DATE: July 2 - July 15, 2018
SURFACE: Grass
LADIES SINGLES PRIZE MONEY: £17,000,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Garbine Muguruza
Seeds:
1 HALEP, Simona (ROU)
2 WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN)
3 MUGURUZA, Garbine (ESP)
4 STEPHENS, Sloane (USA)
5 SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR)
6 GARCIA, Caroline (FRA)
7 PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE)
8 KVITOVA, Petra (CZE)
9 WILLIAMS, Venus (USA)
10 KEYS, Madison (USA)
11 KERBER, Angelique (GER)
12 OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT)
13 GOERGES, Julia (GER)
14 KASATKINA, Daria (RUS)
15 MERTENS, Elise (BEL)
16 VANDEWEGHE, Coco (USA)
17 BARTY, Ashleigh (AUS)
18 OSAKA, Naomi (JPN)
19 RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK)
20 BERTENS, Kiki (NED)
21 SEVASTOVA, Anastasija (LAT)
22 KONTA, Johanna (GBR)
23 STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE)
24 SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS)
25 WILLIAMS, Serena (USA)
26 SUAREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP)
27 KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST)
28 DAVIS, Lauren (USA)
29 BUZARNESCU, Mihaela (ROU)
30 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS)
31 ZHANG, Shuai (CHN)
32 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL)
The Tournament:
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.
It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hardcourt in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass.
It continues to honour many long-standing traditions, including a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream, and royal patronage.
WTA legend Martina Navratilova holds the ladies tournament record with nine singles titles. She also has the Open Era record with seven doubles titles. On top of that, she has four mixed doubles crowns, giving her a remarkable 20 Wimbledon triumphs altogether. Others who have dominated the event in the Open Era include Steffi Graf and Serena Williams with seven singles titles and Venus Williams with five.
The Players:
The big question, with all the top players returning to Wimbledon this year, who will grab this year's title? Be on the lookout for several former champs, Serena, Venus, Kvitova with 2 titles, Sharapova and the defending champ Muguruza with one title each. Other seeds to watch out for include newly crowned French Open champion and the #1 seed Simona Halep, 2016 U.S. Open finalist Karolina Pliskova, 2 time slam champ and Wimby finalist Angelique Kerber, hometown favorite Jo Konta, slam champs Stephens, Azarenka, Kuznetsova, Ostapenko and a cast of young guns, mid-level and veteran players all clamoring a chance to hold the Venus Rosewater dish.
About London
London is the capital and most populous city of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south eastern part of the island of Great Britain it has a population of 8.5 million with a wider metro of nearly 14 million inhabitants.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is one of the world's leading financial centres.
Photo: David Iliff
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Grass
LADIES SINGLES PRIZE MONEY: £17,000,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Garbine Muguruza
Seeds:
1 HALEP, Simona (ROU)
2 WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN)
3 MUGURUZA, Garbine (ESP)
4 STEPHENS, Sloane (USA)
5 SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR)
6 GARCIA, Caroline (FRA)
7 PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE)
8 KVITOVA, Petra (CZE)
9 WILLIAMS, Venus (USA)
10 KEYS, Madison (USA)
11 KERBER, Angelique (GER)
12 OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT)
13 GOERGES, Julia (GER)
14 KASATKINA, Daria (RUS)
15 MERTENS, Elise (BEL)
16 VANDEWEGHE, Coco (USA)
17 BARTY, Ashleigh (AUS)
18 OSAKA, Naomi (JPN)
19 RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena (SVK)
20 BERTENS, Kiki (NED)
21 SEVASTOVA, Anastasija (LAT)
22 KONTA, Johanna (GBR)
23 STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE)
24 SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS)
25 WILLIAMS, Serena (USA)
26 SUAREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP)
27 KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST)
28 DAVIS, Lauren (USA)
29 BUZARNESCU, Mihaela (ROU)
30 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS)
31 ZHANG, Shuai (CHN)
32 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL)
The Tournament:
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.
It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hardcourt in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass.
It continues to honour many long-standing traditions, including a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream, and royal patronage.
WTA legend Martina Navratilova holds the ladies tournament record with nine singles titles. She also has the Open Era record with seven doubles titles. On top of that, she has four mixed doubles crowns, giving her a remarkable 20 Wimbledon triumphs altogether. Others who have dominated the event in the Open Era include Steffi Graf and Serena Williams with seven singles titles and Venus Williams with five.
The Players:
The big question, with all the top players returning to Wimbledon this year, who will grab this year's title? Be on the lookout for several former champs, Serena, Venus, Kvitova with 2 titles, Sharapova and the defending champ Muguruza with one title each. Other seeds to watch out for include newly crowned French Open champion and the #1 seed Simona Halep, 2016 U.S. Open finalist Karolina Pliskova, 2 time slam champ and Wimby finalist Angelique Kerber, hometown favorite Jo Konta, slam champs Stephens, Azarenka, Kuznetsova, Ostapenko and a cast of young guns, mid-level and veteran players all clamoring a chance to hold the Venus Rosewater dish.
About London
London is the capital and most populous city of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south eastern part of the island of Great Britain it has a population of 8.5 million with a wider metro of nearly 14 million inhabitants.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is one of the world's leading financial centres.
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