Wimbledon 2026: Preview, player list, draw, order of play, live scores & how to watch

When is Wimbledon 2026?

Qualifying for The Championships, Wimbledon will take place at the Wimbledon Community Sport Centre, Roehampton from Monday 22 June to Thursday 25 June. 

The main draw gets underway on Monday 29 June, with the finals set for Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July. 

The wheelchair draws are from Tuesday 7 to Sunday 12 July. 

The junior tournaments will be played between Saturday 4 and Sunday 12 July. 

Where is Wimbledon taking place?

The Championships have been held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), Wimbledon, since 1877. Home to 18 show courts, Wimbledon’s three stadium courts are amongst the best the game has to offer.

Centre Court and No.1 Court both have retractable roofs and have a capacity of 14,979 and 12,345 seats respectively, while No.2 Court is an outside court hosting 4,000 fans.

How to watch Wimbledon

Coverage of Wimbledon will be available exclusively on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, on BBC digital services and across BBC Radio 5 Live as well as BBC Sounds.

You’ll be able to watch Wimbledon coverage every day from 11:00 with the Today at Wimbledon highlights show in the evening.

When is the Wimbledon draw?

The 2026 Wimbledon draw will take place on Friday 26 June 2026 – come back then to read about the British match-ups.

Wimbledon order of play & schedule

You can check out the provisional schedule below, and the latest order of play will be available on the Wimbledon website each day during the tournament.

WImbledon schedule

Wimbledon order of play

Wimbledon live scores

Follow all the Wimbledon live scores on our Score Centre.

Wimbledon scores

Which British players are competing at Wimbledon 2026?

The current Wimbledon main draw entry list boasts a strong line-up of British players in the women’s, men’s, juniors, and wheelchair draws.

On the women’s side, British No.1 Emma Raducanu leads the charge as she hopes to better her 2024 run to the last 16 after last year’s third round battle with world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka. 

The 2021 US Open champion’s season has been plagued by illness, but following her return to grass at the HSBC Championships, she’ll be looking for some results on the surface. 

Joining her is two-time Lexus Nottingham Open champion Katie Boulter – the British No.3 made it to the second round last year, after defeating ninth seed Paula Badosa in her opening round.

On the men’s side, British No.1 Cameron Norrie will be looking to better his 2022 semi-final run after bowing out to two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz in last year’s quarter-final.

The world No.29 has been steadily climbing back up the rankings since last year’s competition and has been helped along the way with quarter-final appearances at Indian Wells and Barcelona this season.

After a season filled with injury setbacks, Jack Draper will hope to make some noise in SW19. With two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in his coaching squad, the British No.2 will be hoping to make it past the second round for the first time in his career.

On the wheelchair side, Alfie Hewett will look to add another men’s singles title to his collection after missing out in last year’s final. He’ll be joined by 2016 champion Gordon Reid in his ninth main draw appearance at the tournament.

British No.1 Andy Lapthorne will hope to pick up his first Wimbledon singles title in the quad main draw.

See the current main draw entry lists.

Who is playing at Wimbledon 2026?

The women’s singles draw at Wimbledon this year is stacked with former champions, Grand Slam winners and those hoping to make their breakthrough on the biggest stage.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka heads to SW19 in search of her first Grand Slam title on the grass, having appeared in three previous semi-finals. The Indian Wells champion will face competition from the Australian Open title holder and 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina, who’s been hot on her heels this season.

Elsewhere, defending champion Iga Swiatek returns hoping to repeat last year’s feat, as well as her 2025 final opponent Amanda Anisimova, who’s hoping for a run of form on the grass following her HSBC Championships appearance.

They’ll be joined by world No. 3 Coco Gauff, 2025 quarter-finalist Mirra Andreeva, rising star Victoria Mboko as well as former champions Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Krejcikova.

On the men’s side, defending champion Jannik Sinner will be eyeing up the prize following the withdrawal of two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz. The Australian Open champion, who bagged a Career Golden Masters in Rome last month, will be looking to add a fifth major trophy to his cabinet.

Seven-time winner Novak Djokovic will be hoping to finally reach his elusive 24^th Grand Slam title, while three-time Lexus Eastbourne Open champ Taylor Fritz will be looking for more success on the surface.

They’ll be joined by Roland Garros champion Alexander Zverev, 2025 quarter-finalists Flavio Cobolli and  Ben Shelton, and seven-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist Alex de Minaur.

Wimbledon prize money

Details of this year's prize money will be available here closer to the event.