There’s Still A Way To Get Tickets To Wimbledon 2025
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From the ballot to the queue, we have all the details – including how to get your paws on last minute tickets
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world – and arguably the most famous. Returning from Monday 30 June until Sunday 13 July 2025, here’s everything you need to know before you go, plus how to get tickets.
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A Brief History Of Wimbledon
When the first ever Wimbledon Championships took place on 9 June 1877, things looked a little different. Played at Worple Road in Wimbledon, they were advertised as a ‘lawn tennis meeting, open to all amateurs’ – and women were not allowed take part. Competitors were asked to bring their own racquets while the club’s gardener provided the balls, and the final was watched by a crowd of just 200 people. In 1884, the All England Club agreed to open the Championships up to both sexes, and The Ladies Singles was added to the programme. By the 1900s, the Championships had become an international affair – and since then, it has grown to become one of the most prestigious events on the summer sporting calendar.
How Does The Tennis Work At Wimbledon?
Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, alongside the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US open. As well as having a different name to the others, the Wimbledon tournament stands apart as it’s played on grass, while the others are played on hard court surfaces or red clay.
Each year, both the men’s and the women’s single competitions are made up of 128 players. They enter a series of single elimination knockout matches, until just two remain in the final. Alongside this, there’s the doubles and mixed doubles, a wheelchair category and boys’ and girls’ tournaments.
How To Get Wimbledon Tickets
The usual way to get your hands on Wimbledon tickets is by entering the ballot, a randomised ticket allocation system ran by the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (aka the Wimbledon host club). It’s not possible to request tickets for particular days, courts or seats through the ballot: these are chosen by a randomised process. The ballot is usually open for a fortnight in September; you can apply at anytime within this window and it will have no bearing on your application. To enter the ballot, you need a myWimbledon account, which can be created here (navigate to ‘Login’ and then click ‘Join’) – if you don’t have one already. Then, you just need to fill out the short ballot form here, and your entry is in the raffle.
If your ballot is successful, you will be emailed in October with the option to purchase your allocated tickets. You can only purchase two tickets, and they cannot be transferred or resold – so this isn’t a good option if you want to get someone a ticket as a gift.
If you miss out on ballot tickets, you’re not alone: only one in 10 applications are successful. But all hope is not lost: you could brave the queue…
How Does The Wimbledon Queue Work?
The Wimbledon queue is a famous institution, and pretty much epitomises Britishness. Every day, Wimbledon allocates around 500 tickets for Centre Court, 500 tickets for Court 1 and 500 tickets for Court 2, and at 9.30am they are distributed to queuers on a first-come-first-served basis. Remaining queuers are afforded a Ground Pass (of which there are a few thousand), giving access to the famous site and a plethora of games played out on the public courts.
The really committed fans camp out overnight, while others get there in the early hours of the morning – or you can head on down post-5pm to catch some of the later matches, when tickets are slightly cheaper and the queue will move more quickly. For an insider’s top tips, check out this guide to Wimbledon penned by a former court attendant.
Hospitality Tickets
Missed out on the ballot and don’t fancy a queue, physical or virtual? The handy side entrance to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships is the hospitality tickets – aka the debentures. Not only do these tickets grant access onto Wimbledon’s courts (specifically Centre Court and Court 1), but you’ll have the best seats in the house. When you book with Aceify, you’ll have the added opportunity of rallying with a tennis professional on an authentic grass court, too. Enquire here.
How To Get There
Underground, train or car? We’ve got the insider’s guide to travelling to Wimbledon in 2025.
Food & Drink At Wimbledon
There are plenty of options for dining and drinking, from high-end restaurants to picnics. And, of course, you’ll never be far from a stall serving strawberries and cream. In terms of drinks, expect lots of Pimm’s, Lanson and Sipsmith – all official drinks partners. Here’s our full guide to what’s on offer.
You’re also allowed to bring your own food and drink – though hard-sided containers, vacuum flasks over 500ml and items like picnic hampers and cool boxes aren’t permitted. In terms of alcohol, each person can bring the equivalent of one bottle of wine or champagne, two cans of beer, or two premixed aperitifs. Spirits and fortified wines aren’t allowed.
If you’re out and about in London, here’s where to eat nearby Wimbledon, and here are six Wimbledon-inspired pop-ups to enjoy.
For more information, visit wimbledon.com
