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- 2. INDEX Introduction…….………………………………………. 3 History………………………………………………. 4-6 All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club…………... 7 Facilities…..………………………………………….. 8-9 Calendar……………………………………………….. 10 Who plays Wimbledon?............................................ 11-12 Awards.………………………………………….. ...13-15 3th Grand Slam……………………………………….. 16 Anecdotes………………………………………….. 17-21 Best Shots………...……………………………….. …..22 Relevant tennis players………………………….… 23-24 Videos…………………………………………………. 25 Bibliography..…………………………………………. 26
- 3. INTRODUCTION Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament organized by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which takes place in June/July for two weeks (if the rain not appears) in Wimbledon, London, since 1877. It’s the oldest and most prestigious tennis world tournament, and is the third Grand Slam in the year, the only one in grass. These last two reasons fill with pride to British people. Individual tournaments simultaneously male and female, male and female doubles and mixed doubles are played. Single young men and women and doubles tournaments are also played. Added to this, special invitations to tournaments with retired players (men's doubles over 35 and over 45, and women's doubles over 35) are made.
- 4. HISTORY First table of this tournament arranged for 22 players (men's singles only). The following year the picture became 34 players, and the next 45. In 1884 the women's singles and men's doubles were added. And women's doubles and mixed doubles were incorporated in 1913. As mentioned, Wimbledon tennis tournament is the oldest and most prestigious in the world. In 2013, a British Andy Murray again won the men's singles championship after 75 years (Fred Perry). The last woman was Virginia Wade in 1977.
- 5. HISTORY First Wimbledon Championships’ picture (1877)
- 6. HISTORY I & II WORlD WaRS The tournament has only been stopped play twice since its inception in 1877. As happened with the Olympic Games, only the two world wars could disrupt this event. CHAMPION CHAMPIONFINALIST FINALIST
- 7. This tournament has always been organized by the "All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club." A private tennis club, which was founded in 1868, based in Wimbledon, London and nonprofit that invests its profits in the development and learning of this sport. The club has 375 full members, about 100 temporary members and a number of honorary members, including Wimbledon singles champions and people who have rendered distinguished services to the championship. An exception was John McEnroe, who after winning Wimbledon in 1981 was not admitted to the club for misconduct on the pitch. Two years later they decided to accept honorary members.
- 8. FACILITIES The All England Lawn Tennis Club has 17 tracks and two stages of grass to organize this legendary championship in Church Road, Wimbledon, since 1922. The Centre Court is the oldest and has undergone numerous reforms. In World War II the various projectiles were intended to recover and investment was important. Recently it built a retractable roof to avoid the problem of rain and increased the maximum capacity up to 15,000 spectators. At this stage the media parties in participating, especially, are vying for the seedings in addition, of course, the final. A fact of relevance are the prices of the latter party. From 1200 € to 4900 €. To attend a Wimbledon final not only you have to have the money but you have to spend a lot, since the tickets do not go directly for sale.
- 10. CALENDAR The final tournament of Wimbledon officially begins six weeks before the first Monday in August, on the third week of June and lasts fifteen days. Traditionally the "Middle Sunday" no match is played as the English society had always been very important fact attend Mass the Lord's day. However, and as already mentioned briefly above, there are a series of preliminary rounds to finish complete the picture with 86 players missing. These three rounds are played one week before the start of the tournament. All tournament matches are played with an intermediate rest day to ensure the recovery of the player from the first round to the same end. At dawn, all tracks are watered with an exact amount of water and then covered with the famous canvas for spray does not affect turf conditions and the parties can begin early in the day.
- 11. WHO PLAYS WIMBLEDON? Unlike other international championships, Wimbledon did not play the best positioned in the ATP ranking, but to reach the final table of the tournament, which includes 128 players must follow a complex process of scoring and classification. In this way the organization supports amateur sport that was responsible for the creation and progress of the tournament. The first 32 enrollees are the best on the grass surface in the last twelve months. Another 86 will spend three qualifying rounds a week before the start of Wimbledon against the best. The remaining ten are at the discretion of the organization. 8 players are awarded called "Wild Cards" and two "Lose Cards" are for the two best players who have not managed to qualify in the preliminary rounds.
- 12. WHO PLAYS WIMBLEDON? FINAL TABLE 1ª R 2ª R 1/8 1/4 1/2 Final 3ª R
- 13. AWARDS POINTS These points are accounted for in the same way as is done with other international tournaments, using as a benchmark the performance of the previous year. Recall that the ATP list is published every Monday throughout the year, and in this case also does end on Monday after the tournament. The score is different for each category, as well as economic rewards.
- 14. AWARDS TROPHIES The trophies awarded to the winners of each category of Wimbledon are only for the ceremony and subsequent photographs. After recording the winner's name on the long list of club, he takes home a replica of the trophy. By this we mean that is the historic gold trophy almost centenary raising each year the winner of the championship. For a few moments they can lift the trophy for decades raised their idols and historical players.
- 15. PRIZES MONEY The All England Lawn Tennis Club distributes each year more than eleven million pounds in cash as a prize according to their final grade, reaching deal in 2012 to sixteen million pounds. Only the men's draw and ten million work as even the player who stays in first round wins £ 14,000. The winner and the winner in the branch Singles take £ 1,150,000 each. The runner-up gets a reward of more than half a million pounds, both male and female single individual. The semifinalists earn about £ 250,000, and so on. But this compensation can say that is relatively young, since the first tournament participants paid was in 1968, £ 26,150. In 2001 it was when the company began to be significantly increased with a cumulative total of £ 8,497,450.
- 16. 3TH GRAND SLAM Wimbledon is the third of the four major international tennis championships and the only tournament in grass. Although all are of great importance for all players, is this that expect to arrive throughout the year for its tradition and history. ClayClay Hard courtHard court (outdoor)(outdoor) LawnLawn Hard coutHard cout (indoor)(indoor)
- 17. ANECDOTES NICOLAS MAHUT – JOHN ISNER The longest match in tennis history also took place in this great tournament in the second round of 2010, in the club track number 18, between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner.
- 18. ANECDOTES NICOLAS MAHUT – JOHN ISNER The party broke a series of records, including: longest match (11 hours and 5 minutes); longest set (the fifth set lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes); more games in a set (138 in the fifth set); more games in a game (183); as many aces (aces) performed by a single player in a game (Isner, 112); and as many aces in a game (215). In addition, Queen Elizabeth II attended a match at Wimbledon after more than three decades to do so to witness the end of the match that took place two days after the start. The fifth set is extended for eight hours and eleven minutes duration alone it is longer than the entire length of the previous longest match of tennis history.
- 19. ANECDOTES SOME CURIOSITIES Like any major tournament, Wimbledon has its little curiosities. Facilities at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club are built on a hill. The architect so advised for two reasons. One was to make the club a reference in the city, they wanted to imitate the Greeks and make the club Mount Olympus Wimbledon. The other had to do with lawn maintenance of each and every one of the tracks. A high area where moisture was always present and the few rays of sunshine that reached the city they were not hindered by any buildings. Today, every year at Wimbledon over 650 330 matches officiated by referees are played; There are 132 boys and girls balls; 220 security staff; 16 of the press; 150 people drive cars courtesy; They work 10 physiotherapists. Each party changes the balls for the first time after 7 games and then every 9; and 31,200 balls are used throughout the tournament, which is then sold to clubs affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Asociation.
- 20. ANECDOTES BALLS One thing that we believe is relevant is the fact that year after year since 1902, the balls used in this tournament have always been provided by the same brand. Slazenger takes to be the official ball of the championship over 110 years and much has evolved since its debut in material and weight and dimensions.
- 21. ANECDOTES BEHAVIORAL DOCTRINE It is the only tournament where required to dress for both men and women is nearly 100% white. The players are always named as "Miss" or "Mrs" (Miss or Mrs.) during the game (for example when the referee scores). Men are appointed only by his surname.
- 22. BEST SHOTS The most characteristic of technical blow grass surface, and therefore Wimbledon, is the sliced backhand. Having launched in the attacking half, the ball almost not catch up and the opponent is forced to make a more pronounced parable thus losing power in the coup. Furthermore, minimally wet grass, the ball slides a few centimeters from the surface at breakneck speed.
- 23. RELEVANT TENNIS PLAYERS In this tournament they have left their mark the best tennis players in history . Their names and performances have been recorded many times in this competition. Starting with Martina Navratilova that won nine silver trays (trophy for women's singles champion). And ending with the sisters Williams, a part of her championships as a couple, they have five (Venus) and six (Serena) individual titles.
- 24. RELEVANT TENNIS PLAYERS First to get seven titles at Wimbledon was a Briton, William Renshaw. In 1881 he won the first and in 1889, the last. A century later repeated the feat Pete Sampras, he gets his first title in 1993 and the last in 2000. But the American legend was destroyed before provisions by a very young 19-year tennis player from Switzerland. In a match of the second round of Wimbledon 2001, Roger Federer eliminated the best tennis player at the moment. Two years later, Federer won his first Wimbledon. In 2012 he won the seventh and joined the short list of legendary Wimbledon. This victory also served to register as number one in the ATP Ranking.