How to grow a grass court

It takes around 15 months to prepare a Championships’ standard court before it can be played on. 

This process is as follows:

Before The Championships

Courts are constructed and seeded in April. The courts will then be cut once the new grass reaches 15mm, and then cut three times a week in May to keep at 15mm.
The height of cut will be reduced from the winter height of 13mm to the playing height of 8mm. This starts in March and will be ready for Members’ day in May.
In early May the white line markings are put on the courts.
During the playing season the grass is cut every other day.
The courts get rolled once a week in May with a one-tonne roller to firm the surface so that it is ready to play on.
In June, the amount of water put on the courts is restricted, which also helps firm the surface.

During The Championships

After The Championships

For the remainder of the summer, the courts will only be cut three times a week and watered as they need to mature and naturally firm up.
At the end of summer, six tonnes of soil will be put on each court to make sure the playing surfaces are level.