Wimbledon 2009 : Schedule of Matches

The 2009 Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slamevent of the year. It will take place at the All EnglandLawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England,United Kingdom, from Monday, June 22, through Sunday, July 5, 2009.

The grounds will open at 10.30 a.m. each day. On Courts 2-19, play is provisionally scheduled to start at noon for at least the first eight days and then at 11.00a.m. for the Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second week.

On Centre and No.1 Courts, play will start at 1.00 p.m., except on the final two days when play on these courts will start at 2.00 p.m. Please check the daily order of play.

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
Tue 23 June - Men's and Ladies' Doubles
Fri 26 June - Mixed Doubles
Sat 27 June - Boy's and Girls' Singles
- Veterans' Invitational Doubles
Mon 29 June- Boy's and Girls' Doubles
Sat 4 July - Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles

In the second week, the finals of each competition begin. On the last three days on Court No.1, there will be a full programme of play; it will comprise juniors' and veterans' matches, with the possibility of Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles' Semi-Finals.

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)
- Men's Doubles (Semi-Finals) CC or No.1
- Ladies' Doubles (Quarter-Finals) CC
Fri 3 July - Men's Singles (Semi-Finals) CC
Sat 4 July - Ladies' Singles (Final)
- Men's Doubles (Final) CC
Sun 5 July - Men's Singles (Final)CC
- Ladies' Doubles (Final) CC
The Mixed Doubles Final will be played on either Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th July, on Centre or No.1 Court.

Order of Play

The Matches for each day are prepared in draft the previous evening by the Referee and submitted by him to the Order of Play committee for approval or amendment.

Every effort is made to have the potentially most attractive matches played on the courts with the most spectator accommodation, but care has also to be taken to give any player likely to go far in the tournament his or her fair share of the show courts.

Source:tennistours.com