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Grand Slam guide 2027 Jun 28 - Jul 11
Wimbledon 2027 Dates, 2026 Prize Money and Courts: The Complete Guide
Wimbledon prize money, dates and courts in one guide to the oldest tennis tournament in the world and the only Grand Slam still played on grass, with two weeks in southwest London, a 128-player singles draw for men and women, and the biggest winner's cheque in British sport.
- Countdown
- 238days to the 2027 Wimbledon, June 28 - July 11, 2027
- Champion's cheque
- £3.6Mabout $4.82M, 2026
- Total prize money
- £64.2M2026, about $86M
Photo: Squeaky Knees from Cornwall, UK, CC BY 2.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
What it is
What Wimbledon is, and where it is played
In briefWimbledon, officially The Championships, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slams. It is played every summer on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London.
- First held1877149 editions' worth of history
- SurfaceGrass100% perennial ryegrass, cut to 8 mm
- WhereLondonAll England Lawn Tennis Club
- Main court14,979seats, Centre Court
- Singles draw128players, men and women
- Next editionJune 28 - July 11in 238 days
The first Wimbledon was held in July 1877 at the club's ground on Worple Road, as a men's singles event, only three years after the modern game was patented; our piece on when tennis was invented has the full story. The club moved to its current site on Church Road in 1922, and the tournament has grown around it ever since. The grounds now cover Centre Court, No. 1 Court and a set of outside courts, with the Queue camped in Wimbledon Park across the road.
Three things make Wimbledon different from the other three majors. It is the only one still on grass, a surface that was standard in 1877 and is now played for about five weeks a year. It is run by a private members' club rather than a national federation. And it holds on to its customs, so players wear white, there is no title sponsor, and until 2022 there was no play on the middle Sunday. For the full picture of the four majors, see our Grand Slams guide.
Dates
Wimbledon dates: when it starts and when the finals are
In briefThe 2027 Wimbledon runs from June 28, 2027 to July 11, 2027. The tournament starts on a Monday at the end of June and lasts 14 days, with the women's final on the second Saturday and the men's final on the closing Sunday.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Australian OpenRoland GarrosWimbledonUS Open 16weeks3weeks7weeks
- Australian OpenJanuary 17 to January 31
- Roland GarrosMay 23 to June 6
- WimbledonJune 28 to July 11
- US OpenAugust 29 to September 12
The shortest gap is Paris to London: 3 weeks between the last day of one and the first of the next.
- 2027 main draw
- June 28 - July 11Starts Monday
- 2027 finals
- July 10 - 11Women's final first, men's final last
- 2026 edition
- June 29 - July 12Qualifying the week before at Roehampton
Wimbledon is played three weeks after Roland Garros, at the end of a short grass season that runs through 's-Hertogenbosch, Stuttgart, Queen's Club, Halle, Berlin, Bad Homburg and Mallorca. The 2026 Championships ran June 29 - July 12, 2026, with qualifying from Monday, June 22 at the community sports ground in Roehampton.
Since 2022 there has been play on all 14 days. The traditional rest day on the middle Sunday was dropped that year, which spread the fourth round across the second weekend and gave the grounds an extra day of ticketed tennis. If you are asking "when is Wimbledon" for a specific match, the order of play is published the evening before; our tennis calendar has the weeks around it.
Prize money
Wimbledon prize money 2026, round by round
In briefThe All England Club paid a record GBP 64.2M in 2026. Each singles champion took GBP 3,600,000 and a first-round loser GBP 80,000; men and women are paid the same in every round.
| Round reached | GBP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 3,600,000 |
| Runner-up | 1,800,000 |
| Semifinal | 900,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 480,000 |
| Fourth round | 300,000 |
| Third round | 185,000 |
| Second round | 126,000 |
| First round | 80,000 |
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What does each round pay?
ChampionGBP 3,600,000about $4.82M45x a first-round cheque
The All England Club announces each year's prize money in June, a few weeks before the Championships. For 2026 the total rose by GBP 10.7 million to GBP 64.2 million, the champion's cheque by 20% to GBP 3.6 million and the first-round payment by 21%. The steepest rises again went to the early rounds, which is where most of the 256 singles players in the main draws finish.
Doubles and qualifying
Doubles is paid per pair, on a much flatter scale. The 2026 men's and women's doubles champions received GBP 760,000 per pair and the mixed doubles champions GBP 148,000. In qualifying, a first-round loser received GBP 20,000, the second round GBP 32,000 and a player who lost in the final qualifying round GBP 50,000.
In dollars and euros
Wimbledon prize money in US dollars and euros
In briefAt GBP 1 = $1.3399, EUR 1 = $1.1172, A$1 = $0.7025 (ECB reference rates, October 30, 2026), the 2026 champion's cheque of GBP 3,600,000 is worth about $4.82M, and a first-round loser's GBP 80,000 about $107K.
| Round reached | GBP | US dollars | Euros |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | GBP 3,600,000 | $4,824,000 | EUR 4,318,000 |
| Runner-up | GBP 1,800,000 | $2,412,000 | EUR 2,159,000 |
| Semifinal | GBP 900,000 | $1,206,000 | EUR 1,079,000 |
| Quarterfinal | GBP 480,000 | $643,000 | EUR 576,000 |
| Fourth round | GBP 300,000 | $402,000 | EUR 360,000 |
| Third round | GBP 185,000 | $248,000 | EUR 222,000 |
| Second round | GBP 126,000 | $169,000 | EUR 151,000 |
| First round | GBP 80,000 | $107,000 | EUR 96,000 |
Wimbledon pays in pounds sterling, so the dollar value of the same cheque changes with the exchange rate. When the pound is strong, the club closes the gap on the US Open; when it is weak, the US Open pulls further ahead. Players are paid in pounds, and the figures are before tax and expenses.
Prize money history
Wimbledon prize money history, 1968 to now
In briefThe first Open Era champion, Rod Laver, earned GBP 2,000 in 1968 and the women's champion GBP 750. In 2026 each champion received GBP 3,600,000. Men and women have been paid the same since 2007.
Men's championMen's and women's champion, same chequeYears without a bar have no verified figure on this chart.
Prize money only arrived at Wimbledon with the Open Era. Until 1968 the Championships were for amateurs, and the first professional champions were paid sums that look modest now. Laver took GBP 2,000 and Billie Jean King GBP 750, a gap she spoke out against for years. The total purse that year was GBP 26,150.
Growth was slow and then very fast. The men's champion earned GBP 15,000 in 1977 and GBP 130,000 in 1985, the year Boris Becker won at 17. By 2000 the cheque was GBP 477,500 and the total purse just over GBP 8 million. The first GBP 1 million champion came in 2010. After that the club raised the purse almost every year: GBP 25 million in 2014, GBP 38 million in 2019, GBP 2 million for the champions in 2022, then GBP 2.35 million in 2023, GBP 2.7 million in 2024, GBP 3 million in 2025 and GBP 3,600,000 in 2026.
Equal pay came last at Wimbledon. The US Open paid men and women the same from 1973 and the Australian Open from 2001; the All England Club followed in 2007, when Venus Williams and Roger Federer each received GBP 700,000.
Funding
How Wimbledon prize money is funded
In briefWimbledon pays its prize money from its own income: broadcast rights, tickets and debentures, hospitality and partners. The surplus goes to the Lawn Tennis Association, GBP 49.9 million for the year to July 2024.
- 1
Broadcast rights
Media rights sold around the world, including the exclusive ESPN deal in the US.
- 2
Tickets and debentures
Ballot, Queue and resale tickets, hospitality, and debentures: long-term seat rights on the show courts, sold to pay for building work.
- 3
Partners
Official partners and suppliers. The Championships carry no title sponsor.
What is left
The surplus
What is left after costs goes to the Lawn Tennis Association, which uses it to fund British tennis: GBP 49.9 million for the year to July 2024.
The arrangement is unusual. The All England Club owns the Championships, but under its long-standing agreement with the Lawn Tennis Association it passes on most of the surplus, and that money makes up the biggest part of the LTA's income, from park courts to coaching programs. That is why a few percent on the prize money is a decision with consequences far beyond SW19.
Versus the other Slams
Wimbledon prize money compared with the other Grand Slams
In briefIn dollar terms the Championships pay the second-largest champion's cheque of the four majors, behind the US Open and ahead of Roland Garros and the Australian Open. All four pay men and women the same.
- 1 US Open 2026 Champion$5.5M First round$140K Total purse$108M
- 2 Wimbledon 2026 ChampionGBP 3.6M First round$107K Total purse$86M
- 3 Roland Garros 2026 ChampionEUR 2.8M First round$97K Total purse$69M
- 4 Australian Open 2026 ChampionA$4.15M First round$105K Total purse$78.3M
The ranking depends partly on the exchange rate, since three of the four majors pay in their own currency. The order at the top has been stable for years, with the US Open paying the most in dollars and the Championships second. The guides to the Australian Open, Roland Garros and the US Open carry each tournament's full ladder.
The courts
The Wimbledon courts
In briefCentre Court, with 14,979 seats, and No. 1 Court, with 12,345, are the two show courts with retractable roofs. The grass is 100% perennial ryegrass, cut to 8 mm for the Championships.
- 14,979Centre Court seats
- 12,345No. 1 Court seats
- 8 mmGrass height
- 11 pmRoof curfew
Centre Court
14,979 seats and a retractable roof since 2009. The finals, the defending champions' opening matches and most of the biggest names play here. Under the closed roof, play can go on until the 11 pm curfew.
No. 1 Court
12,345 seats and its own retractable roof since 2019, completed ten years after Centre Court's. It hosts a full program every day of the first week.
No. 2 and No. 3 Courts
Smaller stadium courts without roofs. No. 3 Court, built for 2011, holds about 2,000. Seeded players often start their fortnight on these two, and they are where rain delays bite first.
The outside courts
The numbered courts around the grounds, with standing room and a few rows of seats, close enough to the players that a ground pass is the best-value ticket of the first week.
The grass has been 100% perennial ryegrass since 2001, cut to 8 mm, and it changes over the fortnight, from lush and quick on the first Monday to worn to bare brown around the baselines by the second week, when the bounce gets higher and more predictable. For every court, its capacity and its role during the Championships, see how many courts there are at Wimbledon.
How it works
How Wimbledon works: the draw, the whites and the Queue
In briefTwo 128-player singles draws, seven rounds, 14 days. Men play best of five sets, women best of three, a deciding set at 6-6 ends in a first-to-10 tiebreak, and every player wears white.
The draw and the tiebreak
The singles draws follow the Grand Slam pattern: 128 players, 32 seeds, qualifiers from Roehampton. The final-set rule has changed twice since the 2010 Isner and Mahut match. The club introduced a tiebreak at 12-12 in 2019, and since 2022 it has used the common Grand Slam rule, a first-to-10 tiebreak at 6-6.
The dress code
Players must wear white from head to toe, including shoes, caps and visible undergarments. The one relaxation in recent years came in 2023, when women were allowed to wear solid dark-colored undershorts, as long as they are not longer than their shorts or skirt.
The Queue
Most tickets go through a public ballot run months in advance. The rest of the public queues, and the Queue forms in Wimbledon Park, opposite the grounds, and sells same-day ground passes and a small allocation of show court seats, one ticket per person. People camp overnight for Centre Court seats in the second week, and the club hands out queue cards with a number on arrival, which is about as British as a ticketing system gets.
Champions
Wimbledon champions, the last five years
In briefJannik Sinner and Linda Noskova won the 2026 singles titles, beating Alexander Zverev and Karolina Muchova in the finals.
2026 champions
Women's singlesLinda Noskovabeat Karolina Muchova, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles |
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| 2026 | | |
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| 2024 |  |  |
| 2023 | |  |
| 2022 |  |  |
Photos, cropped, from Wikimedia Commons: Jannik Sinner by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Linda Noskova by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Iga Swiatek by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Carlos Alcaraz by 12121343A (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Barbora Krejcikova by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Marketa Vondrousova by Jck.rhn (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Novak Djokovic by AndrewHenkelman (CC BY-SA 4.0, source); Elena Rybakina by Hameltion (CC BY-SA 4.0, source).
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Jannik Sinner's 2026 win made him the tenth man in the Open Era to defend the title. Linda Noskova won an all-Czech women's final against Karolina Muchova in three sets, after letting the second set slip from a winning position, and in 2025 Iga Swiatek won the women's final 6-0, 6-0 against Amanda Anisimova, only the second double-bagel Grand Slam final of the Open Era.
Records
The numbers Wimbledon is measured by
In briefMartina Navratilova's nine singles titles are the most by any player. Roger Federer has the men's record with eight, and the longest match ever played, Isner against Mahut in 2010, lasted 11 hours 5 minutes.
Records of the ChampionshipsSingles; the longest match in hours and minutes
- 9Most singles titles, any playerMartina Navratilova
- 8Most men's singles titlesRoger Federer
- 7Men's titles, active playerNovak Djokovic
- 17Youngest men's championBoris Becker, 1985
- 11:05Longest matchJohn Isner d. Nicolas Mahut, 2010
The Isner and Mahut first-round match ran over three days and ended 70-68 in the fifth set. It is the reason the club introduced a final-set tiebreak in 2019. Record attendance came in 2026, when 550,151 people passed through the gates. The full list of champions by number of titles is on who has won the most Wimbledon titles.
Watch and tickets
How to watch Wimbledon in the US, and how to get tickets
In briefESPN is the exclusive US broadcaster under a deal that runs through 2035. Tickets come from the public ballot, the Queue, or debentures.
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- TV and streaming
- ESPN, under an exclusive deal that runs through 2035. ESPN's networks carry the main courts, ABC shows part of the weekend coverage and every court streams on the ESPN app.
- Time difference
- London is five hours ahead of the US East Coast in summer, so play starts in the early morning Eastern time and the evening matches on the roofed courts run into the US afternoon.
- Tickets
- Apply through the public ballot, which needs a free myWimbledon account and closes in the autumn of the year before. Ballot tickets cannot be transferred.
- On the day
- Join the Queue in Wimbledon Park for ground passes and a few show court seats, one per person.
FAQ
Wimbledon questions, answered
In briefThe eighteen questions people ask most about the Championships, from the dates to the prize money, answered with the data on this page.
When does Wimbledon start?
The 2027 Wimbledon runs from June 28, 2027 to July 11, 2027. Qualifying is played the week before at Roehampton in southwest London.
When is Wimbledon 2027?
The Wimbledon dates for 2027 are June 28 - July 11, 2027. The women's singles final is on the second Saturday and the men's final on the closing Sunday, both on Centre Court.
Where is Wimbledon played?
At the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road in Wimbledon, southwest London. The club has been on this site since 1922; before that the Championships were played at Worple Road nearby.
What is Wimbledon?
The Championships, Wimbledon, are the oldest tennis tournament in the world, first played in 1877, and one of the four Grand Slams. It is the only major played on grass and the only one with a strict all-white dress code.
When is the Wimbledon final?
The finals fall on the last two days of the fortnight, the women's singles final on the second Saturday and the men's final on the closing Sunday, both on Centre Court. Both fall inside the published Wimbledon dates, June 28 - July 11, 2027.
When did Wimbledon start?
In July 1877, at the club's old ground on Worple Road, with a men's singles event. The Championships moved to the current site on Church Road in 1922.
How much does the winner of Wimbledon get?
In 2026 each singles champion received GBP 3,600,000, about $4.82M at the as-of exchange rate on this page. In 2025 the cheque was GBP 3 million, in 2024 GBP 2.7 million.
How much is Wimbledon prize money in US dollars?
At GBP 1 = $1.3399, EUR 1 = $1.1172, A$1 = $0.7025 (ECB reference rates, October 30, 2026), the 2026 champion's cheque of GBP 3,600,000 is about $4.82M, the runner-up's about $2.41M and a first-round loser's about $107K. The total purse of GBP 64.2M is about $86M.
How much does the Wimbledon runner-up get?
GBP 1,800,000 in 2026, half the champion's cheque and about $2.41M.
How much do players get for losing in the first round at Wimbledon?
GBP 80,000 in 2026, about $107K. Players who lose in the first round of qualifying receive GBP 20,000.
Where does Wimbledon prize money come from?
From the Championships' own income, meaning broadcast rights, ticket and debenture sales, hospitality and official partners. The surplus after costs goes to the Lawn Tennis Association to fund British tennis.
Which Grand Slam gives the highest prize money?
The US Open. In 2026 it paid $5.5 million to each singles champion; Wimbledon was second with GBP 3.6 million, about $4.82M at the exchange rate on this page.
Do men and women get the same prize money at Wimbledon?
Yes, since 2007. Venus Williams was the first women's champion to receive the same cheque as the men's champion, Roger Federer.
How much do the umpires get paid at Wimbledon?
The All England Club does not publish what it pays umpires and line officials, and we have found no official figure. Reports that circulate each summer are estimates.
How much do doubles players earn at Wimbledon?
In 2026 the men's and women's doubles champions received GBP 760,000 per pair, and the mixed doubles champions GBP 148,000 per pair.
How do I watch Wimbledon in the US?
ESPN, under an exclusive deal that runs through 2035. London is five hours ahead of New York, so play starts in the early morning Eastern time and the finals air in the US morning.
Who won Wimbledon in 2026?
Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 in the men's final, and Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the women's final.
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Martina Navratilova, with nine women's singles titles. Roger Federer holds the men's record with eight, and Novak Djokovic has seven.