PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE
Wimbledon 2012
Monday 25 June - Sunday 8 July
The Grounds will open at 10:30am each day.
- On Courts 2-19 play is provisionally scheduled to start at 12.00 midday for at least the first eight days and at 11.00am for Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second week.
- On Centre Court play will start at 1.00pm except on the final two days when play will start at 2.00pm.
- On No.1 Court play will start at 1.00pm on all thirteen days.
- Please check the daily order of play. In the first week the early rounds of the Gentlemen's, Ladies' and Mixed Doubles will be played on all courts.
On the middle Saturday the Juniors' events commence and will be played on the outside courts as well as on some of the Show Courts.
Non Ticket-Holders cannot be admitted after 8.00pm, therefore please allow time for the security checks.
Provisional Programme of Play
Days 1-7
Monday / TuesdayGentlemen's & Ladies' Singles
Gentlemen's & Ladies' Doubles
ThursdayMixed Doubles
SaturdayBoys' and Girls' Singles
Days 8-13
TuesdayLadies Singles QF
Boys' & Girls' Doubles
Veterans' Invitation DoublesCentre & No.1 Court
WednesdayGentlemen's Singles QFCentre & No.1 Court
ThursdayLadies' Singles SF
Championship Doubles SFCentre Court
Centre & No.1 Court
FridayGentlemen's Singles SF
Championship Doubles SF
Wheelchair Doubles SFCentre Court
Centre & No.1 Court
Court tbc
SaturdayLadies' Singles Final
Gentlemen's Doubles Final
Ladies' Doubles FinalCentre Court
Centre Court
Centre Court
SundayGentlemen's Singles Final
Mixed Doubles Final
Wheelchair Doubles FinalsCentre Court
Centre Court
Court tbc
On the last 3 days of The Championships on No.1 Court there will be a full programme of play; it will comprise Juniors’ and Veterans’ matches, with the possibility of Championship Doubles semi-finals.
Order of Play
The matches for each day are prepared in draft the previous evening by the Referee and submitted by him to the Tennis Sub-Committee for approval or amendment.
Changes to the Order of Play
We do try to play all matches on the courts and days published. However, occasionally it is necessary to switch a match from one court to another. this can be for a number of reasons. For example:
- We aim to complete The Championships on time and this involves playing 660 matches, in the 14 events, over the 13 days of the tournament.
- Some players remain involved in several events towards the end of The Championships and it may be necessary to move a match to avoid a clash.
- We try to give similar rest periods between matches for players due to play each other.
- A match which is unlikely to finish because of a late start caused by the duration of previous matches may be postponed to the following day. In this event another match may be substituted.
We recognise that this may be frustrating for spectators and we apologise for the rare occasions when circumstances necessitate a change to the published Order of Play. We hope you will appreciate why such changes have been made.
