The Wimbledon Championships, also referred to as only Wimbledon, is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world.
It was founded back in 1877 and since then, it was always contested at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, Great Britain. Currently, Wimbledon is the only grass-court Grand Slam tournament in the calendar (the Australian and US Opens both take place on hard courts, while the French Open is on clay courts at Roland Garros), and every year it welcomes 128 players in the main draw.
The men’s and women’s singles main draw both get underway on Monday 3 July with 64 first round games in each competition.
Play then continues for the next 13 days continuously, with the traditional break on the middle Sunday removed for the second consecutive year.
The women’s singles final takes place on Saturday 15 July, with the men’s singles final the following day.
Wimbledon qualifying runs from June 26 to June 29 and is held at Community Sport Centre Roehampton.
The draw for the men’s and women’s singles will be made on Friday, June 30.
Here’s the full schedule for the men’s and women’s single competitions at Wimbledon 2023.
| Day | Schedule |
| July 3-4 | First round |
| July 5-6 | Second round |
| July 7-8 | Third round |
| July 9-10 | Fourth round |
| July 11-12 | Quarterfinals |
| July 13 | Women’s semifinals |
| July 14 | Men’s semifinals |
| July 15 | Women’s final |
| July 16 | Men’s final |
The All England Club announced Wednesday that the total prize money fund for The Championships 2023 will be a record £44,700,000.
The prize money on offer for tennis events this year (not including per diems) is an 11.2% increase on 2022 and a 17.1% increase on the pre-pandemic Championships in 2019.
There will be some major absentees in this year’s competition, with Emma Raducanu and Rafael Nadal both ruled out through injury.
This year’s event will feature defending champions 23-time Major winner Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina. Other key contenders at this year’s tournament will feature Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Daniil Medvedev and Iga Swiatek.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has the chance to equal Roger Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles. He can also complete the third part of the Calendar Slam, having won the Australian Open and French Open this year.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will be hoping for a strong run after his impressive start to the season, while two-time champion Andy Murray will be aiming to make the second week for the first time since 2017.
Elena Rybakina should start as one of the leading contenders for the women’s title after lifting the trophy last year.
She could be challenged by world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, who is yet to make it past the third round at SW19.