Wimbledon gets underway on June 30 with a record amount of prize money up for grabs (Picture: Getty)
Wimbledon is back for 2025 as the world’s best tennis players come to London to fight it out at the most prestigious tournament in the sport.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion in the men’s singles while Czech star Barbora Krejcikova won last year’s women’s singles title.
The Championships always serve up a number of interesting storylines and there a number of British players to keep an eye on in SW19 this year.
Here’s everything you need to know about Wimbledon 2025 including the start date, how to watch on TV, prize money, when the draw takes place and the full schedule of play.
At a glance
Full schedule
Order of Play
How to get tickets
Prize money explained
When does Wimbledon start?
Following the Wimbledon qualifying tournament – which runs from June 23 to June 26 – the Grand Slam event will officially get underway on Monday, June 30.
Wimbledon takes place over two weeks – with no rest days – and finishes up on Sunday, July 13, when the men’s singles final is played on Centre Court.
Carlos Alcaraz is looking to land his third successive Wimbledon trophy (Picture: Getty)
How to watch Wimbledon 2025 on TV
The BBC remains the principal broadcaster of Wimbledon and you can follow all the action for free on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
In previous years, both the BBC and Eurosport have shown the singles finals but in 2025 it will be the BBC and TNT Sports broadcasting them.
Clare Balding is set to lead the BBC’s presenting team and you can expect to see the likes of Tim Henman, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova working on their coverage too.
Qualifying, which takes place between June 23 and 26, is available to watch on the BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, with a live stream of the main court available on the BBC Sport website and app.
What time is the Wimbledon draw?
Emma Raducanu is one of many British players in action at Wimbledon (Picture: Getty)
The Wimbledon draw will take place at 10am UK time on June 27.
That’s when we’ll know who will face who in the opening rounds and the projected paths for each player to the finals.
How to get Wimbledon tickets
It should be noted that the majority of tickets for Centre Court and the No.1 Court are unavailable because the public Wimbledon ballot has closed.
Jack Draper is the British No.1 in the men’s singles at Wimbledon (Picture: Getty)
But spectators are still able to use the famous Wimbledon queue every day to try and get a grounds pass or tickets to one of the show courts.
If you reach the front of the queue and there are only grounds passes left, fans can try the ticket resale kiosk once inside the grounds, located north of Court 18, who sell a number of resale tickets for the show courts.
Wimbledon prize money
A record total of £53.5m in prize money will be awarded to players at Wimbledon 2025.
Singles prize money explained
Champion – £3m
Runner-up – £1.52m
Semi-finalist – £775k
Quarter-finalist – £400k
Fourth round – £240k
Third round – £152k
Second round – £99k
First round – £66k
Who are the Wimbledon wildcards?
A number of British players have been handed Wimbledon wildcards (Picture: Getty)
Dan Evans is one of 14 British players handed a wildcard to feature at Wimbledon this year.
He is joined in the men’s singles by Jay Clarke, Oliver Crawford, George Loffhagen, Johannus Monday, Jack Pinnington Jones and Henry Searle.
In the women’s singles, Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Heather Watson, Francesca Jones, Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic, Mimi Xu have all been given wildcards.
Wimbledon Order of Play
Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini in the 2024 women’s singles final (Picture: Getty)
Once the tournament is underway, the official Order of Play will be released each evening at approximately 6pm, although it can be subject to change.
The Order of Play can be located on Wimbledon’s official website here.
Wimbledon full schedule
Novak Djokovic is attempting to win his 25th Grand Slam singles title (Picture: Getty)
After the gates open each day at 10am, Play is provisionally scheduled to start on outside courts at 11am. On the No.1 Court, play starts at 1pm and on Centre Court, play stars at 1.30pm.
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles First Round
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles First Round
Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
Gentlemen’s & Ladies’ Doubles Second Round
Mixed Doubles First Round
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Gentlemen’s Doubles Final
Ladies’ Singles 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)
Ladies’ Doubles Final
Gentlemen’s Singles 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)