Court Kings and Queens Gear Up for Wimbledon 2026

Wimbledon 2026 is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis. Previously, Grand Slam events such as the Australian Open and the French Open featured memorable moments. Wimbledon 2026 is a grass-court tournament familiar to players of the outdoor game. This tournament will be held at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, England.

Additionally, Wimbledon will start on June 29 at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Several top-tier players are eager to prove their resilience and determination on the grass courts.

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Unique Attractions During Wimbledon 2026

This promotional event is one of the grand slam events featuring the top elite players. In addition, this event will conduct a special one, “The Wimbledon Court Invitational,” held on June 26, 2026. It will consist of an exhibition doubles match featuring performances by former professional players. The public can play on the grass courts through a ballot system and contribute to tennis while enjoying Wimbledon hospitality.

On June 29, this tournament will feature a special event for participants of the Barclays Net Work program. This event will conclude with participants watching the opening day’s play at the Wimbledon Championships. Furthermore, American fans are excited about the Wimbledon fan experience in Central Park.

Past Wimbledon Title Holders

Category	Winners
Men’s Singles	Jannik Sinner
Women’s Singles	Iga Świątek
Men’s Doubles	Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool
Women’s Doubles	Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens
Mixed Doubles	Sem Verbeek and Kateřina Siniaková
Wheelchair Men’s Singles	Tokito Oda
Wheelchair Women’s Singles	Wang Ziying
Wheelchair Quad Singles	Niels Vink
Wheelchair Men’s Doubles	Martín de la Puente and Ruben Spaargaren
Wheelchair Women’s Doubles	Li Xiaohui and Wang Ziying
Wheelchair Quad Doubles	Guy Sasson and Niels Vink
Boys’ Singles	Ivan Ivanov
Girls’ Singles	Mia Pohánková
Boys’ Doubles	Oskari Paldanius and Alan Ważny
Girls’ Doubles	Kristina Penickova and Vendula Valdmannová
Boys’ 14&U singles	Moritz Freitag
Girls’ 14&U singles	Sakino Miyazawa
Gentlemen’s invitation doubles	Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
Ladies’ invitation doubles	Cara Black and Martina Hingis
Mixed invitation doubles	Thomas Johansson and Katie O’Brien

Event Details for Wimbledon 2026

Qualifiers Start: June 22, 2026 (Monday)

Qualifiers End: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)

Main Draw Start: June 29, 2026 (Monday)

Quarter-Finals: July 7, 2026 (Tuesday)

Semi-Finals: July 9, 2026 (Thursday)

Finals: July 12, 2026 (Sunday)

Other Events

Wheelchair Events: July 7, 2026 (Tuesday)

Junior Events: July 4, 2026 (Saturday)

How can I watch Wimbledon 2026?

Wimbledon 2026 will be streamed on BBC One, BBC Two, and the BBC Red Button in the United Kingdom. This platform provides access to the BBC iPlayer to watch a Grand Slam event.

Fans can watch Wimbledon 2026 on Stan Sport and 9Network (Channel 9) in Australia.

In France, the tennis tournament will be streamed on beIN Sports. This platform will give a subscription option for one of the Grand Slam events.

In Spain, this event will be broadcast on Movistar Plus+, which holds the premium broadcasting rights. Other options include the Movistar Wimbledon and Movistar Deportes channels.

This tournament will live on Jio Hotstar and the Star Sports television network in India. Wimbledon 2026 will air on Prime Video, the official broadcaster in Germany.

In Turkey, the tennis event will be streamed on S Sport Plus or S Sport, which holds the exclusive broadcasting rights.

SuperSport will air Wimbledon 2026 in South Africa. This platform gives the official regional broadcasting rights.

Competition Format for Wimbledon 2026

Wimbledon 2026 will feature 128 players in the singles draws. The doubles category will have 64 teams, while the mixed doubles category will have 32 teams. The matches will be played in either best-of-five or best-of-three sets. In addition, the Men’s Singles event will use best-of-five sets. Meanwhile, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles categories will be played in a best-of-three sets.

Seeding

ATP Singles

Position	Players
1	Jannik Sinner
2	Alexander Zverev
3	Félix Auger-Aliassime
4	Ben Shelton
5	Alex de Minaur
6	Taylor Fritz
7	Novak Djokovic
8	Daniil Medvedev
9	Flavio Cobolli
10	Alexander Bublik
11	Casper Ruud
12	Andrey Rublev
13	Jiří Lehečka
14	Luciano Darderi
15	Jakub Menšík
16	Learner Tien
17	Frances Tiafoe
18	Francisco Cerúndolo
19	Karen Khachanov
20	Arthur Fils
21	Tommy Paul
22	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
23	Rafael Jódar
24	João Fonseca
25	Arthur Rinderknech
26	Cameron Norrie
27	Ugo Humbert
28	Brandon Nakashima
29	Tomás Martín Etcheverry
30	Alejandro Tabilo
31	Ignacio Buse
32	Matteo Arnaldi

Other Entries

Wildcards

• Grigor Dimitrov
• Jacob Fearnley
• Arthur Fery
• Felix Gill
• Jack Pinnington Jones
• Toby Samuel
• Stan Wawrinka
• Harry Wendelken

Protected Ranking

• Thanasi Kokkinakis

Withdrawals

Missing Players	Replacement Players
Carlos Alcaraz	Jan Choinski
Arthur Cazaux	Sho Shimabukuro
Valentin Vacherot	Alex Molčan
Lorenzo Musetti	Matteo Berrettini
Sebastian Korda	Alexandre Müller
Tomáš Macháč	Jesper de Jong
Holger Rune	Titouan Droguet
Reilly Opelka	Dalibor Svrčina
Eliot Spizzirri	Martin Damm

WTA Singles

Position	Players
1	Aryna Sabalenka
2	Elena Rybakina
3	Iga Świątek
4	Jessica Pegula
5	Mirra Andreeva
6	Amanda Anisimova
7	Coco Gauff
8	Elina Svitolina
9	Linda Nosková
10	Karolína Muchová
11	Belinda Bencic
12	Marta Kostyuk
13	Jasmine Paolini
14	Naomi Osaka
15	Diana Shnaider
16	Iva Jovic
17	Sorana Cîrstea
18	Ekaterina Alexandrova
19	Anna Kalinskaya
20	Maja Chwalińska
21	Marie Bouzková
22	Leylah Fernandez
23	Emma Navarro
24	Clara Tauson
25	Elise Mertens
26	Madison Keys
27	Anastasia Potapova
28	Ann Li
29	Alexandra Eala
30	Emma Raducanu
31	Donna Vekić
32	Kateřina Siniaková

Other Entries

Wildcards

• Maja Chwalińska
• Harriet Dart
• Alicia Dudeney
• Hannah Klugman
• Mika Stojsavljevic
• Katie Swan
• Serena Williams
• Mimi Xu

Protected Ranking

• Karolína Plíšková
• Irina-Camelia Begu
• Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Aoi Ito
• Nadia Podoroska

Withdrawals

Missing Players	Replacement Players
Varvara Gracheva	Sinja Kraus
Hailey Baptiste	Hanne Vandewinkel
Sonay Kartal	Paula Badosa
Victoria Mboko	Darja Vidmanova
Veronika Kudermetova	Francesca Jones
Cristina Bucșa	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
Markéta Vondroušová	Nadia Podoroska

Wimbledon 2026: Points Allocation Explained

Senior Points

Event	Men’s Singles	Men’s Doubles	Women’s Singles	Women’s Doubles
Winner	2000	2000	2000	2000
Final	1300	1200	1300	1300
Semi-Final	800	720	780	780
Quarter-Final	400	360	430	430
Round of 16	200	180	240	240
Round of 32	100	90	130	130
Round of 64	50	0	70	10
Round of 128	10	N/A	10	N/A
Qualifier	30	N/A	40	N/A
Qualifier 3	16	N/A	30	N/A
Qualifier 2	8	N/A	20	N/A
Qualifier 1	0	N/A	2	N/A

Wheelchair Points

Event	Singles	Doubles
Winner	800	800
Final	500	500
3rd	375	100
4th	100	–

Junior Points

Event	Boys’ Singles	Girls’ Singles	Boys’ Doubles	Girls’ Doubles
Winner	1000	1000	750	750
Final	600	600	450	450
Semi-Final	370	370	275	275
Quarter-Final	200	200	150	150
Round of 16	100	100	75	75
Round of 32	45	45	–	–
Qualifier	30	30	–	–
Qualifier 3	20	20	–	–

Wimbledon 2026: Schedule

Session	Gates Open	Match	Date
1	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 1st Round	Monday, June 29, 2026
2	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 1st Round	Tuesday, June 30, 2026
3	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 2nd Round	Wednesday, July 1, 2026
4	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 2nd Round	Thursday, July 2, 2026
5	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 3rd Round	Friday, July 3, 2026
6	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 3rd Round	Saturday, July 4, 2026
7	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 4th Round	Sunday, July 5, 2026
8	10:00 AM	Men’s & Ladies’ 4th Round	Monday, July 6, 2026
9	10:00 AM	Men’s Singles Quarterfinals, Ladies’ Singles Quarterfinals	Tuesday, July 7, 2026
10	10:00 AM	Men’s Singles Quarterfinals, Ladies’ Singles Quarterfinals	Wednesday, July 8, 2026
11	10:00 AM	Ladies’ Singles Semifinals, Mixed Doubles Final	Thursday, July 9, 2026
12	10:00 AM	Men’s Singles Semifinals	Friday, July 10, 2026
13	10:00 AM	Ladies’ Singles Final, Men’s Doubles Final	Saturday, July 11, 2026
14	10:00 AM	Men’s Singles Final, Ladies’ Doubles Final	Sunday, July 12, 2026

Prize Pool

Edition 2026	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Wheelchair Singles	Wheelchair Doubles	Quad Singles	Quad Doubles
Winner	£3,600,000	£760,000	£148,000	£82,000	£36,000	£82,000	£36,000
Final	£1,800,000	£380,000	£74,000	£43,000	£18,000	£43,000	£18,000
Semi-Final	£900,000	£190,000	£37,000	£29,000	£11,000	£29,000	£11,000
Quarter-Final	£480,000	£95,000	£19,000	£20,000	£6,500	£20,000	–
Round of 16	£300,000	£48,000	£10,000	£12,800	–	–	–
Round of 32	£185,000	£29,000	£5,200	–	–	–	–
Round of 64	£126,000	£18,000	–	–	–	–	–
Round of 128	£80,000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q3	£50,000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q2	£32,000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Q1	£20,000	–	–	–	–	–	–

Inside the Wimbledon 2026 Qualifying Competition

Wimbledon 2026 has already opened with the qualifying rounds, where rising stars are battling for places in the main draw. Over the previous three days of the qualifying rounds, several unforgettable moments unfolded. Mackenzie McDonald claimed a win over Felipe Meligeni Alves with a final score (6-2, 6(5)-7(7), 6-3). Nicolás Mejía defeated Henrique Rocha in the qualifying round. Pablo Llamas Ruiz claimed a victory against Pol Martin Tiffon in the men’s singles event.

In the women’s singles event, Maria Timofeeva claimed victory over Heather Watson at the qualifying round. These results will impact the upcoming rounds at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.