All England Lawn Tennis Club reveals 100 million Wimbledon expansion project

Wimbledon is one of the most famous tennis events every year and each time the event attracts a large crowd from all around the world. That is prompting the All England Lawn Tennis Club to expand the read in order to create an even better experience. Having acquired the Wimbledon Park golf course in late 2018, the All England Club is proposing to build a total of 39 new grass courts, which includes an 8,000-seat ‘Parkland’ stadium with a retractable roof.

The other 38 grass courts will facilitate the qualifying rounds at Wimbledon, matching each of the other Grand Slams which enables qualifying players to feel a bigger part of the tournament. The documents reveal that the cost of the work will be ‘more than £100 million’, with the planning application costing over £73,000.

The timeline of the works has the construction beginning in 2022 on the Wimbledon Park golf course before a remodelling of the Wimbledon grounds in 2024. In 2026, the qualifying courts and venue will be complete and the new All England Club will then be open to the public. Two years later, qualifying will be held on site before the completion of the Parkland stadium in 2030.