Wild Cards
About wild cards at The Championships
The initial wild cards for The Championships 2026 will be announced on 16 June.
Wild cards are players whose world ranking is not high enough to qualify automatically for The Championships but who are accepted into the main Championships draw at the discretion of the Committee.
Wild cards are usually offered on the basis of past performance at Wimbledon or to increase British interest.
Wild cards have been allocated since 1977 and from 2003 some singles wild cards have been determined by competition.
Wild card champions
Gentlemen's Singles 2001 - G. Ivanisevic
Gentlemen's Doubles 2012 - J. Marray & F. Nielsen
Ladies' Doubles 2000 and 2002 - S. Williams & V. Williams