As I write this, The Championships at Wimbledon are just over a month away. Already, tennis enthusiasts are scouring the internet for Wimbledon dates, and asking "When is Wimbledon?". A few fans prefer to limit their viewing to the Wimbledon final, while others want to know the full tournament schedule.
This far ahead of the tournament, it's hard to hammer down the finer details. However, we needn't ask when Wimbledon is. The All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC) already posted essential dates to its website. In this article, Superprof presents all the Wimbledon 2024 information available, including:
- a schedule overview and list of events
- where and how you can get tickets for your most anticipated matches
- all the latest news about Wimbledon 2024
Overview of Wimbledon 2024 Schedule
As mentioned in this article's introduction, the AELTC has already published a general outline of Wimbledon dates. The qualifying rounds begin on June 24. The Draw takes place four days later, on June 28.
The Wimbledon Draw entails arranging qualified players such that the matches are as fair and balanced as possible. We'll cover Draw mechanics later in this article. For now, let us continue with the schedule's particulars.
The Championships at Wimbledon start on July 1. In the first two days, the Men's and Women's Singles contests take place. These matches attract a lot of attention, but it's impossible to attend all the matches. Up to 18 face-offs are underway at any given time.
The AELTC comprises 18 competition lawn courts, 20 grass practice courts, and 8 American clay courts. The club employs 15 permanent ground staff, and brings in 13 more workers during the Championships.
The AELTC publishes an Order of Play every evening, before the next day's events. These daily publications might seem excessive, but they are a best practice.
Throughout the Championships at Wimbledon's history, organisers have had to rearrange the competitions' schedules. Everything from withdrawals to injuries, including inclement weather, calls for a schedule change.
Thus, the AELTC prepares for any contingency by releasing the order of play every day. Tennis fans attending the matches in person might feel frustrated at this piecemeal delivery. However, the BBC iPlayer viewers - and those who track the matches on the BBC sports website, should suffer less disappointment. They won't have to plan their runs from one court to the next to catch their favourites at play.
The Junior Championships for 18 & Under start on July 7. The wheelchair matches begin on July 9. The 14 & Under Juniors debut the same day the Invitation Doubles' contests begin, on July 12. This table gives you a day-by-day overview of Wimbledon 2024 events; you might print and keep it, for reference.
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| July 1, 2 | First Round: Men's and Women's Singles |
| July 3, 4 | Second Round: Men's and Women's Singles First Round: Men's and Women's Doubles |
| July 5 | Third Round: Men's and Women's Singles Second Round: Men's and Women's Doubles First Round: Mixed Doubles |
| July 6 | Third Round: Men's and Women's Singles Second Round: Men's and Women's Doubles First Round: Mixed Doubles First Round: Singles 18 & Under |
| July 7 | Fourth Round: Men's and Women's Singles Third Round: Men's and Women's Doubles Second Round: Mixed Doubles First Round: Singles 18 & Under |
| July 8 | Fourth Round: Men's and Women's Singles Third Round: Men's and Women's Doubles Quarterfinals: Mixed Doubles Second Round: Girls' Singles First Round: Boys' Doubles |
| July 9 | Quarterfinals: Men's and Women's Singles Quarterfinals: Men's and Women's Doubles Semi-finals: Mixed Doubles Second Round: Boys' Singles First Round: Girls' Doubles First Round: Men's and Women's Wheelchair Singles Invitation Singles |
| July 10 | Quarter-finals: Men's and Women's Singles Quarter-finals: Men's and Women's Doubles Quarter-finals: Quad Wheelchair Singles Quarter-finals: Men's and Women's Wheelchair Singles Third Round: Boys' and Girls' Singles Second Round: Boys' and Girls' Doubles Invitational Doubles: Men's, Women's, Mixed. |
| July 11 | Semi-Finals: Ladies’ Singles Semi-finals: Gentlemen's Doubles Finals: Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals: Men's and Ladies' Wheelchair Singles Semi-finals: Men's, Women's & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Quarter-finals: Boys' & Girls' Singles Quarter-finals: Boys' & Girls' Doubles Singles: Boys' and Girls’ 14 & Under Invitation Doubles |
| July 12 | Semi-Finals: Ladies’ Doubles Semi-finals: Men's Singles Semi-finals: Men's and Women's Quad Wheelchair Singles Semi-finals: Boys' & Girls' Singles (18&U) Semi-finals: Boys' & Girls' Doubles (18&U) Singles: Boys' and Girls’ 14 & Under Invitation Doubles |
| July 13 | Final: Ladies’ Singles Final: Men's Doubles Final: Women's Wheelchair Singles Final: Men's Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final: Girls' Singles and Doubles (18&U) Final: Boys' Doubles (18&U) Semi-final: Boys' and Girls’ Singles (4 & Under) Invitation Doubles |
| July 14 | Final: Men's Singles Final: Women's Doubles Final: Men's and Quad Wheelchair Singles Final: Women's Wheelchair Doubles Final: Boys' Singles (18&U) Final: Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles Invitation Doubles |
?How to Get Tickets for Wimbledon 2024
Wimbledon is the oldest, and arguably the most renowned of all four Grand Slam tournaments. For many tennis enthusiasts, this championship is the highlight of the lawn tennis season. Fans from around the world make their way to SW19, Wimbledon's postcode, to take their place around Centre Court.
Or Court One. These two are where the most heated contests take place. But how much does it cost to reserve your courtside seat? And, how does one buy these tickets?
Queueing at the gate is the first of your four options. The AELTC reserves 500 tickets for gate sales each tournament day, save for the last four. The gates open daily at 9:30 (AEST 6:30 pm) in the morning. The club recommends joining the queue well before that time.
For spectators travelling to the tournament, the club sells a limited number of tickets online. These admission tokens are daily releases, so you should check the Wimbledon website to check for availability.
Public ballots are the most common ticket buying strategy, by far. Beware that the club oversells these tickets, much as airlines overbook their flights. Therefore, entry into such a scheme does not guarantee you a ticket to Numbers 1 and 2 Court events.
Purchasing your ticket through one of Wimbledon's Hospitality Partners is the sure-fire way to secure your place. As their title suggests, these businesses include the club's restaurants and lodgings in their ticket package deals. You might think of these partners as travel agents who book entire holiday packages for their clients.
Wimbledon's official Hospitality Partner reports that they sold all of their Wimbledon 2024 packages by March's end. They further indicate that this year's sales outdid the previous year's tallies. This record suggests that having an agent buy your tickets is one of the top ways to guarantee attendance. Debentures provide another guaranteed path.
A debenture is a financial instrument, issued via a financial prospectus and application. The Financial Conduct Authority oversees debenture activity.
A debenture is essentially an investment in the Championships at Wimbledon. Debenture holders may trade their debentures, as they would any other asset. Holding a debenture may guarantee you Centre Court access, as well as the rest of the matches.
The debenture issue price for Centre Court (2021-2025) was £80 000. The price for a Number One Court debenture series was substantially lower: £46 000. The price difference reflects the prestige of each arena. All the top contenders play on Centre Court, so those are the most valuable seats.
Such prices and schemes seem to reinforce the idea that tennis is the Sport of Kings. But that's only until we consider that a firm may purchase a debenture to offer deserving employees a Court 1 seat. Or a charity might invest in a debenture and raffle their tickets to raise money. In all cases, debentures help keep the Wimbledon magic alive.
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Latest News and Updates on Wimbledon Matches
The Wimbledon contests are single-elimination events. Each match results in a winner, who goes on to further contests. The vanquished player's tournament activity is finished. The player who wins seven matches wins the tournament.
This formula does not always work for Doubles contests. These matches often demand a 'bye' system. Byes refer to top-seeded players advancing to the next round without competing. Byes allow players in the lower ranks to advance before confronting higher-rated players.
Byes apply to Singles contests, too. For instance, Novak Djokovic ranks at the top of the Association of Tennis Players (ATP) list. He often receives a bye because he is a top-seeded player.
Seeding is the process of 'scattering' top-ranked players among the list of contenders. Grand Slam tournaments such as Wimbledon typically 'give out' 32 seeds.
The point of seeding is to spread out contests between top ranked players. Should they face off early in the tournament, half of them would face elimination. Players occupying the top two ranking slots are typically seeded at opposite ends of the draw.
Which brings us, finally, to the Draw. Once all this year's contenders qualify for the tournament, organisers begin arranging who will play against whom. We should note that tournament rules pre-qualify top-ranked players; they do not have to take part in the qualifying rounds.
Organisers input the qualifying players' names into a computer system. They exclude the 32 top-ranked players. An algorithm distributes the qualified players across the match template. Once that first draw - the first round of matches, is complete, officials begin 'seeding' the top-ranked players.
The draws continue as the tournament progresses. With each win, successful players add points to their ranking, meaning they will play ever-more-skilled players as they advance. This process carries on until every player, in every category, has an equal number of matches.
The Wimbledon 2024 Entry List
To date, the Men's and Women's Singles entry lists include 104 names each. First-round Singles participation stands at 128 contenders, as of this writing. Organisers anticipate adding to those rosters with qualifying players, as well as wild card draws. A further 200 alternates join the Men's roster, and 172 players populate the Ladies' alternate list.
For Men's Singles, Markéta Vondroušová and Carlos Alcaraz have direct entry into the tournament, due to their status as defending champions. Tennis Legend Rafael Nadal also qualifies, thanks to his protected ranking. As does defending champion Novak Djokovic.
The Ladies' Singles contests pre-qualify top-ranked Iga ?wi?tek and her close runner-up, Aryna Sabalenka. She and Iga routinely upset one another; this tournament promises the same excitement. Coco Gauff will also enjoy direct entry, possibly facing Iga - who just defeated her in the Italian Open.
This year's singles events feature 11 Australian players: Alex de Minaur headlines the men's singles events, joined by Jordan Thompson, Alexei Popyrin, Chris O'Connell, Rinky Hijikata, Max Purcell, and Aleksandar Vukic. Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic are competing in women's competitions.
The AELTC's officers and grounds crews are working overtime to make sure the systems and facilities are in top form. Hospitality partners are putting together their most enticing packages. And we tennis fans are counting down to the tournament's start.
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