The Championships, Wimbledon
| The Championships, Wimbledon | |
|---|---|
| Foondit | 1877 |
| Location | Wimbledon, Lunnon Unitit Kinrick |
| Venue | TheAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Surface | Grass / Ootduir[a] |
| Prize money | £28,100,000 (2016)[1] |
Men's | |
| Draw | 128S (128Q) / 64D (16Q)[b] |
| Current champions | Andy Murray(singles) Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut(doobles) |
| Maist singles titles | William Renshaw(7) Pete Sampras(7) Roger Federer(7) |
| Maist doubles titles | Todd Woodbridge(9) |
Weemen's | |
| Draw | 128S (96Q) / 64D (16Q) |
| Current champions | Serena Williams(singles) Serena Williams/Venus Williams(doobles) |
| Maist singles titles | Martina Navratilova(9) |
| Maist doubles titles | Elizabeth Ryan(12) |
Mixed Doubles | |
| Draw | 48 |
| Current champions | Heather Watson/Henri Kontinen |
| Maist titles (male) | Ken Fletcher(4) Vic Seixas(4) Owen Davidson(4) Leander Paes(4) |
| Maist titles (female) | Elizabeth Ryan(7) |
The Championships, Wimbledon,The Wimbledon Championshipsor simplyWimbledonis the auldesttennistoornamentin the warld, an widely considered the maist prestigious.[2][3][4][5][6]It haes been held at theAll England ClubinWimbledon, Lunnon,syne 1877. It is ane o the fowerGrand Slamtennis toornaments (Majors), the ithers bein theAustralian Open,theFrench Open (Roland Garros)an theUS Open.Syne the Australian Open shiftit taehaird coortin 1988, Wimbledon is the anerly Major still played ongrass,the gemme's oreeginal surface, whilk gae the gemme its oreeginal name o "lawn tennis".
The toornament taks place ower twa weeks in late Juin an early Julie, culminatin wi the Ladies' an Gentlemen's Singles Final, scheduled for the seicont Setturday an Sunday respectively. Ilka year five major, junior, an invitational events is held.
Thehaird coort (Plexicushion)Australian Open anclay coortFrench Open precede Wimbledon in the year, an thehaird coort (DecoTurf)US Openfollaes. For men, the grass coortQueen's Club Championships,an aa in Lunnon, an theGerry Weber Openin Halle, Germany, serve as warm-up events; for weemen, theAegon Classicin Birmingham an twa jynt events, theTopshelf Openin's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands an theEastbourne Internaitional.
Wimbledon tradeetions include a strict dress code for competitors, the eatin o strawberries an cream bi the spectators, an Ryal patronage. The toornament is forbye notable for the absence o sponsor advertisin aroond the courts. In 2009, Wimbledon'sCentre Coortwis fittit wi aretractable rooftae lessen the loss o playin time due tae rain.
Notes
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑ExceptCentre Coortdurin rain.
- ↑This means that, in the men's main draws, thare are 128 singles (S) an 64 doobles (D), an thare are 128 an 16 entrants in the respective qualifyin (Q) draws.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑"Prize Money and Finance".AELTC.Retrieved7 Juin2016.
- ↑Clarey, Christopher (7 Mey 2008)."Traditional Final: It's Nadal and Federer".The New York Times.Retrieved17 Julie2008.
Federer said[:] 'I love playing with him, especially here at Wimbledon, the most prestigious tournament we have.'
- ↑Will Kaufman & Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson, ed. (2005). "Tennis".Britain and the Americas.1: Culture, Politics, and History.ABC-CLIO.p. 958.ISBN1-85109-431-8.
this first tennis championship, which later evolved into the Wimbledon Tournament... continues as the world's most prestigious event.
- ↑"Djokovic describes Wimbledon as" the most prestigious event"".BBC News.26 Juin 2009.Retrieved14 September2010.
- ↑Ryan Rudnansky (24 Juin 2013)."Wimbledon Tennis 2013: Why Historic Tournament Is Most Prestigious Grand Slam".bleacherreport.Retrieved25 Juin2013.
- ↑Monte Burke."What Is The Most Prestigious Grand Slam Tennis Tournament?".Forbes.Retrieved25 Juin2013.
