Andy Murray is set to play Wimbledon for the last time before retirement (Picture: Getty)
Wimbledon is back as Andy Murray gets ready to play the Grand Slam event for the final time and Novak Djokovic targets a 25th major men’s singles title.
Carlos Alcaraz returns to defend his crown and attempt to land a Channel Slam after his recent triumph in Paris while Jannik Sinner is also among the favourites.
But there’s way more than just the men’s singles – with British eyes on Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the women’s singles – which is wide open given dominant world No.1 Iga Swiatek has historically struggled on grass courts.
Elsewhere, the Murray brothers are teaming up in the men’s doubles and there could be some interesting pairs in the mixed doubles with British No.1 Boulter dating fellow tennis star Alex de Minaur – who is world No.7 in the ATP rankings.
Excited for all of the action? Ready to watch some gripping tennis? Well, settle in, as there are two weeks of play coming up… Here is everything you could possibly need to know about Wimbledon 2024.
When does Wimbledon start?
Carlos Alcaraz heads into Wimbledon looking to clinch a Channel Slam (Picture: Getty)
Wimbledon 2024 starts on Monday, July 1 and will last until Sunday, July 14.
Qualifying, which is used to determine the final places in the Main Draw for the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles competitions, takes place from Monday, June 24 until Thursday, June 27 at the Community Sport Centre Roehampton.
Wimbledon 2024 schedule
Wimbledon 2023 schedule
Monday, July 1
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round
Tuesday, July 2
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round
Wednesday, July 3
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round
Thursday, July 4
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round
Friday, July 5
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
Mixed Doubles First Round
Saturday, July 6
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
Mixed Doubles First Round
Boys’ and Girls’ Singles First Round (18&U)
Sunday, July 7
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Third Round
Mixed Doubles Second Round
Boys’ and Girls’ Singles First Round (18&U)
Monday, July 8
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Third Round
Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
Girls’ Singles Second Round (18&U)
Boys’ Doubles First Round (18&U)
Tuesday, July 9
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Quarter-finals
Mixed Doubles Semi-finals
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles First Round
Boys’ Singles Second Round (18&U)
Girls’ Doubles First Round (18&U)
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Wednesday, July 10
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
Boys’ & Girls’ Singles Third Round (18&U)
Boys’ & Girls’ Doubles Second Round (18&U)
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Thursday, July 11
Ladies’ Singles Semi-finals
Gentlemen’s Doubles Semi-finals
Mixed Doubles Final
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles Quarter-finals
Gentlemen’s, Ladies’ & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Semi-finals
Boys’ & Girls’ Singles Quarter-finals (18&U)
Boys’ & Girls’ Doubles Quarter-finals (18&U)
Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Friday, July 12
Gentlemen’s Singles Semi-finals
Ladies’ Doubles Semi-finals
Gentlemen’s, Ladies’ & Quad Wheelchair Singles Semi-finals
Boys’ & Girls’ Singles Semi-finals (18&U)
Boys’ & Girls’ Doubles Semi-finals (18&U)
Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Saturday, July 13
Ladies’ Singles Final
Gentlemen’s Doubles Final
Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles Final
Gentlemen’s & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final
Girls’ Singles Final (18&U)
Girls’ Doubles Final (18&U)
Boys’ Doubles Final (18&U)
Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles Semi-finals
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Sunday, July 14
Gentlemen’s Singles Final
Ladies’ Doubles Final
Gentlemen’s & Quad Wheelchair Singles Finals
Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles Final
Boys’ Singles Final (18&U)
Boys’ & Girls’ 14&U Singles Finals
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
What are the Wimbledon seedings for 2024?
Seedings follow the rankings for the men’s and women’s singles on the ATP and WTA Tours, having previously been based on a grass-court formula up until 2021.
There are 32 seeded players in the men’s singles and women’s singles respectively, which gives them an advantage and easier run than unseeded players.
Iga Swiatek will be the top seed in the women’s singles at Wimbledon (Picture: Getty)
Iga Swiatek is the current world No.1 in the women’s singles and will head in as the top seed but it should be noted that she usually struggles on grass courts.
Jannik Sinner recently became world No.1 in the men’s singles, taking the top spot from Novak Djokovic after the recent French Open.
Gentlemen’s Singles seedings for Wimbledon 2024
The ATP rankings are subject to change but this is how they looked on June 19, 2024:
Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic
Alexander Zverev
Daniil Medvedev
Andrey Rublev
Alex de Minaur
Casper Ruud
Hubert Hurkacz
Grigor Dimitrov
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Taylor Fritz
Tommy Paul
Ben Shelton
Holger Rune
Ugo Humbert
Alexander Bublik
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Sebastian Baez
Nicolas Jarry
Adrian Mannarino
Karen Khachanov
Sebastian Korda
Alejandro Tabilo
Jiri Lehecka
Francisco Cerundolo
Tallon Griekspoor
Frances Tiafoe
Mariano Navone
Lorenzo Musetti
Jack Draper
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Ladies’ Singles seedings for Wimbledon 2024
The WTA rankings are subject to change but this is how they looked on June 19, 2024:
Iga Swiatek
Coco Gauff
Aryna Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina
Jessica Pegula
Marketa Vondrousova
Jasmine Paolini
Zheng Qinwen
Maria Sakkari
Ons Jabeur
Danielle Collins
Madison Keys
Jelena Ostapenko
Daria Kasatkina
Liudmila Samsonova
Marta Kostyuk
Emma Navarro
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Victoria Azarenka
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Elina Svitolina
Caroline Garcia
Mirra Andreeva
Anna Kalinskaya
Barbora Krejcikova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Dayana Yastremska
Linda Noskova
Sorana Cirstea
Katerina Siniakova
Katie Boulter
Elise Mertens
Who has been given a Wimbledon wildcard?
Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber, Francesca Jones, Heather Watson and Yuriko Miyazaki have all been awarded wildcards in the women’s singles for Wimbledon 2024.
In the men’s singles, British teenage sensation Henry Searle has been handed a wildcard along with Billy Harris, Jacob Fearnley, Liam Broady, Arthur Fery, Paul Jubb and Jan Choinski.
What is the Wimbledon prize money?
The total prize fund for this year’s Wimbledon is £50 million and the winners of the men’s and women’s singles titles will each walk away with £2.7 million.
Players in the men’s singles and women’s singles who lose in the first round will pocket £60,000 each – which is £5,000 more than in 2023.
The total prize money is up 11.9 per cent from last year’s tournament. Money for the qualifying competition has also increased by 14.9 per cent.
How to watch Wimbledon this year
As per usual, Wimbledon will be shown live and exclusively across the BBC.
TV coverage will begin each day at 11am and will last until 9pm for the first week.
Emma Raducanu has been handed a wildcard for Wimbledon 2024 (Picture: Getty)
The traditional highlights show, Today at Wimbledon, will then follow daily at 9pm on BBC Two.
As well as the TV channels, fans will also be able to watch every minute of the action live on the BBC iPlayer.
Clare Balding is once again the lead presenter after succeeding the legendary Sue Barker.
How to get tickets to Wimbledon 2024
Tickets will be available on the day via The Queue, including up to 500 premium seats on each of the show courts.
Tickets will also be available each day via the ticket resale scheme.
Alternative means of securing seats includes purchasing Debentures tickets via secondary market resellers.