Wimbledon 2026

The summer of sport continues, this time with tennis, as Wimbledon is back on our TV screens. The tournament takes place from Monday the 29th of June to Sunday the 13th of July.

Below is a rough guide of how the tournament will run...

Monday 29th June

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round

Tuesday 30th June

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round

Wednesday 1st July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
• Gentlemen's Doubles First Round

Thursday 2nd July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
• Gentlemen's Doubles First Round

Friday 3rd July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
• Gentlemen's Doubles Second Round
• Ladies' Doubles First Round
• Mixed Doubles First Round

Saturday 4th July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
• Gentlemen's & Ladies' Doubles Second Round
• Mixed Doubles First Round

Sunday 5th July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
• Gentlemen's Doubles Third Round
• Ladies' Doubles Second Round
• Mixed Doubles Second Round

Monday 6th July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
• Gentlemen's & Ladies' Doubles Third Round
• Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals

Tuesday 7th July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen's Doubles Quarter-finals
• Ladies' Doubles Third Round
• Mixed Doubles Semi-finals
• Gentlemen's and Ladies' Wheelchair Singles First Round

Wednesday 8th July

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen's & Ladies’ Doubles Quarter-finals
• Quad Wheelchair Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen's and Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles Quarter-finals

Thursday 9th July

• Ladies’ Singles Semi-finals
• Gentlemen's Doubles Semi-finals
• Ladies' Doubles Quarter-finals
• Mixed Doubles Final
• Gentlemen's and Ladies' Wheelchair Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen's, Ladies' & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Semi-finals

Friday 10th July

• Gentlemen’s Singles Semi-finals
• Ladies' Doubles Semi-finals
• Gentlemen's, Ladies' & Quad Wheelchair Singles Semi-finals

Saturday 11th July

• Gentlemen's Doubles Final
• Ladies’ Singles Final (Not before 1600 UKT)
• Ladies' Wheelchair Singles Final
• Gentlemen's & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final

Sunday 12th July

• Ladies' Doubles Final
• Gentlemen’s Singles Final (Not before 1600 UKT)
• Gentlemen's & Quad Wheelchair Singles Finals
• Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles Final

All dates, fixtures and timings subject to change, BFBS is not responsible for any changes. 

Wimbledon is one of main four tennis Grand Slam tournaments which form the main events of the tennis season. Dating back to 1877, Wimbledon is one of the oldest, and some would say the most prestigious, tournaments and is the only Grand Slam event to be played on grass courts.

Anyone for some facts?

• It's the oldest tennis tournament - first took place on 1877.
• The winner do not get to keep their trophy - champions DO receive a replica though.
• It's the only Grand Slam tournament that takes place on grass.
• The grass is cut to a height of exactly 8mm for the tournament and is tended to all year round.
• The dress code is very strict. Players have to play in all white and the umpire can make players change if they don't meet the code. One year Roger Federer had to change his shoes for his match due to their orange soles.
• During the tournament over 50,000 tennis balls are used.
• Martina Navratilova holds the record for the ladies' singles with nine victories whilst the men's is held by Roger Federer with eight victories.
• The longest match at Wimbledon lasted 11 hours and five minutes. This took place in 2010 between John Isner of the USA and Nicolas Mahut of France.
• The record for fastest men’s serve is from Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at 246kph and Venus Williams holds the fastest women’s serve at 205kph.
• The loudest known grunt belongs to Russia’s Maria Sharapova who, in 2009, racked up a grunt of 105 decibels - this is roughly the same as standing next to an accelerating motorcycle!