The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon have developed from
the garden party atmosphere of the first meeting in 1877, witnessed
by a few hundred spectators, to a highly professional tournament
attracting an attendance of close to 500,000 people. Players from
over 60 nations regularly compete in front of a crowd of millions
worldwide, through the press, radio, internet and television.
The Wimbledon Championships
The Championships start six weeks before the first Monday in August
and last approximately a fortnight, until all events are complete.
Play is scheduled to start on Centre and No. 1 Courts at 1.00p.m.
for the first eleven days of play and at 2.00p.m. on finals
days. On all other courts the start of play will be scheduled
for midday for at least the first eight days and 11.00a.m. for
Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second
week.
