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Grand Slam tennis tournament in London, July 2018 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: The Championships, Wimbledon
The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the gentlemen's singles title and Angelique Kerber won the ladies' singles title.
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The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the ladies' singles Championship event,[1] the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.
Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.
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The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was the 132nd edition of the tournament and was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and included in the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys' (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls' (under 18 – singles and doubles), which was also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played only on grass courts; the main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Qualifying matches were played, from Monday 25 June to Thursday 28 June 2018, at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton.[1] The Tennis sub-committee met to decide wild card entries on 19 June.[1]
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Point distribution
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.
Senior points
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| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Remove ads Prize moneyThe Wimbledon total prize money for 2018 had increased to £34,000,000, up by 7.6% on 2017. The winners of the men's and women's singles titles will earn £2.25m.[2] Prize money for the men's and women's doubles and wheelchair players were also increased for the 2018 competition.[3] A new rule in 2018 was that any first round singles player who is unfit to play and withdraws on-site after 12pm on Thursday before the start of the Main Draw will now receive half of the First Round prize money, the other half to be awarded to the replacement lucky loser. Any player who competes in the First Round Main Draw singles and retires or performs below professional standards, may now be subject to a fine of up to First Round prize money, to deter players from appearing only to claim prize money.[1][4]
* per team[3] Singles playersRemove ads Gentlemen's singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
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Singles seedsSummarize Perspective Remove ads Gentlemen's singlesThe seeds for men's singles are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP rankings on 25 June 2018:
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Close † The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017 but is defending points from the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour instead. Withdrawn playersMore information Rank, Player ...
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Close † The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th-best result are deducted instead. Doubles seedsSummarize Perspective More information Team, Rank1 ... Close Gentlemen's doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
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Remove ads ChampionsSeniorsGentlemen's singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
Ladies' singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Gentlemen's doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
Ladies' doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
Mixed doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
JuniorsBoys' singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
Girls' singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles
Boys' doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles
Girls' doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles
InvitationGentlemen's invitation doubles
Ladies' invitation doubles
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Wheelchair eventsWheelchair gentlemen's singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's singles
Wheelchair ladies' singles
Wheelchair gentlemen's doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles
Wheelchair ladies' doubles
Wheelchair quad doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair quad doubles
Main draw wild card entriesThe following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.[5]
Mixed doublesMain draw qualifier entriesSummarize Perspective Gentlemen's singlesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying
Lucky losersLadies' singles
Lucky losers
Gentlemen's doublesMain article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying
Ladies' doubles
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers:
Protected rankingThe following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
WithdrawalsSummarize Perspective The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament but withdrew with injuries, suspensions, or personal reasons:
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