Each year, the tournament begins on the Monday falling between 20 and 26 June, which is six weeks before the first Monday in August.Wimbledon begins two weeks after the Queen's Club Championships, which is one of the men's major warm-up tournaments for Wimbledon. Another important men's warm-up tournament is the Gerry Weber Open, which is held in Halle, Germany during the same week as the Queen's Club Championships.
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships will be held from June 22 to July 5, 2009 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Player arrangement:
A total of 128 players feature in each singles event, 64 pairs in each single-sex doubles event, and 48 pairs in Mixed Doubles. Players and doubles pairs are admitted to the main events on the basis of their international rankings, with consideration also given to their previous performances at grasscourt events. Currently (since 2001) 32 male and female players are given seedings in the Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles while 16 teams are seeded in the doubles events.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE 2009 CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The All England Club, Wimbledon, today announced that the Men’s and Ladies’ Singles Champions at The Championships, 2009 will each receive £850,000, an increase of 13.3% on 2008 (£750,000).
The total prize money will increase by 6.2% to £12,550,000 from £11,812,000 in 2008, with the combined prize fund for the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Qualifying events up by 3.1% to £562,800.
Included in the overall figure above are the ‘per diem’ payments (£170 per day and an estimated total of £772,200 in 2009) paid to all competitors, to help with the cost of accommodation, travel and other expenses – especially important for the younger players at the beginning of their careers.
Wimbledon continues to contribute towards the pre- and post-Championships grass court tournaments that form an integral part of the grass court circuit.
| Prize Money Summary: | |||
| 2009 | Increase | 2008 | |
| Total Prize Money | £12,550,000 | 6.2% | £11,812,000 |
| Singles Champions (each) | £850,000 | 13.3% | £750,000 |
| Singles Runner-up (each) | £425,000 | 13.3% | £375,000 |
| Doubles Champions (per pair) | £230,000 | - | £230,000 |
| Doubles Runners-up (per pair) | £115,000 | - | £115,000 |
| Mixed Doubles Champions (per pair) | £92,000 | - | £92,000 |
| Mixed Doubles Runners-up (per pair) | £46,000 | - | £46,000 |
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