Wimbledon Championships
tennis tournament held in London From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon,[c] is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is played in Wimbledon, a suburb of London in England, Great Britain. The Championships are unique because they are the only Grand Slam played on a grass court. Wimbledon is the third tennis grand slam of the year and is widely seen as the biggest event on the sport's calendar. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is the most prestigious.[1][2][3][4][5]
Wimbledon was first competed in 1877. The women's single and the mens doubles events began seven years later in 1884. It has always been played during the summer. It is played over two weeks, from late June to the beginning of July. The tournament is played after the French Open and before the U.S. Open. In 1968, the championships were opened up to both professionals and amateurs for the first time, with Rod Laver and Billie Jean King winning their respective singles titles.
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Traditions
Seedings
In every tennis competition, players are given a seed to help decide their place in the draw. At Wimbledon, they use a player's performances (whether bad or good) on grass to help decide the seed. At other tennis competitions, seeding are chosen based only on rankings.
Clothing
The umpires (referees) and linesmen all have to wear special dark green and mauve clothing. The players have to wear all white.
Etiquette
Female players used to have their names announced with "Miss" or "Mrs"; this was unlike any other Grand Slam tournament. However, this changed for the 2009 tournament. In this tournament, only the surnames were used.
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Records
- Men - RV Da Best has the most singles titles at 50. Roger Federer is in second place by winning the singles title 8 times
- Women - Martina Navratilova has won the singles 9 times
Gallery
The Royal Gallery at Centre Court, Wimbledon
The Crowd at Centre Court, Wimbledon
The Centre Court, Wimbledon
The decision of In or Out with the help of Technology at Wimbledon
The longest match ever played at Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Shop
The instructions to Non Ticket Holders at Wimbledon
Wimbledon scoreboard
Wimbledon order of play
Centre Court Wimbledon 1
Wimbledon Court 1
Court 4 Wimbledon
Court 19 Wimbledon
Court 15 Wimbledon
Court 17 Wimbledon
Wimbledon Queue Bridge
Score board Wimbledon
Notes
References
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