Wimbledon is an annual tennis championship, the most prestigious in the world, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Wimbledon traditionally held in late June - early July, usually on grass courts in the UK, where the strongest athletes perform, selected according to the rating of international tennis organizations ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) and WTA (Women's Tennis Association). We present to your attention the most complete online table of tournament results Wimbledon 2020 in men and women. Here you will find a calendar of all meetings of the strongest tennis players in world tennis in singles according to the ATP (men) and WTA (women). Cup scheme, rating of tennis players and a complete calendar of all meetings, including both past and those that are yet to be seen (quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals). In this sports section, online results of absolutely all tennis matches Wimbledon tournament 2020, with the date and time of upcoming games. In all tables and statistics, we have highlighted in red the athletes performing under the Russian flag at the main tournament of the year. Of course, the most famous Russian woman in tennis is our beloved and well-known Maria Sharapova! A year before the Olympiad in Rio, Sharapova approached the main championship in excellent shape, Maria reached the 1/4 finals for the first time in the last 4 years and by this moment had not lost a single set of the Wimbledon tournament! Undoubtedly, Masha fought for the main prize of the tournament, the Rosewater Dish silver tray and the tutul of the strongest tennis player in the world, but unfortunately she lost the fight with Serena Williams in the semifinals, by the way, who eventually won this tournament of the year! This year, meldonium, banned since January, was found in Sharapova's doping samples, in connection with which the ITF decided to remove the Russian woman from the competition for two years! Disqualification will be valid until January 2018! Therefore, to our great regret, Maria will miss both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and the worst thing for an athlete, the Olympic Games, which will be held in Brazilian Rio in August. The winners of this largest championship will receive the main prize of the tournament - Rosewater Dish and an impressive cash bonus, which is about 1.6 million pounds sterling! There is no doubt that the athletes of the top ten of this most prestigious tournament will compete for gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. And we will still root for our people, for Russia!
Additionally, in the Tennis News, Tennis Blogs, TV Broadcasts, Video sections, you can find all the news, analytics, expert opinions, videos, broadcast schedules, sports reviews and the results of all Wimbledon 2020 games, and as well as all other significant events of this tennis season. We discuss the results of Wimbledon, read sports news, sum up the results, try to predict who will reach the semi-finals and finals of the tournament, comment on the matches in our chat, analyze the games and support our team with all our hearts! Go Russia!
Wimbledon is the oldest and one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments, which celebrates its 140th birthday this year. On the eve of the start of the competition, the editors made a selection of the most interesting, but at the same time little-known facts about the British “major”.
Wimbledon balls were white until 1986
Until 1972, tennis balls were white. Their color was changed to bright yellow after research in optics, which proved that this color is better perceived on a TV screen. However, Wimbledon continued to use white balls until 1986, but then also switched to yellow ones.
Wimbledon balls made by Philippine brand Slazenger
By the time Slazenger branded balls get to the tournament from the Philippines, they make a journey of 50,000 miles (80,000 kilometers). In total, more than 54,000 balls are used during the tournament.
Wimbledon balls are also used for nests of field mice
Since 2001, some of the balls have been used to create cute little houses for field mice. In recent years, their habitat has been under increasing threat due to aggressive farming practices. Annual floods also destroy field mouse houses.
After small holes are cut into tennis balls, they make waterproof houses for these tiny rodents. The balls are mounted on posts about a meter high, where mice can organize their nests in relative safety from birds of prey and animals.
The turf production process for the Wimbledon fields is a closely guarded secret.
The technology for growing grass at the championship has been worked out to the smallest detail: it must be of a certain height, quality and density. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.
A prerequisite for every Wimbledon draw is the presence of the royal family.
In addition to the stars of world sports and show business, who are very fond of attending Wimbledon, the royal family must be present at the award ceremony: this is a tradition that has been established over the years of the tournament.
The hawk Rufus “works” at the tournament, which guards the courts from pigeons
The watchdog Rufus has been guarding the courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from pigeons for a decade and a half and during this time has become one of the attractions of the tournament. Three years ago, one of the partners of Wimbledon even presented a chic video about him.
Leave Center Court together
Another local tradition is that after matches on Center Court, the winner and the loser leave the court together. Perhaps, this tradition annoys many, but a negligible number of players decide to fight it.
At the first tournaments in the history of Wimbledon, women played in floor-length dresses.
Until 1932, men were required to wear trousers to the court, and women in long dresses. We owe modern fashion to Henry Austin, who was the first player in shorts, and his sister dared to enter the court without high stockings.
In 2004, the film "Wimbledon" was released with Kirsten Dunst in the title role.
The Hollywood actress played a young tennis player who is to perform at Wimbledon. The film shows not only the development of relationships between the characters, but also the exhausting training of champions.
Completes "Wimbledon" traditional ball of champions
On the last day of the tournament, all the winners and their teams will be given a private gala reception - the Champions' Ball. As part of the event, the first dance is performed by a pair of winners.
“I wanted to win Wimbledon just to dance with Steffi Graf,” wrote Andre Agassi in his famous autobiography.
Wimbledon tournament- the most revered and prestigious competition among professional tennis players. Victory at Wimbledon is considered the most desirable for any tennis player. The oldest competition dates back to 1877, when the first tournament was held by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Wimbledon is part of the Grand Slam tournament, which also includes Rolland Garros, the Australian Open, the US Open, but the tournament in England is the only one where players play on grass. Athletes compete in individual and doubles championships. There is also a tournament among juniors and Paralympic athletes in wheelchairs.
Tournament history
Who would have thought, but the appearance of the Wimbledon tournament can be associated with ... a lawn mower. The machine was donated to the All England Croquet Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon in 1872 by then secretary John Walsh. However, Walsh had one condition - his daughter must be a lifelong member of the club. Once the machine went bad and the club decided to hold a tennis competition to raise funds for its repair. So the first Wimbledon tournament was held, which brought together 22 participants and only 200 spectators. As for that old lawn mower, it has stood on center court since 1922, and now it is at the entrance to the museum in Wimbledon.
Male winners of the Wimbledon tournament have long received larger amounts of prize money than the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity, but recently the situation has changed. Men and women receive the same prize money.
Center and First Court are covered with grass grown exclusively on a special farm in Yorkshire. Moreover, the secret of growing and storing the Wimbledon cover is kept behind seven seals. Only Wimblend matches are played on these courts. Other tournaments are held on other courts of the sports complex. Of course, the tournament is not complete without the royal family, which almost always visits it and takes part in the awards ceremony.
There are also “tasty” traditions at Wimbledon. For decades, cream has been considered the main delicacy at Wimblend. Every year, during the two weeks of the tournament, spectators eat about 28 tons of fresh berries. Every morning, strawberries are brought to London from the surrounding counties, their green sepals are cut off and about 10 berries are laid out in cardboard vases, and watered with liquid cream before being sold.
Despite the established traditions, the tournament keeps up with the times and the organizers introduce some innovations. So, since 2007, the system of video replays of controversial moments "Hawk-Eye" has been used. And in 2009, a retractable roof appeared over the Center Court of the tournament. And now the rain, which is also considered one of the symbols of Wimbledon, does not interfere with important matches. Until 1986, only white balls were played at Wimbledon, but for television broadcasts, white was difficult to perceive, so, according to the decision of the organizers, tennis players began to play with yellow balls.
Wimbledon records
For more than a century of history of the tournament, he has accumulated a serious number of records. The Wimbledon Organizing Committee even has its own department for setting records. We present to your attention the most significant of them.
Roger Federer and William Renshaw have the highest number of victories in the tournament among men - they have 7 triumphs in the finals each. In women, the record holder is, she has 9 wins. She also holds the record for the oldest winner of the tournament. At the age of 46 years and 264 days, Navratilova won the mixed doubles.
Martina Hingis
Boris Becker
Andy Murray
Pete Sampras
The youngest winner of the tournament is the German Boris Becker, he won the title at 17 years and 227 days. Among women, victory at a young age, though in doubles, was celebrated by Martina Hingis at 15 years and 282 days.
The longest match in the history of the tournament "according to the new rules" (after the introduction of the tiebreak) belongs to the pair of John Isner - Nicolas Mayu. The American and French played three days in a row in 2010, spending a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes, they played 183 games, and the last - the fifth game ended with an incredible score of 70-68 in favor of Isner.
The shortest final took place in 1984 between the Americans John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors: its duration is 1 hour and 20 minutes, the score is 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
The longest final was played in 2008, when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer competed for the title. The Spaniard took over the Swiss in 4 hours and 48 minutes. The match ended with a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7.
In men, the first non-British to win Wimbledon was an Australian in 1907. Norman Brooks, for women - American May Sutton in 1905.
The representative of Great Britain did not win the tournament for 77 years, which, of course, could not but upset the local public. Only in 2013 Andy Murray made happy the inhabitants of Foggy Albion, who defeated Novak Djokovic in a bitter struggle. Before Murray, the last Briton to win Wimbledon in singles was in 1936 Fred Perry.
Location: London, England
Time spending: 2.7.2018 - 15.7.2018
Coating: grass
Total Prize Fund:
Tournament description:
The Wimbledon tournament is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament, which is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Competitions are held in late June - early July at Wimbledon on grass courts. The prize fund is 20 million dollars.
The tournament has already established traditions that have been preserved to this day. One useful innovation was introduced in 2009 - a retractable roof on the center court. In rainy weather, it closes so that you can continue the fight. The organizers are thinking of making a roof on the championship's second most important court.
A feature of grass courts is the quick rebound of the ball. Draws often last less than a minute. The tactics of the game is fundamentally different from the game on unpaved surfaces. Therefore, it is difficult for “grounders” to achieve good results here. Players with a good serve and an aggressive style of play have an advantage. A prerequisite for a successful game is the ability to play near the net, which Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova were so good at.
Martina Navratilova has the most wins at Wimbledon - 9. Steffi Graf celebrated the victory 7 times, Billie Jean King won the title 6 times, Susan Lenglen won the tournament 5 times, who won the tournament 5 times in a row. Among Russian tennis players in 2004 she won the tournament, in 2011 Maria reached the final.
And the only one that is held on grass courts.
In the Wimbledon tournament, the titles of champions in singles and doubles among men and women and mixed doubles (a man and a woman in the same team) are simultaneously played out, as well as competitions among juniors (except mixed doubles). Additionally, there are tournaments in the older age categories: men's doubles for players from 35 and 45 years old and women's doubles from 35 and 45 years.
1. History
1903 Wimbledon Women's Final (Douglas - Thomson)
The main courts where matches are played are Center Court and Court No. 1 Court, they are usually only used for two weeks a year during the championship, but they can be played on the third week under exceptional circumstances. The other seventeen courts are regularly used for other All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club events in London. But in 2012 London will host the Summer Olympics and then the hosts will be forced to host a second, three months later, as Wimbledon will be used for the 2012 tennis Olympic events.
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass. When all the tournaments of this series were held on the grass. The French Open changed the court from grass to red clay in , while the Australian and US championships retained grass for decades to come. The U.S. Championship changed from grass to synthetic clay in 1978 and changed back to hard in 1978, which is still played on today. The Australian Open replaced grass with hard court in .
The main court, Center, was opened when the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London moved to Church Road. This change was due to the inability of the previous arena to accommodate everyone who wanted to watch the games.
Wimbledon is famous for its unstable weather and frequent rains. To help stop play, a retractable roof will be built on center court, designed to close/open in less than 10 minutes. It is intended primarily to protect the players from bad weather (and, if necessary, extreme heat) during the championship. Since then, the game will stop only for the time needed to open / close it. The center court stands have a capacity of nearly 14,000. At their southern end is the Royal Box, from which members of the royal family and other dignitaries watch matches. The center court hosts the guests of the final and semi-finals of the main events and the central matches with the participation of the best players.
Court No.1. The second most important court - No. 1. The court was built in 1997 to change the old No. 1. At first it adjoined the Center Court, but was changed to a separate arena, the stands of which can accommodate a large number of spectators. The third largest arena is No. 2, popularly referred to as the "Champion's Cemetery" due to its reputation as an arena where many of the seeded players of the past were sidelined from title contention in the early rounds. Notable players who lost at The Graveyard during the early stages were: John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Venus Williams and Serena Williams. The arena has a capacity of approximately 3,000 seats. There are plans before the 2009 championship to build a completely new arena, designed for 4,000 spectators, arena number 2 on the territory of court number 13.
At the northern end of the arena, a giant television screen is installed, which shows important events.
5. Traditions
5.1. Colors and uniforms
Dark green and purple (sometimes also lilac) are traditional Wimbledon colors. The green attire is worn by the Chief Referees, Line Judges, Boys and Girls Retrieving and Serving Balls, however, starting in 2006, the attire of Referees, Retrieving Balls, Boys and Girls Recovering and Delivering Balls has been changed to new clothing from new aqua colors and cream (from American designer Ralph Lauren). This is the first time in the history of the championships that an external company began to design and supply clothes to Wimbledon.
5.2. Players
The rules of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London require players to wear "almost all white" at all games, which was the reason why young Andre Agassi boycotted the tournament in the early 1990s. No other Grand Slam tournament has such a strict dress code for players.
5.3. The Royal Family
Previously, players bowed or curtsied to members of the royal family while entering the court and after the end of the match, who were in the Royal Box of Center Court. But in 2003 the president of the All England Club, His Grace the Duke of Kent, decided to end the tradition. Players are now required to bow or curtsy only when the Queen or Prince of Wales is present at a match.
5.4. Strawberries and cream
Strawberries and cream are traditional treats at Wimbledon. Approximately 62,000 pounds of strawberries and 1,540 gallons of cream are sold each year during the championship.
6. Trophies and prizes
The men's singles champion receives a silver gilded bowl - 18.5 inches (approximately 47 cm) high and 7.5 inches (approximately 19 cm) in diameter. The trophy has been awarded since 1887 and bears the inscription "The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World", winners of the women's singles tournament receive a silver tray known as the Rosewater Dish. A tray measuring 18.75 inches (approximately 48 cm) in diameter, decorated with mythological figures. The winners of the men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles receive silver bowls. The runner-up will in any case receive a silver platter. The trophies are presented by the President of the All England Club, the Duke of Kent, his sister, Princess Alexandra and The Honorable Lady Ogilvy.
At Wimbledon, men traditionally received the larger cash prize. However, in a statement issued by the All England Club in February 2007, it was said that the future prize money would be the same for both men and women. This makes the Wimbledon prize policy identical to all other Grand Slam competitions. In 2005, the total prize money of the Wimbledon tournament for the first time exceeded 10 million and amounted to USD 10,085,510. The amounts provided to the winners in 2006 (the amount for the couple is divided equally between the partners):
Men's Singles: $1,287,469
Women's Singles: $1,228,501
Men's doubles: $407,265
Women's steam room: $378,840
Mixed: $166,093
In 2007, the amount of prize money was 11282710 US dollars.
7. Interesting
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10.Gallery
