DATE: June 27 - July 9, 2016
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $19,174,575
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Serena Williams
Seeds:
1 Serena Williams
2 Garbine Muguruza
3 Agnieszka Radwanska
4 Angelique Kerber
5 Simona Halep
6 Roberta Vinci
7 Belinda Bencic
8 Venus Williams
9 Madison Keys
10 Petra Kvitova
11 Timea Bacsinszky
12 Carla Suarez Navarro
13 Svetlana Kuznetsova
14 Samantha Stosur
15 Karolina Pliskova
16 Johanna Konta
17 Elina Svitolina
18 Sloane Stephens
19 Dominika Cibulkova
20 Sara Errani
21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
22 Jelena Jankovic
23 Ana Ivanovic
24 Barbora Strycova
25 Irina-Camelia Begu
26 Kiki Bertens
27 Coco Vandeweghe
28 Lucie Safarova
29 Daria Kasatkina
30 Caroline Garcia
31 Kristina Mladenovic
32 Andrea Petkovic
Photo: _JDS_/Flickr
The Tournament:
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.
It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hardcourt in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass.
It continues to honour many long-standing traditions, including a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream, and royal patronage.
WTA legend Martina Navratilova has the ladies tournament record with nine singles titles. She also has the Open Era record with seven doubles titles. On top of that, she has four mixed doubles crowns, giving her a remarkable 20 Wimbledon triumphs altogether. Others who have dominated the event in the Open Era include Steffi Graf with seven singles titles and Serena and Venus Williams, with five each.
The Players:
The big question on is can Serena Williams retain her title and finally equal Steffi Graf's haul of 22 major titles? Williams is a 6 time champion on the hallowed turf of SW19. Her sister Venus has won the title 5 times. Other seeds to watch out for include French Open champion and 2015 finalist Garbiñe Muguruza and 2014 champ Petra Kvitova.
About London
London is the capital and most populous city of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south eastern part of the island of Great Britain it has a population of 8.5 million with a wider metro of nearly 14 million inhabitants.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport all contributing to its prominence.[It is one of the world's leading financial centres.
Photo: David Iliff
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $19,174,575
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Serena Williams
Seeds:
1 Serena Williams
2 Garbine Muguruza
3 Agnieszka Radwanska
4 Angelique Kerber
5 Simona Halep
6 Roberta Vinci
7 Belinda Bencic
8 Venus Williams
9 Madison Keys
10 Petra Kvitova
11 Timea Bacsinszky
12 Carla Suarez Navarro
13 Svetlana Kuznetsova
14 Samantha Stosur
15 Karolina Pliskova
16 Johanna Konta
17 Elina Svitolina
18 Sloane Stephens
19 Dominika Cibulkova
20 Sara Errani
21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
22 Jelena Jankovic
23 Ana Ivanovic
24 Barbora Strycova
25 Irina-Camelia Begu
26 Kiki Bertens
27 Coco Vandeweghe
28 Lucie Safarova
29 Daria Kasatkina
30 Caroline Garcia
31 Kristina Mladenovic
32 Andrea Petkovic
Photo: _JDS_/Flickr
The Tournament:
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.
It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hardcourt in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass.
It continues to honour many long-standing traditions, including a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream, and royal patronage.
WTA legend Martina Navratilova has the ladies tournament record with nine singles titles. She also has the Open Era record with seven doubles titles. On top of that, she has four mixed doubles crowns, giving her a remarkable 20 Wimbledon triumphs altogether. Others who have dominated the event in the Open Era include Steffi Graf with seven singles titles and Serena and Venus Williams, with five each.
The Players:
The big question on is can Serena Williams retain her title and finally equal Steffi Graf's haul of 22 major titles? Williams is a 6 time champion on the hallowed turf of SW19. Her sister Venus has won the title 5 times. Other seeds to watch out for include French Open champion and 2015 finalist Garbiñe Muguruza and 2014 champ Petra Kvitova.
About London
London is the capital and most populous city of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south eastern part of the island of Great Britain it has a population of 8.5 million with a wider metro of nearly 14 million inhabitants.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport all contributing to its prominence.[It is one of the world's leading financial centres.
Photo: David Iliff
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