
- 28 June: The Draw
- 29 June: Pre-event Media Conferences
- 30 June: Order of Play released
- 1st July: The Championships commence
- 14 July: Final
WTA Wimbledon Open 2024 Draws
The tournament will have128 singlesand64 doublesdraws that will be released as the event progresses. Theofficials have confirmed the2024 drawwill take place on Friday, June 28 (local time) with no time set in stone just yet.
- Women’s singles: 128 competitors including 12 qualifiers and eight wildcards.
- Women’s doubles: 64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards.
- Mixed doubles: 32 pairs, including up to eight wildcards.
- Wheelchair singles:8 competitors, including one wildcard.
- Quad wheelchair singles: 4 competitors, round-robin competition.
- Quad wheelchair doubles2 teams.
Wimbledon Open 2024 Dates, Schedule
There were complete 2 action-packed weeks of world-class tennis in London. Take a look at the schedule below to assist with planning your ultimate Wimbledon Open experience.
The Event will be held across 2 weeks from the 1st of July to the 14th of July. The qualifying round will be conducted on the 5 days leading up to the main draw, from the 25 June to the 30th of June.
The schedule for the Wimbledon 2024 is as follows:
| Date | Singles Matches | Doubles Matches |
| 1 July | Round 1 | —— |
| 2 July | Round 1 | ——- |
| 3 July | Round 1- Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 4 July | Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 5 July | Round 2 – Round 3 | Round 1 |
| 6 July | Round 3 | Round 2 |
| 7 July | Round 3 – Round 4 | Round 2 |
| 8 July | Round 4 | Round 3 |
| 9 July | Quarter Finals | Round 3 |
| 10 July | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 11 July | Semi-Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 12July | —— | Semi-Finals |
| 13 July | Finale | —— |
| 14 July | Finale |
WTA Wimbledon Open 2024 Players list
Being a Grand Slam event, all the top-ranking players from around the world will be present including the world’s top 10 and most of the top 100 players. World no. 1Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula,Madison Keys, and other returning players will be in attendance. Australian Open 2024 champion Aryna Sabalenka will be featured to win the 2nd grand slam of the year.
Wimbledon Open 2024 top Seeds
Singles
| Seed | Player | Ranking |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek | 1 |
| 2 | Coco Gauff | 2 |
| 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 |
| 4 | Elena Rybakina | 4 |
| 5 | Jessica Pegula | 5 |
| 6 | Market Vondrousova | 6 |
| 7 | Jasmine Paolini | 7 |
| 8 | Zheng Qinwen | 8 |
| 9 | Maria Sakkari | 9 |
| 10 | Ons Jabeur | 10 |
| 11 | Danielle Collins | 11 |
| 12 | Madison Keys | 12 |
| 13 | Jelena Ostapenko | 13 |
| 14 | Daria Kasatkina | 14 |
| 15 | Liudmila Samsonova | 15 |
| 16 | Victoria Azarenka | 16 |
| 17 | Anna Kalinskaya | 17 |
| 18 | Marta Kostyuk | 18 |
| 19 | Emma Navarro | 19 |
| 20 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 20 |
| 21 | Elina Svitolina | 21 |
| 22 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 22 |
| 23 | Caroline Garcia | 23 |
| 24 | Mirra Andreeva | 24 |
| 25 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 25 |
| 26 | Linda Noskova | 26 |
| 27 | Katerina Siniakova | 27 |
| 28 | Dayana Yastremska | 28 |
| 29 | Sorana Cirstea | 29 |
| 30 | Leylah Fernandez | 30 |
| 31 | Barbora Krejcikova | 31 |
| 32 | Katie Boulter | 32 |
WTA Wimbledon 2024 Wild Cards, Protected Ranking
- Francesca Jones
- Angelique Kerber
- Lily Miyazaki
- Naomi Osaka
- Emma Raducanu
- Ajla Tomljanović
- Heather Watson
- Caroline Wozniacki
Players that have received protected Ranking /special ranking are as follows:
- Paula Badosa (34)
- Zhang Shuai(48)
- Bianca Andreescu (49)
- Irina-Camelia Begu (59)
- Lauren Davis(64)
- Kateryna Baindl(84)
- Wang Qiang (94)
- Alison Van Uytvanck(97)
WTA Wimbledon Open 2024 Doubles Seeds
Wimbledon Open 2024 Tickets
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