Wimbledon Court Number One Roof

A 70m improvement project on the facilities at the all england tennis club at wimbledon went underway and the retractable roof is in play from the middle of 2019.

Wimbledon court number one roof.

The no 1 court celebration event featuring venus williams and. The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court. See our list of court one wimbledon packages and debenture. The new roof is identical to the one used on the 15 000 capacity centre court and is a boost for wimbledon as they look to reduce the number of match delays due to rain.

1 court it is used for the wimbledon championships and is sometimes chosen for great britain davis cup home ties the primary centre court being preserved solely for the grand slam tennis tournament and the 2012 olympic games. Former brit award winner paloma faith will perform as the headline music act for the no 1 court celebration in support of the wimbledon foundation on sunday 19 may 2019. No 1 court roof unveiled with star studded ceremony pat cash venus williams and john mcenroe played under the new roof on no 1 court in sw19. Footage of the new roof on the no 1 court at wimbledon as the all england club celebrates its completion.

A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition. A proportion of the ticket proceeds will go to a roof for all a new fund for the. The wimbledon organisers announced in 2013 that 2019 had been earmarked for completion of a new retractable roof to allow uninterrupted play. By comparison centre court fits 15 000 fans.

The event will be a special exhibition of tennis and music and will test the new no 1 court roof and air management system showcasing live tennis in front of a capacity crowd of more than 12 000 with proceeds donated to the wimbledon foundation the official charity of the club and the championships and the charities chosen by the. New hospitality facilities will replace the temporary ones at the south of the grounds. Internationally renowned maltese tenor joseph calleja will also perform as the new no 1 court roof is closed for the first time accompanied by grange park opera s chorus. By rebecca taylor news reporter.