Wimbledon Courts Guide

The Wimbledon courts are unique as it is the last remaining Grand Slam event played on the lush grass courts which has seen some of the best ever battles, including the epic Borg / McEnroe final of 1980 which many would call the greatest tennis match ever.

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To this day Wimbledon remains the quintessential British sporting day out, whether you spend your time watching the play on the outside courts while indulging in the Wimbledon custom of eating strawberries and cream, or maybe your fortunate enough to make it onto one of the tournament's famous show courts.

Wimbledon Centre Court

Wimbledon Centre court is where all the big games takes place and has a capacity of 13,800 and this is where the tournament is decided each year. For many the climax of the Wimbledon Tennis Grand Slam is when the final point is won and after all the ups and downs of the preceding weeks the winning players throw their rackets into the air or the players just slump to the ground in sheer exhaustion after beating their fellow competitors to the greatest tennis sporting occasion of the year.

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Wimbledon Centre court really belongs to the greats of the game, with Borg, Sampras, Navratilova and Graf to players of the modern era who have made the centre court their own.

Wimbledon Court No1

Wimbledon court number 1 is also a great theatre for the best of the tennis professionals to showcase their talents and has a very large seating capacity only surpassed by the centre court. Play starts on Centre and No.1 Courts at 1.00p.m. For the first eleven days and 2.00p.m. On the final days.

Wimbledon Centre Court Roof plans

Well we all know that you can not count on the weather on England and by the end of the decade Wimbledon Centre Court should have a new, lightweight retractable roof. This will enable all weather play during the Championships. In the modern era of great sporting stadium it was only a matter of time before this becomes a reality. In addition to the obvious benefits there will also be additional seating for 1,200 people. It is expected that the new roof will close in under 10 minutes and most importantly will not affect the natural light reaching the grass surface.