Everything you need to know about Wimbledon 2025
The world's best tennis players have arrived at Wimbledon, with the Championships beginning on Monday.After Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova triumphed in the singles competitions 12 months ago, what will this year's tournament bring?Here's everything you need to know.
When is Wimbledon 2025?
The tournament starts on Monday, 30 June and will run through to Sunday, 13 July at the All England Club.The women's final takes place on Saturday, 12 July from 16:00 BST, with the men's at the same time on Sunday.Qualifying took place from Monday, 23 June to Thursday, 26 June at the Community Sport Centre in Roehampton.
Who are the key players to watch?
Spain's Alcaraz will bid for a third men's title in a row after beating Novak Djokovic in the past two finals.Serbia's Djokovic, 38, continues to seek an outright record 25th major title, while world number one Jannik Sinner will hope to bounce back from losing to Alcaraz in one of the all-time great French Open finals in June.Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and French Open champion Coco Gauff are among the favourites for the women's title.Men's world number four Jack Draper and former US Open Emma Raducanu lead Britain's hopes of a home champion in the singles competitions.Alfie Hewett will look to defend his wheelchair men's singles title and partner compatriot Gordon Reid to another doubles success.
Which British players have qualified?
There will be 23 Britons across the men's and women's singles draw - the most for 41 years.Draper, Jacob Fearnley, Cameron Norrie and Billy Harris all qualified for the men's singles draw by ranking.They are joined by Dan Evans, Henry Searle, Jay Clarke, Jack Pinnington Jones, Johannus Monday, George Loffhagen, Arthur Fery, Oliver Crawford and qualifier Oliver Tarvet.In the women's draw, top-50 players Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal were all guaranteed direct entry.They are joined by wildcards Hannah Klugman, Mimi Xu, Mika Stojsavljevic, Francesca Jones, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson.
When is the Wimbledon draw?
The Wimbledon draw takes place at 10:00 BST on Friday, 27 June.
What is the prize money this year?
Wimbledon will have a record £52m total prize money in 2025 - an increase of 7.1%.The men's and women's singles champions will each take home £3m, with the £38.8m available to players in those draws representing a 8.2% increase on 2024.The winners of the men's, women's and quad wheelchair singles events, by comparison, will take home £68,000 - up by 4.6%.First-round singles losers are guaranteed to walk away with £66,000 - 10% more than in 2024.
Who won Wimbledon in 2024?
In 2024, Alcaraz successfully retained his Wimbledon title by beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final.Czech player Krejcikova lifted the women's trophy by overcoming Italy's Jasmine Paolini.Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara triumphed in the men's doubles title, while the women's event was won by Czech Katerina Siniakova and American Taylor Townsend.
How to follow on the BBC
The BBC has comprehensive live coverage of Wimbledon across TV, iPlayer, radio, Sounds, online and the mobile app from Monday, 30 June to Sunday, 13 July.Viewers can watch the best of the action on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 11:00 BST, while every match from all 18 courts will be streamed live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.The Wimbledon Extra channel, which will feature highlights and interviews, will be available on BBC iPlayer.Today at Wimbledon will be available on BBC iPlayer from 21:00 BST in week one and 20:00 on week two, as well as on BBC Two every evening, to take an in-depth look at the day's best matches.
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