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Wimbledon Tennis 2022


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

DateRoundTime (ET)TV Channel
Monday, June 27First Round6am – 4:30pmESPN
Tuesday, June 28First Round6am – 4:30pmESPN
Wednesday, June 29Second Round6am – 4:30pmESPN
Thursday, June 30Second Round6am – 4:30pmESPN
Friday, July 1Third Round6am – 4:30pmESPN
Saturday, July 2Third Round8am – 1pmESPN
1pm – 4pmABC
Sunday, July 3Round of 168am – 1pmESPN
1pm – 4pmABC
Monday, July 46am – 4pmESPN2
8am – 4pmESPN
Tuesday, July 58am – 3pmESPN
8am – 3pmESPN2
Wednesday, July 68am – 3pmESPN
8am – 3pmESPN2
Thursday, July 7Women’s Semifinals8am – 1pmESPN
Mixed Doubles Final1pm – 2:30pmESPN
Friday, July 8Men’s Semifinals8am – 2pmESPN
Saturday, July 9Women’s Final9am – 11:30amESPN
Men’s Double Final11:30am – 3pmESPN
Women’s Final (replay)3pm – 6pmABC
Sunday, July 10Men’s Final9am – 12pmESPN
Women’s Double Final12pm – 3pmESPN
Men’s Final (replay)3pm – 6pmABC

Records

Gentlemen since 1877
RecordEraPlayer(s)CountWinning years
Winner of most Gentlemen’s Singles titlesBefore 1968:William Renshaw71881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
Open Era:Roger Federer82003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017
Winner of most consecutive Gentlemen’s Singles titlesBefore 1968:William Renshaw61881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886
Open Era:Björn Borg
Roger Federer
51976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Winner of most Gentlemen’s Doubles titlesBefore 1968:Reginald Doherty
Laurence Doherty
81897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
Open Era:Todd Woodbridge91993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 (with Mark Woodforde), 2002, 2003, 2004 (with Jonas Björkman)
Winner of most consecutive Gentlemen’s Doubles titlesBefore 1968:Reginald Doherty
Laurence Doherty
51897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901
Open Era:Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
51993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – GentlemenBefore 1968:Ken Fletcher
Vic Seixas
41963, 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
41967, 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) – GentlemenBefore 1968:Laurence Doherty131897–1906 (5 singles, 8 doubles)
Open Era:Todd Woodbridge101993–2004 (9 doubles, 1 mixed)
Ladies since 1884
RecordEraPlayer(s)CountWinning years
Winner of most Ladies’ Singles titlesBefore 1968:Helen Wills81927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938
Open Era:Martina Navratilova91978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
Winner of most consecutive Ladies’ Singles titlesBefore 1968:Suzanne Lenglen51919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
Open Era:Martina Navratilova61982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
Winner of most Ladies’ Doubles titlesBefore 1968:Elizabeth Ryan121914 (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 Navratilova71976 (with Chris Evert), 1979 (with Billie Jean King), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (with Pam Shriver)
Winner of most consecutive Ladies’ Doubles titlesBefore 1968:Suzanne Lenglen
Elizabeth Ryan
51919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
Open Era:Martina Navratilova
Pam ShriverNatasha Zvereva
41981, 1982, 1983, 1984

1991 (with Larisa Neiland), 1992, 1993, 1994 (with Gigi Fernández)

Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – ladiesBefore 1968:Elizabeth Ryan71919, 1921, 1923 (with Randolph Lycett), 1927 (with Frank Hunter), 1928 (with Patrick Spence), 1930 (with Jack Crawford), 1932 (with Enrique Maier)
Open Era:Martina Navratilova41985 (with Paul McNamee), 1993 (with Mark Woodforde), 1995 (with Jonathan Stark), 2003 (with Leander Paes)
Winner of most Championships (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – ladiesBefore 1968:Elizabeth Ryan191914–34 (12 doubles, 7 mixed)
Open Era:Martina Navratilova201976–2003 (9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed)
Combined:Billie Jean King201961–79 (6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 mixed)

Miscellaneous

RecordM/WPlayer(s)Year(s)
Unseeded championsMenGermany Boris Becker
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
1985
2001
Youngest singles championMenGermany Boris Becker17 years 7 months1985
WomenUnited Kingdom Lottie Dod15 years 9 months1887
Oldest singles championMenUnited Kingdom Arthur Gore41 years 6 months1909
WomenUnited Kingdom Charlotte Cooper37 years 9 months1908
Lowest-ranked winnerMenCroatia Goran Ivanišević125th2001
WomenUnited States Venus Williams31st (23rd seed)2007
Singles winning %MenSweden Björn Borg92.72% (51–4)1973–1981 (open era)
WomenWest Germany Steffi Graf90.36% (75–8)1984–1999 (open era)
Singles match winsMenSwitzerland Roger Federer1052001–2021 (open era)
WomenCzechoslovakia/United States Martina Navratilova1201973–2004 (open era)
Most matches playedMenFrance Jean Borotra2231922–39, 1948–64
WomenCzech Republic/United States Martina Navratilova3261973–2006
Most consecutive events playedMenUnited Kingdom Arthur Gore[122]301888–1922
WomenUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade[123]261960–1985
Longest match by timeMenUnited States John Isner vs
France Nicolas Mahut
11hrs 5mins2010
WomenUnited States Chanda Rubin vs
Canada Patricia Hy-Boulais
3hrs 45mins[124]1995
Longest final by timeMenSerbia Novak Djokovic vs
Switzerland Roger Federer
4hrs 57mins2019
WomenUnited States Lindsay Davenport vs
United States Venus Williams
2hrs 45mins2005
Winners of both
junior and senior singles
MenSweden Björn Borg
Australia Pat Cash
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Switzerland Roger Federer
1972
1982
1983
1998
1976–80 inclusive
1987
1988, 1990
2003–7, 2009, 2012, 2017
WomenAustralia Ashleigh Barty
United States Karen Hantze
United Kingdom Ann Haydon
Switzerland Martina Hingis
France Amélie Mauresmo
2011
1960
1956
1994
1996
2021
1962
1969 (under married name Jones)
1997
2006