When is Wimbledon 2024?
The singles main draw at The Championships will get underway on Monday 1st July, with the tournament concluding on Sunday 14th July headlined by the men’s singles final. There will also be a blockbuster singles final on Saturday 13th July with the women taking centre stage, alongside doubles and wheelchair action. Doubles gets underway on Wednesday 3rd July, with junior competition beginning on Saturday 6th July and an expanded doubles field starting on Tuesday 9th July. Play on most courts will begin at 11am BST, with Centre Court and Court No.1 beginning at the later times of 1:30pm and 1:00pm, respectively. For more information on the schedule for Wimbledon this year, visit the official website here.Where is Wimbledon held?
The All England Club is once again playing host to The Wimbledon Championships, as it has done since 1877. There are a total of 46 tennis courts on the grounds of The All England Club, consisting of 18 grass matchcourts, 20 grass practice courts and eight clay courts. Of the 18 matchcourts, there are three showcourts in the form of Centre Court (14,979 seats), Court No.1 (12,345 seats) and Court No.2 (4,000 seats). Both Centre Court and Court No.1 have retractable roofs in case of any rain, which is often needed in England!
Who is playing at Wimbledon 2024?
Both men’s and women’s singles draws consist of 128 players, made up of 104 direct entries based off ranking, 16 qualifiers and eight wildcards, with the top 32 ranked players being seeded. The men’s singles field is headlined by world No.1 and Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner, who is coming off the back of winning his first grass court title in Halle.More Tennis News
Some of the other top seeds in the men’s field include Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Queen’s champion Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.
The only other former champion on the entry list is Andy Murray, who is currently in a race against time to be fit for the event after undergoing a back procedure on Saturday.
It is likely to be the final Wimbledon of Murray’s career, with the Brit openly admitting that he is more likely to just play doubles with his brother Jamie.
How many ranking points are on offer at the Wimbledon 2024?
With Wimbledon being a Grand Slam event, there are huge ranking points on the line from qualifying all the way to winning the title. Here is a breakdown of points for all the various different events:| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men’s singles | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s doubles | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| Women’s singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women’s doubles | 10 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | Q | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys’ Singles | 1000 | 600 | 370 | 200 | 100 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
| Girls’ Singles | ||||||||
| Boys’ Doubles | 750 | 450 | 275 | 150 | 75 | — | — | — |
| Girls’ Doubles | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys’ singles | 1000 | 600 | 370 | 200 | 100 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
| Girls’ singles | ||||||||
| Boys’ doubles | 750 | 450 | 275 | 150 | 75 | — | — | — |
| Girls’ doubles | — | — | — |
What is the prize money for Wimbledon 2024?
Wimbledon is offering a total £50,000,000 at the 2024 Championships, which is an 11.86% increase from last year’s event. And here is a breakdown of all the different prize money offerings:| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | £2,700,000 | £1,400,000 | £715,000 | £375,000 | £226,000 | £143,000 | £93,000 | £60,000 | £40,000 | £25,000 | £15,000 |
| Doubles * | £650,000 | £330,000 | £167,000 | £84,000 | £42,000 | £25,000 | £15,750 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed Doubles * | £130,000 | £65,000 | £33,000 | £17,000 | £8,500 | £4,250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair Singles | £65,000 | £34,000 | £23,000 | £15,500 | £10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair Doubles * | £28,000 | £14,000 | £8,500 | £5,250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quad Singles | £65,000 | £34,000 | £23,000 | £15,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quad Doubles * | £28,000 | £14,000 | £8,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Last year’s Wimbledon winners
Novak Djokovic had won the last four Wimbledon titles heading into the 2023 final, but Carlos Alcaraz had other ideas and beat the Serbian in a five set thriller on Centre Court.In the women’s singles final, it was heartbreak once again for Ons Jabeur after suffering a straight sets defeat at the hands of Marketa Vondrousova.There was also history made in the juniors events last year, as Henry Searle became the first British winner of the Wimbledon boys title since 1962. Here are all 15 of the champions and runners-up from Wimbledon in 2023:| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Carlos Alcaraz | Novak Djokovic |
| Women’s Singles | Marketa Vondrousova | Ons Jabeur |
| Men’s Doubles | Wesley Koolhof & Neal Skupski | Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos |
| Women’s Doubles | Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycova | Storm Hunter & Elise Mertens |
| Mixed Doubles | Lyudmyla Kichenok & Mate Pavic | Xu Yifan & Joran Vliegen |
| Wheelchair Men’s Singles | Tokito Oda | Alfie Hewett |
| Wheelchair Women’s Singles | Diede de Groot | Jiske Griffioen |
| Quad Wheelchair Singles | Niels Vink | Heath Davidson |
| Wheelchair Men’s Doubles | Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid | Takuya Miki & Tokito Oda |
| Wheelchair Women’s Doubles | Diede de Groot & Jiske Griffioen | Yui Kamiji & Kgothatso Montjane |
| Quad Wheelchair Doubles | Sam Schroeder & Niels Vink | Heath Davidson & Robert Shaw |
| Boys’ Singles | Henry Searle | Yaroslav Demin |
| Girls’ Singles | Clervie Ngounoue | Nikola Bartunkova |
| Boys’ Doubles | Jakub Filip & Gabriele Vulpitta | Branko Duric & Arthur Gea |
| Girls’ Doubles | Alena Kovackova & Laura Samsonova | Hannah Klugman & Isabelle Lacy |
How can you watch Wimbledon 2024?
You can watch the Wimbledon Championships on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, and on ESPN in the United States of America. For more information on how to watch the iconic grass court major in your location, visit the official tournament website here.READ MORE: Andy Murray will make Wimbledon decision ‘as late as possible’
