The Order of Play for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships has been announced.
The grounds will open at 10:30am each day. On Courts 2–19 play is provisionally scheduled to start at noon for at least the first eight days and then at 11am for the Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second week.
On Centre and No.1 Courts play will start at 1pm, except on the final two days when play on these courts will start at 2pm.
Provisional schedule of matches
During the first week the early rounds of the Men’s and Ladies’ Singles, Men’s, Ladies’ and Mixed Doubles will be played on all courts, with top seeds’ matches played on the show courts. On the middle Saturday the Veterans’ and Juniors’ events commence and will be played on the outside courts as well as on some of the Show Courts.
Start Dates: Competition:
Mon 22 June Men's and Ladies' Singles Start
Tue 23 June Men's and Ladies' Doubles Start
Thu 25 June Mixed Doubles Start
Sat 27 June Boys' and Girls' Singles Start
Veterans' Invitational Doubles Start
Mon 29 June Boys' and Girls' Doubles Start
Sat 4 July Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles Start
Dates: Competition: Court:
Tue 30 June
Ladies' Singles (Quarter-Finals) CC & No.1
Wed 1 July
Men's Singles (Quarter-Finals) CC & No.1
Thu 2 July
Ladies' Singles (Semi-Finals) CC
Championship Doubles (Semis) CC or No.1
Fri 3
July Men's Singles (Semi-Finals) CC
Championship Doubles (Semis) CC or No.1
Sat 4 July
Ladies' Singles (Final) CC
Men's Doubles (Final) CC
Ladies' Doubles (Final) CC
Sun 5 July
Men's Singles (Final) CC
Mixed Doubles (Final) CC
On the last three days on No.1 Court there will be a full programme of play, it will comprise juniors' and veterans' matches with the possibility of Championship Doubles Semi-Finals.