The 2022 Wimbledon Championships is an arranged Grand Slam tennis competition that is booked to occur at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty are the defending champs in the singles competitions, however Barty won’t protect her title, as she resigned from proficient tennis in March 2022.
2022 Wimbledon Championships Facts
Date 27 June – 10 July
Edition 135th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S / 64D / 32XD
Prize money £40,350,000
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Current Champions
Men’s singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women’s singles
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Men’s doubles
Australia Matthew Ebden / Australia Max Purcell
Women’s doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Neal Skupski / United States Desirae Krawczyk
Wheelchair men’s singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women’s singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Netherlands Sam Schröder
Wheelchair men’s doubles
Argentina Gustavo Fernández / Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women’s doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / United States Dana Mathewson
Wheelchair quad doubles
Netherlands Sam Schroder / Netherlands Niels Vink
Boys’ singles
Croatia Mili Poljičak
Girls’ singles
United States Liv Hovde
Boys’ doubles
United States Sebastian Gorzny / United States Alex Michelsen
Girls’ doubles
Netherlands Rose Marie Nijkamp / Kenya Angella Okutoyi
Gentlemen’s invitation doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Ladies’ invitation doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / Switzerland Martina Hingis ….. Mixed Invitation Doubles
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić / France Marion Bartoli
The Championships, Wimbledon Facts
Founded 1877; 145 years ago
Editions 134 (2021)
Location London
England, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Worple Road (1877–1921)
Church Road (since 1922)
Surface Grass outdoors[a]
Prize money £40,350,000 (2022)[1]
Men’s
Draw S (128Q) / 64D (16Q)[b]
Current champions Novak Djokovic (singles)
Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (doubles)
Most singles titles Roger Federer (8)
Most doubles titles Todd Woodbridge (9)
Women’s
Draw S (128Q) / 64D (16Q)
Current champions Ashleigh Barty (singles)
Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens (doubles)
Most singles titles Martina Navratilova (9)
Most doubles titles Elizabeth Ryan (12)
Mixed doubles
Draw 48
Current champions Desirae Krawczyk / Neal Skupski
Most titles (male) Leander Paes (4)
Vic Seixas (4)
Owen Davidson (4)
Ken Fletcher (4)
Most titles (female) Elizabeth Ryan (7)
Events
Wimbledon comprises of five headliners, four junior occasions and seven greeting occasions.
Main events
The five headliners, and the quantity of players (or groups, on account of pairs) are:
- Gentlemen’s Singles (128)
- Ladies’ Singles (128)
- Gentlemen’s Doubles (64)
- Ladies’ Doubles (64)
- Mixed Doubles (48)
Junior events
The four junior occasions and the quantity of players or groups are:
- Boys’ Singles (64)
- Girls’ Singles (64)
- Boys’ Doubles (32)
- Girls’ Doubles (32)
No mixed doubles event is held at this level
Invitation events
The 7 invitational events and the number of pairs are:
- Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
- Ladies’ Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
- Senior Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
- Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Singles
- Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles
- Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles (4 pairs)
- Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles (4 pairs)
Broadcasters
| Date | Round | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
| Monday, June 27 | First Round | 6am – 4:30pm | ESPN |
| Tuesday, June 28 | First Round | 6am – 4:30pm | ESPN |
| Wednesday, June 29 | Second Round | 6am – 4:30pm | ESPN |
| Thursday, June 30 | Second Round | 6am – 4:30pm | ESPN |
| Friday, July 1 | Third Round | 6am – 4:30pm | ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, July 2 | Third Round | 8am – 1pm | ESPN |
| 1pm – 4pm | ABC | ||
| Sunday, July 3 | Round of 16 | 8am – 1pm | ESPN |
| 1pm – 4pm | ABC | ||
| Monday, July 4 | 6am – 4pm | ESPN2 | |
| 8am – 4pm | ESPN | ||
| Tuesday, July 5 | 8am – 3pm | ESPN | |
| 8am – 3pm | ESPN2 | ||
| Wednesday, July 6 | 8am – 3pm | ESPN | |
| 8am – 3pm | ESPN2 | ||
| Thursday, July 7 | Women’s Semifinals | 8am – 1pm | ESPN |
| Mixed Doubles Final | 1pm – 2:30pm | ESPN | |
| Friday, July 8 | Men’s Semifinals | 8am – 2pm | ESPN |
| Saturday, July 9 | Women’s Final | 9am – 11:30am | ESPN |
| Men’s Double Final | 11:30am – 3pm | ESPN | |
| Women’s Final (replay) | 3pm – 6pm | ABC | |
| Sunday, July 10 | Men’s Final | 9am – 12pm | ESPN |
| Women’s Double Final | 12pm – 3pm | ESPN | |
| Men’s Final (replay) | 3pm – 6pm | ABC |
Records
| Record | Era | Player(s) | Count | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner of most Gentlemen’s Singles titles | Before 1968: | William Renshaw | 7 | 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889 |
| Open Era: | Roger Federer | 8 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017 | |
| Winner of most consecutive Gentlemen’s Singles titles | Before 1968: | William Renshaw | 6 | 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886 |
| Open Era: | Björn Borg Roger Federer | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | |
| Winner of most Gentlemen’s Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty | 8 | 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 |
| Open Era: | Todd Woodbridge | 9 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 (with Mark Woodforde), 2002, 2003, 2004 (with Jonas Björkman) | |
| Winner of most consecutive Gentlemen’s Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty | 5 | 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 |
| Open Era: | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 5 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 | |
| Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – Gentlemen | Before 1968: | Ken Fletcher Vic Seixas | 4 | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 (with Margaret Court) 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 (3 with Doris Hart, 1 with Shirley Fry Irvin) |
| Open Era: | Owen Davidson Leander Paes | 4 | 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974 (with Billie Jean King) 1999 (with Lisa Raymond), 2003 (with Martina Navratilova), 2010 (with Cara Black), 2015 (with Martina Hingis) | |
| Winner of most Championships (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – Gentlemen | Before 1968: | Laurence Doherty | 13 | 1897–1906 (5 singles, 8 doubles) |
| Open Era: | Todd Woodbridge | 10 | 1993–2004 (9 doubles, 1 mixed) |
| Record | Era | Player(s) | Count | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner of most Ladies’ Singles titles | Before 1968: | Helen Wills | 8 | 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938 |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 9 | 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 | |
| Winner of most consecutive Ladies’ Singles titles | Before 1968: | Suzanne Lenglen | 5 | 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
| Winner of most Ladies’ Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Elizabeth Ryan | 12 | 1914 (with Agatha Morton), 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 (with Suzanne Lenglen), 1926 (with Mary Browne), 1927, 1930 (with Helen Wills), 1933, 1934 (with Simonne Mathieu) |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 1976 (with Chris Evert), 1979 (with Billie Jean King), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (with Pam Shriver) | |
| Winner of most consecutive Ladies’ Doubles titles | Before 1968: | Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan | 5 | 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova Pam ShriverNatasha Zvereva | 4 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 1991 (with Larisa Neiland), 1992, 1993, 1994 (with Gigi Fernández) | |
| Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – ladies | Before 1968: | Elizabeth Ryan | 7 | 1919, 1921, 1923 (with Randolph Lycett), 1927 (with Frank Hunter), 1928 (with Patrick Spence), 1930 (with Jack Crawford), 1932 (with Enrique Maier) |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 1985 (with Paul McNamee), 1993 (with Mark Woodforde), 1995 (with Jonathan Stark), 2003 (with Leander Paes) | |
| Winner of most Championships (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – ladies | Before 1968: | Elizabeth Ryan | 19 | 1914–34 (12 doubles, 7 mixed) |
| Open Era: | Martina Navratilova | 20 | 1976–2003 (9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed) | |
| Combined: | Billie Jean King | 20 | 1961–79 (6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 mixed) |
Miscellaneous
| Record | M/W | Player(s) | Year(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unseeded champions | Men |  Boris Becker Goran Ivanišević | 1985 2001 | |
| Youngest singles champion | Men | Boris Becker | 17 years 7 months | 1985 |
| Women |  Lottie Dod | 15 years 9 months | 1887 | |
| Oldest singles champion | Men | Arthur Gore | 41 years 6 months | 1909 |
| Women | Charlotte Cooper | 37 years 9 months | 1908 | |
| Lowest-ranked winner | Men | Goran Ivanišević | 125th | 2001 |
| Women |  Venus Williams | 31st (23rd seed) | 2007 | |
| Singles winning % | Men |  Björn Borg | 92.72% (51–4) | 1973–1981 (open era) |
| Women | Steffi Graf | 90.36% (75–8) | 1984–1999 (open era) | |
| Singles match wins | Men |  Roger Federer | 105 | 2001–2021 (open era) |
| Women |  / Martina Navratilova | 120 | 1973–2004 (open era) | |
| Most matches played | Men |  Jean Borotra | 223 | 1922–39, 1948–64 |
| Women | / Martina Navratilova | 326 | 1973–2006 | |
| Most consecutive events played | Men | Arthur Gore[122] | 30 | 1888–1922 |
| Women | Virginia Wade[123] | 26 | 1960–1985 | |
| Longest match by time | Men | John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut | 11hrs 5mins | 2010 |
| Women | Chanda Rubin vs Patricia Hy-Boulais | 3hrs 45mins[124] | 1995 | |
| Longest final by time | Men |  Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer | 4hrs 57mins | 2019 |
| Women | Lindsay Davenport vs Venus Williams | 2hrs 45mins | 2005 | |
| Winners of both junior and senior singles | Men | Björn Borg Pat Cash Stefan Edberg Roger Federer | 1972 1982 1983 1998 | 1976–80 inclusive 1987 1988, 1990 2003–7, 2009, 2012, 2017 |
| Women | Ashleigh Barty Karen Hantze Ann Haydon Martina Hingis Amélie Mauresmo | 2011 1960 1956 1994 1996 | 2021 1962 1969 (under married name Jones) 1997 2006 | |