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Wimbledon
Tennis Championships
Check
out these facts on the world famous Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Tim
Henman
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Dates:
The 2003 Championships take place from Monday 23rd June
to Sunday 6th July.
Getting There:
By tube to Wimbledon or Southfields stations, all on the
District Line. There are regular shuttle buses from both
stations to Wimbledon Tennis Club.
By train to Wimbledon Station
from Waterloo or Clapham Junction. Additionally, some long
distance trains will stop at Wimbledon during the championships
for a couple of hours before and after play.
There is the Tramlink from
East Croydon station to Wimbledon station.
Going by car is not advised
as parking is severely restricted in the area.
Security
This has been increased and there are no left luggage facilities
in the grounds although there will be a left luggage service
outside.
Opening Times
The grounds open at 10.30am with play starting at 12 noon,
if there are no rain delays forcing earlier starts to catch
up, for the first eight days, after that play will start
at later (except for junior matches in the second week which
start at 11am), again if matches are running to schedule.
The grounds stay open for an hour after play finishes each
day.
Tickets
As can be
imagined, these are the hottest tickets in town. You can
queue for tickets each day on the turnstiles. Do note that
if you are lucky enough to get a ticket in this way, you
can only buy one per person and must pay cash. If you want
to buy tickets for the show courts (centre and No 1 courts),
be prepared to queue overnight.
Alternatively, you can enter
the public ballot for tickets. It's too late for this year's
championships but from the 1st August 2004 you can send
for a form to apply to enter the public
ballot for 2005.
Men's Seeds:
Top men's seed is Australian Lleyton Hewitt followed by
Andre Agassi at number 2. Britain's main hope, Tim Henman,
is seeded 10, 19 places higher than his ATP ranking, due
to his expertise on grass.
Women's Seeds
Serena Williams takes the number one position, followed
by the Belgians Kim Clijsters at two and Justine Henin-Hardenne
rated three. Serena's sister, Venus, is rated number four.
Prize Money
The winner of the men's championships wins £575,000
and the winner of the women's £535,000 (get more information
on all prize money at Wimbledon).
English Winners
The last Englishman to win Wimbledon Singles title was Fred
Perry in 1936 and the last Englishwoman was Virginia Wade
in 1977, coincidentally HM The Queen's Silver Jubilee year.
Women's Record Holder
Martina Navratilova has won the Women's Singles Championship
an amazing nine times in 1978 and 1979 and then every year
between 1982 and 1987, then again in 1990.
Men's Record Holder
Pete Sampras won the Men's Singles Championship seven times.
He first won in 1993, then in 1994 and 1995. Richard Krajicek
won the following year but in 1997 Sampras was back in form
and won that year and the following three years up to 2000.
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