Wimbledon is back for 2026 as the world’s best tennis players gather in London to compete in the most prestigious tournament in the sport.
World No1 Jannik Sinner is the defending champion in the men’s singles while Iga Swiatek won last year’s women’s singles title.
The Championships always serve up a number of interesting storylines and there a number of British players to keep an eye on in SW19 this year.
Here’s everything you need to know about Wimbledon 2026 including the start date, how to watch on TV, draw information and the full schedule of play.
When does Wimbledon start?
Wimbledon will start on Monday, June 29 and will end with the men’s singles final on Sunday, July 12.
The tournament will run for 14 days straight, with the ‘Middle Sunday’ rest day scrapped back in 2022.
How to watch on TV
The BBC remains the principal broadcaster of Wimbledon and you can follow all the action for free on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
In previous years, both the BBC and Eurosport have shown the singles finals but in 2026 it will be the BBC and TNT Sports broadcasting them.
Clare Balding will lead the BBC’s presenting team and you can expect to see the likes of Tim Henman, John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova working on their coverage.
When is the Wimbledon draw?
The Wimbledon draw will take place at 10am on June 26.
That’s when we’ll know who will face who in the opening rounds and the projected paths for each player to the finals.
How to get Wimbledon tickets
It should be noted that the majority of tickets for Centre Court and the No.1 Court are unavailable because the public Wimbledon ballot has closed.
But spectators are still able to use the famous Wimbledon queue every day to try and get a grounds pass or tickets to one of the show courts.
If you reach the front of the queue and there are only grounds passes left, fans can try the ticket resale kiosk once inside the grounds, located north of Court 18, who sell a number of resale tickets for the show courts.
Wimbledon prize money
A record total of £64.2m in prize money will be awarded to players at Wimbledon 2026.
Singles prize money round-by-round
- Champion – £3.6m
- Runner-up – £1.8m
- Semi-finalist – £900k
- Quarter-finalist – £480k
- Fourth round – £300k
- Third round – £185k
- Second round – £126k
- First round – £80k
Wildcards
Serena Williams, fresh from her return to tennis, is unquestionably the biggest name to be handed a wildcard, with the 23-time Grand Slam winner also featuring in the doubles with sister Venus.
French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska is also a beneficiary, as are Britishstars Harriet Dart, Alicia Dudeney, Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic, Katie Swan and Mimi Xu.
Five of the wildcards in the men’s singles have gone to British players; Jacob Fearnley, Arthur Fery, Jack Pinnington Jones, Toby Samuel and Harry Wendelken.
The other two, meanwhile, have gone to Grigor Dimitrov and Stan Wawrinka.
Order of Play
Once the tournament is underway, the official Order of Play will be released each evening at approximately 6pm, although it can be subject to change.
The Order of Play can be located on Wimbledon’s official website here.
Full schedule
After the gates open each day at 10am, play is provisionally scheduled to start on outside courts at 11am. On the No.1 Court, play starts at 1pm and on Centre Court, play starts at 1.30pm.
June 29
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round
June 30
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round
July 1
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
- Gentlemen’s Doubles First Round
July 2
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
- Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round
July 3
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
- Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
- Ladies’ Doubles First Round
- Mixed Doubles First Round
July 4
- 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)
July 5
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
- Gentlemen’s Doubles Third Round
- Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
- Mixed Doubles Second Round
- Boys’ and Girls’ Singles First Round (18&U)
July 6
- Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
- Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Third Round
- Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- Girls’ Singles Second Round (18&U)
- Boys’ & Girls Doubles First Round (18&U)
July 7
- 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
- Boys’ Singles Second Round (18&U)
- Girls’ Doubles First Round (18&U)
- Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
July 8
- 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)
July 9
- 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
- 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)
July 10
- 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)
July 11
- Gentlemen’s Doubles Final
- Ladies’ Singles 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)
July 12
- Ladies’ Doubles Final
- Gentlemen’s Singles 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)