The Wimbledon Championships 2022 will be the 135th time the competition has been held. For those wondering, it will start on Monday 27th June 2022 and run until Sunday 10th July 2022.
Wimbledon is arguably the biggest tennis tournament on the planet, and with a great atmosphere as well as some dramatic contests in the past, there should be a lot of excitement around the 2022 tournament.
There is a lot of information that players need to know around this tournament, including when it will start as well as the schedule for the event.
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon or The Championships, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with a retractable roof over two courts since 2019.
Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, which is the traditional tennis playing surface.
The tournament traditionally took place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. However, changes to the tennis calendar in 2015 have seen the event moved back by a week to begin in early July. Five major events are held each year, with additional junior and invitational competitions also taking place.
Wimbledon traditions include a strict all-white dress code for competitors, and royal patronage. Strawberries and cream are traditionally consumed at the tournament. The tournament allows advertising around the courts only by the official sponsors, which are Rolex, which provides timekeeping technology during matches, IBM, Oppo, Slazenger, and Robinsons barley water.
In 2009, Wimbledon's Centre Court was fitted with a retractable roof to lessen the loss of playing time due to rain. A roof was operational over No. 1 Court from 2019, when a number of other improvements were made, including adding cushioned seating, a table and 10 independently operable cameras per court to capture the games.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Championships were cancelled, the first cancellation of the tournament since World War II. The 134th edition was staged from 28 June 2021 to 11 July 2021, following from the 2020 cancellation. The 135th edition is scheduled to take place between 27 June 2022 and 10 July 2022, with Sunday expected to be staged for the first time.
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Mon June 27th | Men's and Ladies' Singles 1st Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts Men's Champion opens play on Center Court |
Tue June 28th | Men's and Ladies' Singles 1st Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Wed June 29th | Men's and Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Thu June 30th | Men's and Ladies' Singles 2nd Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Fri July 1st | Men's and Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Sat July 2nd | Men's and Ladies' Singles 3rd Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Sun July 3rd | Men's and Ladies' Singles 3rd Round |
CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Mon July 4th | Men's and Ladies' Singles 4th Round | CC, C1, C2, Outside Courts |
Tues July 5th | 1 Men's and 1 Ladies' Singles Quarter-Finals | Center Court & No.1 Court |
Wed July 6th | 1 Men's and 1 Ladies' Singles Quarter-Finals | Center Court & No.1 Court |
Thur July 7th | Ladies' Singles Semi-Finals | Center Court |
Fri July 8th | Men's Singles Semi-Finals | Center Court |
Sat July 9th | Ladies' Singles Final Men's Doubles Final Ladies' Doubles Final |
Center Court |
Sun 10th July | Men's Singles Final Mixed Doubles Final |
Center Court |
Gentlemen's Singles | Novak Djokovic | Matteo Berrettini | 6-7(4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
Ladies' Singles | Ashleigh Barty | Karolína Plíšková, | 6-3, 6-7(4-7), 6-3 |
Gentlemen's Doubles | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić |
Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos |
6-4, 7-6(7-5), 2-6, 7-5 |
Ladies' Doubles | Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens |
Veronika Kudermetova Elena Vesnina |
3-6, 7-5, 9-7 |
Mixed Doubles | Neal Skupski Desirae Krawczyk |
Joe Salisbury Harriet Dart |
6-2, 7-6(7-1) |