Wimbledon 2026: Dates, Tickets, Hospitality, How to Watch & Events

The 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships will once again be one of the highlights of the summer sporting schedule in the United Kingdom.

The ballot for tickets has already opened and fans will be clamouring to secure their spot for the annual tennis extravaganza in London.

With that in mind, read on as we show you how to buy tickets, the different hospitality options and how to watch third Grand Slam of the season.

The 139th edition of the Wimbledon Championships will take place at the All-England-Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London from June 29, 2026, to July 12, 2026.

While acquiring tickets for Wimbledon can be as difficult as scooping a jackpot on a slots game, achieving the feat is equally pleasurable.

As fans of casino games will acknowledge, landing the right combinations is hugely rewarding and the Wimbledon ticketing process can be just as satisfying.

There are three ways to secure Wimbledon tickets - via the public ballot, through the Queue or through hospitality tickets.

The public ballot system initially started in 1924 and remains the most common way of buying tickets for Wimbledon.

Fans can apply for tickets when the ballot opens for a limited time during September. Tickets are not guaranteed and it is not possible to request tickets for specific days or courts.

Places are randomly assigned in February. You can only buy up to two tickets per household and you need to pay immediately once tickets are offered.

The Queue is an iconic part of the Wimbledon tradition which offers fans the opportunity to buy tickets on the day of play.

Tickets are sold on a first-come-first-served, one ticket per person basis and cannot be transferred to another person.

The Queue starts in Wimbledon Park from the Sunday before the tournament starts. It has become a social event and is a great way to buy tickets.

Wimbledon hospitality packages are available in limited numbers and extremely expensive, with prices starting at over £1,000 per person.

Every hospitality ticket includes the minimum of a private table, access to the main show courts and a dinner menu.

The best tickets include a private suite, a four-course menu and chauffeur service. Prices for this hospitality option are generally more than £2,500 per person.

Although Wimbledon is a ‘bucket list’ experience for many tennis fans, not everyone is fortunate enough to secure tickets for the event.

They thankfully have a fallback option, with major broadcasters across the world offering extensive coverage from the All-England-Club.

The BBC has been the primary broadcaster of Wimbledon since 1937 in the United Kingdom. They hold the broadcast rights for Wimbledon until 2027.

As the country’s public service broadcaster, the BBC often focuses on the fortunes of home-based players when they tournament is staged.

The finals must be shown live and in full on terrestrial television by government mandate. Live coverage apart from the finals can be bought by satellite or cable television companies.

Tennis fans in other countries are also well catered for, with numerous companies holding the rights to broadcast Wimbledon matches in international markets.

Here are some of the easiest ways to watch Wimbledon 2026 live for fans who are not located in the UK.

·         Europe: Amazon Prime Video, Eurosport, SPORT KLUB, beIN SPORTS, Premier Sports, Sky Sport, Setanta Sports, Arena Sport, SportTV, MOVISTAR PLUS+

·         Middle East/Africa: beIN Sports MENA, Canal+ Sport 5, Tennis Africa

·         North America/South America: ESPN, TSN, RDS, The Tennis Channel

·         Asia: Star Sports, JioHotstar, SPOTV, Now TV, tvN SPORTS, SPORTCAST.

·         Oceania: Nine Network Australia, Stan Sport, ESPN.

The men’s and women’s singles tournaments dominate the landscape at Wimbledon. However, there are plenty of other events which take place at the All-England-Club.

The list for senior players is as follows:

·         Gentlemen's singles

·         Ladies' singles

·         Gentlemen's doubles

·         Ladies' doubles

·         Mixed doubles

·         Wheelchair gentlemen's singles

·         Wheelchair ladies' singles

·         Wheelchair quad singles

·         Wheelchair gentlemen's doubles

·         Wheelchair ladies' doubles

·         Wheelchair quad doubles

·         Gentlemen's invitation doubles

·         Ladies' invitation doubles

·         Mixed invitation doubles

The total prize money for 2025 was £53,550,000. The men's and women's singles champions each received £3,000,000, a rise of 11.11 percent compared to 2024.