When does Wimbledon 2024 start? Dates, draw, schedule, wildcards and tickets

Novak Djokovic lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the last Wimbledon final (Picture: Getty)

Wimbledon is back as Novak Djokovic targets a 25th major singles trophy and Andy Murray attempts to play the Grand Slam event for likely the final time.

There were question marks over whether Djokovic would feature at the Championships after a meniscus injury at the French Open forced knee surgery, but the seven-time Wimbledon champion has since confirmed he is raring to go.

Murray’s participation in the men’s singles is still uncertain but he is very much in the draw and is currently set to play Tuesday. The British hero, who is nearing retirement and was hoping to play Wimbledon for the final time, recently needed an operation on a spinal cyst in his back after an injury at Queen’s Club.

Carlos Alcaraz returns to defend his crown and attempt to land a Channel Slam after his triumph in Paris while Jannik Sinner is among the favourites too and British No.1 Jack Draper is targeting a deep run after his Queen’s Club heroics.

But there’s way more than just the men’s singles – with British eyes on Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the women’s singles – which is wide open given dominant world No.1 Iga Swiatek has historically struggled on grass courts.

Elsewhere, the Murray brothers have teamed up in the men’s doubles and there could be some interesting pairs in the mixed doubles with British No.1 Boulter dating fellow tennis star Alex de Minaur – world No.9 in the ATP rankings.

Excited for all of the action? Ready to watch some gripping tennis? Well, settle in, as there are two weeks of play coming up… Here is everything you could possibly need to know about Wimbledon 2024.

When does Wimbledon start?

Carlos Alcaraz heads into Wimbledon looking to clinch a Channel Slam (Picture: Getty)

Wimbledon 2024 starts on Monday, July 1 and will last until Sunday, July 14.

Wimbledon qualifying

Qualifying, which is used to determine the final places in the Main Draw for the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles competitions, takes place from Monday, June 24 until Thursday, June 27 at the Community Sport Centre Roehampton.

What time does play start each day at Wimbledon?

The Grounds open daily at 10am. Play starts on outside courts at 11am and play starts on No.1 Court at 1pm. On Centre Court, play starts at 1.30pm – apart from finals weekend – when it begins at 2pm.

Wimbledon 2024 schedule

Wimbledon 2024 schedule

Monday, July 1

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round

Tuesday, July 2

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round

Wednesday, July 3

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round

Thursday, July 4

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round

Friday, July 5

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
• Mixed Doubles First Round

Saturday, July 6

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
• Mixed Doubles First Round
• Boys’ and Girls’ Singles First Round (18&U)

Sunday, July 7

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Third Round
• Mixed Doubles Second Round
• Boys’ and Girls’ Singles First Round (18&U)

Monday, July 8

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Third Round
• Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
• Girls’ Singles Second Round (18&U)
• Boys’ Doubles First Round (18&U)

Tuesday, July 9

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Quarter-finals
• Mixed Doubles Semi-finals
• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles First Round
• Boys’ Singles Second Round (18&U)
• Girls’ Doubles First Round (18&U)
• Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles,  Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Wednesday, July 10

• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Quarter-finals
• Quad Wheelchair Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles Quarter-finals
• Boys’ & Girls’ Singles Third Round (18&U)
• Boys’ & Girls’ Doubles Second Round (18&U)
• Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Thursday, July 11

• Ladies’ Singles Semi-finals
• Gentlemen’s Doubles Semi-finals
• Mixed Doubles Final
• Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles Quarter-finals
• Gentlemen’s, Ladies’  & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Semi-finals
• Boys’ & Girls’ Singles Quarter-finals (18&U)
• Boys’ & Girls’ Doubles Quarter-finals (18&U)
• Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles
• Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Friday, July 12

• Gentlemen’s Singles Semi-finals
• Ladies’ Doubles Semi-finals
• Gentlemen’s, Ladies’ & Quad Wheelchair Singles Semi-finals
• Boys’ & Girls’ Singles Semi-finals (18&U)
• Boys’ & Girls’ Doubles Semi-finals (18&U)
• Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles
• Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Saturday, July 13

• Ladies’ Singles Final
• Gentlemen’s Doubles Final
• Ladies’ Wheelchair Singles Final
• Gentlemen’s & Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final
• Girls’ Singles Final (18&U)
• Girls’ Doubles Final (18&U)
• Boys’ Doubles Final (18&U)
• Boys’ and Girls’ 14&U Singles Semi-finals
• Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Sunday, July 14

• Gentlemen’s Singles Final
• Ladies’ Doubles Final
• Gentlemen’s & Quad Wheelchair Singles Finals
• Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles Final
• Boys’ Singles Final (18&U)
• Boys’ & Girls’ 14&U Singles Finals
• Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Wimbledon 2024 seedings

Seedings follow the rankings for the men’s and women’s singles on the ATP and WTA Tours, having previously been based on a grass-court formula up until 2021.

There are 32 seeded players in the men’s singles and women’s singles respectively, which gives them an advantage and easier run than unseeded players.

Iga Swiatek will be the top seed in the women’s singles at Wimbledon (Picture: Getty)

Iga Swiatek is the current world No.1 in the women’s singles and will head in as the top seed but it should be noted that she usually struggles on grass courts.

Jannik Sinner recently became world No.1 in the men’s singles, taking the top spot from Novak Djokovic after the recent French Open.

Gentlemen's Singles seedings for Wimbledon 2024

1. Jannik Sinner, Italy

2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia

3. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain

4. Alexander Zverev, Germany

5. Daniil Medvedev

6. Andrey Rublev

7. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland

8. Casper Ruud, Norway

9. Alex de Minaur, Australia

10. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria

11. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece

12. Tommy Paul, United States

13. Taylor Fritz, United States

14. Ben Shelton, United States

15. Holger Rune, Denmark

16. Ugo Humbert, France

17. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada

18. Sebastian Baez, Argentina

19. Nicolas Jarry, Chile

20. Sebastian Korda, United States

21. Karen Khachanov

22. Adrian Mannarino, France

23. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan

24. Alejandro Tabilo, Chile

25. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy

26. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina

27. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands

28. Jack Draper, Great Britain

29. Frances Tiafoe, United States

30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina

31. Mariano Navone, Argentina

32. Zhizhen Zhang, China

Ladies’ Singles seedings for Wimbledon 2024

1. Iga Swiatek, Poland

2. Coco Gauff, United States

3. Aryna Sabalenka

4. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan

5. Jessica Pegula, United States

6. Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic

7. Jasmine Paolini, Italy

8. Zheng Qinwen, China

9. Maria Sakkari, Greece

10. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia

11. Danielle Collins, United States

12. Madison Keys, United States

13. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia

14. Daria Kasatkina

15. Liudmila Samsonova

16. Victoria Azarenka

17. Anna Kalinskaya

18. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine

19. Emma Navarro, United States

20.Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil

21. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine

22. Ekaterina Alexandrova

23. Caroline Garcia, France

24. Mirra Andreeva

25. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

26. Linda Noskova, Czech Republic

27. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic

28. Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine

29. Sorana Cirstea, Romania

30. Leylah Fernandez, Canada

31. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic

32. Katie Boulter, Great Britain

Has the Wimbledon draw been made?

It certainly has. All 256 players featuring in the singles’ draw were picked out of a hat on Friday morning.

Andy Murray, depending on his fitness, will face Tomas Machac while fellow British star Emma Raducanu takes on Russian 22nd-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Who has been given a Wimbledon wildcard?

Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber, Francesca Jones, Heather Watson and Yuriko Miyazaki have all been awarded wildcards in the women’s singles for Wimbledon 2024.

In the men’s singles, British teenage sensation Henry Searle has been handed a wildcard along with Billy Harris, Jacob Fearnley, Liam Broady, Arthur Fery, Paul Jubb and Jan Choinski.

What is the Wimbledon prize money?

The total prize fund for this year’s Wimbledon is £50 million and the winners of the men’s and women’s singles titles will each walk away with £2.7 million.

Players in the men’s singles and women’s singles who lose in the first round will pocket £60,000 each – which is £5,000 more than in 2023.

The total prize money is up 11.9 per cent from last year’s tournament. Money for the qualifying competition has also increased by 14.9 per cent.

How to watch Wimbledon this year

As per usual, Wimbledon will be shown live and exclusively across the BBC.

TV coverage will begin each day at 11am and will last until 9pm for the first week.

Emma Raducanu has been handed a wildcard for Wimbledon 2024 (Picture: Getty)

The traditional highlights show, Today at Wimbledon, will then follow daily at 9pm on BBC Two.

As well as the TV channels, fans will also be able to watch every minute of the action live on the BBC iPlayer.

Clare Balding is once again the lead presenter after succeeding the legendary Sue Barker.

How to get tickets to Wimbledon 2024

Tickets will be available on the day via The Queue, including up to 500 premium seats on each of the show courts.

Tickets will also be available each day via the ticket resale scheme.

Alternative means of securing seats includes purchasing Debentures tickets via secondary market resellers.