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men’s singles seeds

Hurkacz (POL) 18 Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)

19 Alexander Zverev (GER) 20 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 21 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 22 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 23 Sebastian Korda (USA) 24 Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 25 Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 26 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 27 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 28 Daniel Evans (GBR) 29 Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 31 Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)

men’s doubles seeds

SEED TEAM

1 Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR)

2 Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Austin Krajicek (USA)

3 Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR)

4 Hugo Nys (MON) / Jan Zielinski (POL)

5 Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

6 Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS)

7 Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)

8 Fabrice Martin (FRA) / Andreas Mies (GER)

men’s fast facts & figures

2022 CHAMPIONS

Singles: Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Doubles: Matthew Ebden (AUS) & Max Purcell (AUS)

MOST WIMBLEDON TITLES

All competitions: Laurence Doherty (GBR)

5 singles, 8 doubles.

Singles: Roger Federer (SUI) 8

Doubles: Todd Woodbridge (AUS) 9

YOUNGEST WINNER

Boris Becker (Germany) in 1985 aged 17

OLDEST WINNER

Arthur Gore (Britain) in 1909 aged 41

LAST UNSEEDED WINNER

Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) 2001

MOST APPEARANCES

Jean Borotra (France) 223 appearances from 1922-1964

LONGEST TIMED SINGLES MATCH

11 hours 5 minutes: John Isner (US) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 7068 in the first round in 2010 which stretched over three days and totalled 183 games.

2023 PRIZE MONEY

Singles: £2 350 000

(Runner-up £1 175 000)

Semi-finalists: £600 000

Doubles: £600 000

(Runners-up £300 000)

Semi-finalists: £150 000

Mixed doubles: £128 000

(Runners-up £64 000)

Semi-finalists: £32 000

SEED TEAM

9 Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Mate Pavic (CRO)

10 Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER)

11 Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)

12 Sander Gille (BEL) / Joran Vliegen (BEL)

13 Jamie Murray (GBR) / Michael Venus (NZL)

14 Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG)

15 Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG)

16 Marcelo Melo (BRA) / John Peers (AUS)

Carlos Alcaraz is this year’s top-seeded men’s player

Neal Skupski and Wesley Koolhof are this year’s top-seeded men’s doubles team

Boris Becker is still the youngest men’s champion

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women’s singles seeds

Iga Swiatek is this year’s top-seeded women’s player

women’s doubles seeds

SEED

1 Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

2 Coco Gauff (USA) / Jessica Pegula (USA)

3 Storm Hunter (AUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL)

4 Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS)

5 Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED)

6 Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Taylor Townsend (USA)

7 Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)

8 Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Ena Shibahara (JPN)

women’s fast facts & figures

2022 CHAMPIONS

Singles: Elena Rybakina (KAZ)

Doubles: Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) & Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

MOST WIMBLEDON TITLES

All competitions: Billy Jean King (US) 20 (6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 mixed doubles); Martina Navratilova (US) 20 (9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed doubles)

YOUNGEST WINNER

Charlotte “Lottie” Dodd (Britain) in 1887, aged 15.

OLDEST WINNER

Charlotte Cooper Sterry (Britain) in 1908, aged 37.

MOST APPEARANCES

Martina Navratilova (USA) 325 appearances from 1973-1996 and 2000-2006

LONGEST TIMED SINGLES MATCH

3 hours 45 minutes: Chanda Rubin (USA) beat Patricia Hy-Boulais (Canada) 7-6 6-7 17-15 in the second round in 1995

2023 PRIZE MONEY

Singles: £2 350 000

(Runner-up £1 175 000)

Semi-finalists: £600 000

Doubles: £600 000

(Runners-up £300 000)

Semi-finalists: £150 000

Mixed doubles: £128 000

(Runners-up £64 000)

Semi-finalists: £32 000

SEED TEAM

9 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)/ Liudmila Samsonova (RUS)

10 Asia Muhammad (USA) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX)

11 Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Yifan Xu (CHN)

12 Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Latisha Chan (TPE)

13 Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)

14 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)

15 Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)

16 Caroline Dolehide (USA) / Shuai Zhang (CHN)

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova are this year’s top-seeded women’s doubles team

Charlotte “Lottie” Dodd is still the youngest women’s champion

wimbledon 2023

leading contenders – men

carlos alcaraZ

Seeding: 1

Carlos Alcaraz is currently ranked as the men’s world No 1. After being temporarily dethroned by Novak Djokovic, he returned to the top spot when he secured his first grass-court title at Queen’s on June

25. Born in Spain in 2003, Alcaraz started playing tennis at the age of four and quickly showed promise as a young player. He won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2022 – beating Casper Ruud in the final and making him the first teenager to win a men’s slam title since Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2005. The victory also lifted him to the world No1 ranking for the first time. At the Madrid Open 2022, Alcaraz defeated five-time Madrid champion Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals to become the first teenager to defeat him on clay. The next day, he went on to beat top-seeded Djokovic in the semi-finals for his sixth straight top 10 win. He also became the first player to beat Djokovic and Nadal back-to-back on clay.

Age: 20

Birthplace: El Palmar, Murcia, Spain

Residence: Villena, Spain

Height: 1.83m

Weight: 74kg

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2018

Career singles titles: 10

Grand slams titles: 1

Career prize money: $15 536 017

Wimbledon Championships played: 2

Best singles performances: 4th round (2022)

casPer ruud

Seeding: 4

noVaK djoKoVic

Seeding: 2

Novak Djokovic is the reigning Wimbledon men’s champion –and has won the title seven times. Currently ranked No 2 in the world, he is considered one of the greatest tennis players in history. At the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup, Djokovic led Serbia to the title by scoring six victories, including wins over Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals and Raafael Nadal in the final. At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Djokovic recorded the 100th grass-court win by reaching the semi-finals and defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final to claim his sixth Wimbledon title. Djokovic is the only man in history to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam in singles by winning each of the four majors at least three times; and the only player to complete the career Golden Masters in singles by winning all nine ATP Masters tournaments, a feat he achieved twice. He notched up a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title at the 2023 French Open, and temporarily moved back to the top of the ATP rankings, before Carlos Alcaraz reclaimed the position a few weeks ago.

Age: 36

Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Residence: Belgrade, Serbia Monte Carlo

Height: 1.88m

Weight: 77kg

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2003

Career singles titles: 94

Grand slams titles: 23

Career prize money: $169 762 762

Wimbledon Championships played: 17

Best singles performances: Champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)

stefanos tsitsiPas

Seeding: 5

Holger rune

Seeding: 6

daniil medVedeV

Seeding: 3

Born in Russia, Daniil Medvedev has been making a name for himself in the tennis world since his debut in 2014. His breakthrough moment came in 2019 when he won his first Masters 1000 title at the Cincinnati Masters, defeating some of the top players in the world, including Novak Djokovic and David Goffin. Medvedev led the Russian Tennis Federation team to glory in the Davis Cup in 2021, winning all his matches in the group stages and knockout phase, including the final. He won his first Grand Slam title when he won the 2021 US Open, beating world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the final. Medvedev has 20 singles titles to his name, and his most recent win came in May 2023, when he won the Italian Open – his first ever clay-court title. He is known for his ability to outsmart his opponents and his excellent court coverage. His mental toughness and ability to stay focused under pressure have also been praised by tennis experts.

Age: 27

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 1.98m

Weight: 83kg

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2014

Career singles titles: 20

Grand slams titles: 1

Career prize money: $31 495 691

Wimbledon Championships played: 4

Best singles performances: 4th round (2021)

ANDREY RUBLEV

Seeding: 7

Norwegian Casper Ruud is known for his strong baseline game and clay court prowess. He hails from a tennis family, with his father, Christian Ruud, being a former professional player as well. Ruud’s game is built around his exceptional movement and consistency from the baseline. He possesses a solid two-handed backhand and displays great footwork and court coverage, allowing him to retrieve difficult shots and extend rallies. His style is particularly effective on clay courts, where he can showcase his defensive skills and grind down opponents. His mental toughness and resilience are evident in his ability to fight back from challenging situations. In recent years, Ruud has made significant strides in his career – breaking into the top 10 of the ATP Rankings, taking his ATP Tour title tally to 10, and competing against toplevel players in advanced tournament stages. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 2 in September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history.

Age: 24

Birthplace: Oslo, Norway

Residence: Snarøya, Norway

Height: 1.83 m

Weight: 77 kg

Plays: Right-Handed

Turned pro: 2015

Career singles titles: 10

Grand slam titles: 0

Career prize money: $15 411 069

Wimbledon Championships played: 3

Best singles performances: 2nd round (2022)

A highly accomplished player and widely regarded as one of the brightest stars in the sport, Stefanos Tsitsipas has made a significant impact on the ATP Tour. He possesses a wellrounded game, blending powerful ground strokes with excellent touch and variety. Known for his aggressive playing style, he uses his strong serve and forehand to dictate play from the baseline. His one-handed backhand is a standout shot, often producing winners and stunning passing shots. He also displays exceptional court coverage and athleticism, allowing him to defend effectively and counter-punch when necessary. Beyond his physical abilities, Tsitsipas has the ability to perform under pressure and demonstrates remarkable mental fortitude and a mature approach to the game. In 2019, Tsitsipas achieved a career milestone by reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open, becoming the youngest player to do so since 2007. He followed this with making his first Grand Slam final at the French Open in 2021. He won his first Masters 1000 event at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters, and in January went head-to-head with Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. Currently world No 5, he has been ranked as high as third.

Age: 24

Birthplace: Athens, Greece

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 1.93 m

Weight: 90 kg

Plays: Right-Handed

Turned pro: 2016

Career singles titles: 9

Grand slam titles: 0

Career prize money: $26 447 416

Wimbledon Championships played: 5

Best singles performances: 4th round (2018, 2021)

A former junior World No 1, Holger Rune broke into the men’s world top 10 in November 2022, becoming the highest-ranked Dane in ATP rankings history. Known for his aggressive playing style, he possesses a powerful forehand and a solid two-handed backhand. His game is characterised by his ability to hit winners from both wings and his relentless pursuit of points. His athleticism and quick footwork allow him to cover the court effectively and retrieve difficult shots. He also displays good court sense and tactical awareness, often employing strategic shot placement to out-manoeuvre opponents. Despite his young age, Rune exhibits remarkable mental toughness and composure on the court, maintaining a strong competitive spirit. His career highlights thus far include reaching the quarter-finals of the 2022 French Open (in the process upsetting 2021 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas and becoming the first Danish man to reach a Grand Slam quarter final in the Open Era) and then defeating Novak Djokovic to take the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title. He reached his current career-high world ranking of No 6 in May.

Age: 20

Birthplace: Gentofte, Denmark

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 1.88 m

Weight: 77 kg

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2020

Career singles titles: 4

Grand slam titles: 0

Career prize money: $5 471 747

Wimbledon Championships played: 1

Best singles performances: 1st round (2022)

Described as dynamic with a powerful game and aggressive playing style, Andrey Rublev is a former junior world No 1. He has risen swiftly through the ranks and first broke into the top 20 in January 2020. Rublev’s game is characterised by blistering ground strokes, especially his formidable forehand, which allows him to dictate play and put pressure on his opponents. He possesses great timing and exceptional shotmaking ability, enabling him to hit winners from any position on the court. He had a breakthrough year in 2020, winning five ATP titles and taking a total of 41 victories. He also reached the quarter finals of both the French and US Open – and has since featured in another five Grand Slam quarterfinal battles. He achieved his highest ATP ranking of world No 5 in September 2021. His aggressive style and mental toughness have helped him defeat top-ranked opponents, while his relentless work ethic and hunger for success make him a force to be reckoned with on the court.

Age: 25

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 1.88 m

Weight: 75kg

Plays: Right-Handed

Turned pro: 2014

Career singles titles: 13

Grand slam titles: 0

Career prize money: $17 805 025

Wimbledon Championships played: 3

Best singles performances: 4th round (2021)

wimbledon 2023

First Round Second Round Third Round

Carlos Alcaraz [1] v Jeremy Chardy

Alexandre Muller v Arthur Rinderknech

Jason Kubler v Ugo Humbert

Marco Cecchinato v Nicolas Jarry [25]

Alexander Zverev [19] v Gijs Brouwer [Q]

Marc-Andrea Huesler v Yusuke Watanuki [LL]

Matteo Berrettini v Lorenzo Sonego

Kimmer Coppejans [Q] v Alex de Minaur [15]

Frances Tiafoe [10] v Yibing Wu

Dominic Stricker [Q] v Alexei Popyrin Ilya Ivashka v Federico Coria

Sho Shimabukuro [Q] v Grigor Dimitrov [21]

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [31] v Arthur Fils [WC]

Zhizhen Zhang v Botic Van de Zandschulp

Matteo Arnaldi [Q] v Roberto Carballes Baena

George Loffhagen [WC] v Holger Rune [6]

Daniil Medvedev [3] v Arthur Fery [WC]

Adrian Mannarino v Alexander Shevchenko Marcos Giron v Hugo Dellien

Marton Fucsovics v Tallon Griekspoor [28]

Francisco Cerundolo [18] v Nuno Borges

Jiri Lehecka v Sebastian Ofner [WC]

Milos Raonic v Dennis Novak [Q]

Shintaro Mochizuki [Q] v Tommy Paul [16]

Cameron Norrie [12] v Tomas Machac [Q]

Christopher Eubanks v Thiago Monteiro

Christopher O’Connell v Hamad Medjedovic [Q]

Jiri Vesely v Sebastian Korda [22]

Ben Shelton [32] v Taro Daniel [LL]

Maxime Cressy v Laslo Djere

Ryan Peniston [WC] v Andy Murray

Dominic Thiem v Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]

Jannik Sinner [8] v Juan Manuel Cerundolo

Miomir Kecmanovic v Diego Schwartzman

Aleksandar Vukic v Daniel Altmaier

Quentin Halys v Daniel Evans [27]

Yoshihito Nishioka [24] v Daniel Elahi Galan

Dominik Koepfer v Oscar Otte [Q]

Mikael Ymer v Alex Molcan

Yannick Hanfmann v Taylor Fritz [9]

Borna Coric [13] v Guido Pella

Benjamin Bonzi v Harold Mayot [Q]

Corentin Moutet v Richard Gasquet

Roman Safiullin v Roberto Bautista Agut [20]

Denis Shapovalov [26] v Radu Albot [Q]

Lloyd Harris v Gregoire Barrere

Liam Broady [WC] v Constant Lestienne

Laurent Lokoli [Q] v Casper Ruud [4]

Andrey Rublev [7] v Max Purcell

Luca van Assche v Aslan Karatsev

Sebastian Baez v Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera [Q]

David Goffin [WC] v Nick Kyrgios [30]

Alexander Bublik [23] v Mackenzie McDonald

Jeffrey John Wolf v Enzo Couacaud [Q]

Maximilian Marterer [Q] v Borna Gojo

Filip Krajinovic v Felix Auger-Aliassime [11]

Lorenzo Musetti [14] v Juan Pablo Varillas

John Isner v Jaume Munar

Jan Choinski [WC] v Dusan Lajovic

Albert Ramos-Vinolas v Hubert Hurkacz [17]

Tomas Martin Etcheverry [29] v Bernabe Zapata Miralles

Emil Ruusuvuori v Stan Wawrinka

Jordan Thompson v Brandon Nakashima

Pedro Cachin v Novak Djokovic [2]

Fourth Round

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals FINAL

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wimbledon 2023 leading contenders – women

iga swiateK

Seeding: 1

Currently ranked the WTA world No 1, Iga Swiatek is a four-time Grand Slam winner – the French Open in 2020, 2022 and 2023 and the US Open in 2022. She is the first player representing Poland to win a major singles title, and to date has won a total of 14 WTA Tour titles. She did not drop a set during her French Open title run in 2020, defeating some of the top players in the world en route to her maiden major title. She entered the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time in May 2021 after winning the Italian Open. Following backto-back WTA 1000 titles in 2022 at Qatar and Indian Wells, she reached a careerhigh ranking of No 2, before the retirement of Ashleigh Barty put her into the top spot. Despite her four major titles and top ranking, Swiatek is yet to make an impression on the grass courts of Wimbledon. Her best performance was reaching the fourth round in 2021.

Age: 22

Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Residence: Raszyn, Poland

Height: 1.75m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2016

Career singles titles: 14

Grand slams titles: 4

Career prize money: $19 154 913

Wimbledon Championships played: 3

Best singles performances: 4th round (2021)

jessica Pegula

Seeding: 4

aryna sabalenKa

Seeding: 2

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka remained relatively unknown until 2017, when she led the Belarus Fed Cup team to a runner-up finish. She then began having more success on the WTA Tour, reaching four finals in 2018 and achieving eight top 10 victories. She uses her height to produce a powerful serve, and is known for an aggressive style that produces high numbers of both winners and unforced errors. At the 2022 WTA Finals in Texas, she qualified for the semi-finals in second place in her round-robin group, and went on to beat world No 1 Iga Swiatek in three sets. The biggest win of her career and her first Grand Slam title came earlier this year at the 2023 Australian Open when she beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. It was a first slam final for the 25-year-old and she finished it off on her fourth match point. Sabalenka is the current world No 2, and has been ranked as high as world No 1 in doubles.

Age: 25

Birthplace: Minsk, Belarus

Residence: Miami, Florida, US

Height: 1.82m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2015

Career singles titles: 13 Grand slams titles: 1

Career prize money: $17 115 459

Wimbledon Championships played: 4 Best singles performances: Semi-finalist (2021)

caroline garcia

Seeding: 5

ons jabeur

Seeding: 6

elena rybaKina

Seeding: 3

The reigning women’s Wimbledon champion and currently world No 3 on the WTA rankings, Elena Rybakina has her sights aimed at becoming world No 1. She is the first Kazakhstani player to win a major title, and the first to be ranked in the WTA top 10. Born in Russia, Rybakina switched federations to Kazakhstan in June 2018. Her first consistent success on the WTA Tour came in mid-2019 – highlighted by her first WTA title at the Bucharest Open as well as her top 100 debut. She made a breakthrough in the 2020 season, during which she led the tour with five finals. In addition to Wimbledon 2022, she has reached 13 finals on the WTA Tour and has won four further titles, including two WTA 1000 titles. This season, Rybakina is 3-0 versus No 1 Iga Swiatek, and 1-1 versus No 2 Aryna Sabalenka. She is bidding to become the first woman to defend the Wimbledon title since Serena Williams in 2016.

Age: 24

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Residence: Moscow, Russia

Height: 1.83 m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2016

Career singles titles: 5

Grand slams titles: 1

Career prize money: $10 265 398

Wimbledon Championships played: 2

Best singles performances: Champion (2022)

coco gauff

Seeding: 7

Born in 1994, Jessica Pegula comes from a family of successful entrepreneurs and sports team owners. On her debut at the 2022 WTA Finals, Pegula lost all her matches in the group stage, winning only one set in three matches. Nonetheless, she finished her best season to date ranked as the WTA world No 3. She has won two singles titles and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one WTA Challenger doubles title, and seven ITF doubles titles. More impressively, she is a five-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in singles, having reached this stage three times at the Australian Open (2021–2023), once at the French Open (2022), and once at the US Open (2022). Pegula has been one of the best performers on the WTA Tour between 2020 and 2022, and will be playing in just her fourth Wimbledon main draw this year. After losing in the first round of her 2019 Wimbledon debut, the 29-year-old American has gone one round better with each subsequent appearance.

Age: 29

Birthplace: Buffalo, NY, USA

Residence: Boca Raton, Florida, US

Height: 1.7m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2009

Career singles titles: 2

Grand slams titles: 0

Career prize money: $9 195 756

Wimbledon Championships played: 3

Best singles performances: 3rd round (2022)

A highly accomplished player, Caroline Garcia is making her 10th appearance at the Championships this year. While she has thus far had more doubles success, winning multiple Grand Slam titles, Garcia has hovered around the top 10 rankings in singles for a while. She experienced a significant loss of form in 2021 and finished the season outside the world top 70. Since then, she has taken her WTA Tour singles title tally to 11, including three at the WTA 1000 level: the 2017 Wuhan Open, 2017 China Open and 2022 Cincinnati Open. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 4 – first in September 2018 and again in November 2022, after winning the 2022 WTA finals. Blessed with a classical technique and a solid all-round game, Garcia also possesses a strong serve capable of generating both power and accuracy. With her well-rounded skill set and competitive spirit, Garcia is a fan favourite and is becoming a formidable force in women’s tennis.

Age: 29

Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Residence: Lyon, France

Height: 1.78m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2011

Career singles titles: 11

Grand slam titles: 0

Career prize money: $16 042 061

Wimbledon Championships played: 9

Best singles performances: 4th round (2017, 2022)

Last year’s runner-up and this year’s No 6 seed, Ons Jabeur has admitted that becoming Wimbledon champion is one of her major goals. The 28-year-old achieved a WTA career-high ranking of world No 2 in June 2022, and is the highest-ranked Arab and African tennis player in ATP and WTA rankings history. Jabeur’s professional career began with two junior major singles finals at the French Open in 2010 and 2011, with her winning the latter. At the 2020 Australian Open she became the first Arab woman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, a feat she repeated at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. She then became the first Arab woman to win a WTA Tour title when she lifted the trophy at the 2021 Birmingham Classic. At last year’s Wimbledon Championships, she became the first Tunisian player to reach a Grand Slam final – and then finished the season with another major final appearance at the US Open.

To date, Jabeur has won four WTA Tour singles titles.

Age: 28

Birthplace: Ksar El Hellar, Tunisia

Residence: Sousse, ‎Tunisia

Height: 1.68m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2010

Career singles titles: 4 Grand slams titles: 0

Career prize money $10 012 542 Wimbledon Championships played: 5

Best singles performances: Runner-up (2022)

American Cori “Coco” Gauff has been making waves on the professional tennis circuit since her WTA Tour debut in March 2019 at the Miami Open. She won her first singles title at the 2019 Linz Open aged 15 years and 7 months, making her the youngest singles title-holder on the Tour since 2004. She received a wild card for the qualifying draw at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, where she became the youngest player in the tournament’s history to qualify for the main draw. She then stunned the tennis world by defeating Venus Williams in the first round, becoming the youngest player to win a main-draw match at the tournament since 1991. Later in 2019, still aged 15, she reached the third round of the US Open. She has won three WTA Tour singles titles and reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open. So far in 2023, she has progressed to two major semi-finals – at the Australian Open and Roland Garros.

Age: 19

Birthplace: Delray Beach, Florida

Residence: Atlanta, Georgia

Height: 1.75m

Plays: Right-handed

Turned pro: 2018

Career singles titles: 3

Grand slam titles: 0

Career prize money: $7 271 817

Wimbledon Championships played: 3

Best singles performances: 4th round (2019, 2021)

wimbledon 2023

First Round Second Round Third Round

SWIATEK, Iga POL [1] v ZHU, Lin CHN

TREVISAN, Martina ITA v SORRIBES TORMO, Sara ESP

PARRY, Diane FRA v DART, Harriet GBR (W)

FRUHVIRTOVA, Linda CZE v MARTIC, Petra CRO [30]

LINETTE, Magda POL [23] v TEICHMANN, Jil SUI

STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE v ZANEVSKA, Maryna BEL

COLLINS, Danielle USA v GRABHER, Julia AUT

SWAN, Katie GBR (W) v BENCIC, Belinda SUI [14]

KASATKINA, Daria [11] v DOLEHIDE, Caroline USA

BURRAGE, Jodie GBR (W) v MCNALLY, Caty USA

PODOROSKA, Nadia ARG v MARTINCOVA, Tereza CZE

YUAN, Yue CHN (Q) v AZARENKA, Victoria [19]

MERTENS, Elise BEL [28] v HRUNCAKOVA, Viktoria SVK (Q)

WILLIAMS, Venus USA (W) v SVITOLINA, Elina UKR (W)

HUNTER, Storm AUS (Q) v WANG, Xinyu CHN

KENIN, Sofia USA (Q) v GAUFF, Coco USA [7]

PEGULA, Jessica USA [4] v DAVIS, Lauren USA

BUCSA, Cristina ESP v RAKHIMOVA, Kamilla

OSORIO, Camila COL v COCCIARETTO, Elisabetta ITA

MASAROVA, Rebeka ESP v SHERIF, Mayar EGY [31]

ZHENG, Qinwen CHN [24] v SINIAKOVA, Katerina CZE

TSURENKO, Lesia UKR v LIU, Claire USA

PARKS, Alycia USA v FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena GER

BOGDAN, Ana ROU v SAMSONOVA, Liudmila [15]

KUDERMETOVA, Veronika [12] v KANEPI, Kaia EST

VONDROUSOVA, Marketa CZE v STEARNS, Peyton USA

STEPHENS, Sloane USA v PETERSON, Rebecca SWE

ZHANG, Shuai CHN v VEKIC, Donna CRO [20]

BOUZKOVA, Marie CZE [32] v WALTERT, Simona SUI (Q)

KONTAVEIT, Anett EST v STEFANINI, Lucrezia ITA (Q)

BAINDL, Kateryna UKR v FERNANDEZ, Leylah CAN

VOLYNETS, Katie USA v GARCIA, Caroline FRA [5]

JABEUR, Ons TUN [6] v FRECH, Magdalena POL

BONAVENTURE, Ysaline BEL v BAI, Zhuoxuan CHN (Q)

BONDAR, Anna HUN v ANDREESCU, Bianca CAN

BOUZAS MANEIRO, Jessica ESP (Q) v KALININA, Anhelina UKR [26]

PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE [18] v STEVANOVIC, Natalija SRB (Q)

ZHAO, Carol CAN (Q) v KORPATSCH, Tamara GER (L)

SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra v PARRIZAS DIAZ, Nuria ESP

PAOLINI, Jasmine ITA v KVITOVA, Petra CZE [9]

HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz BRA [13] v PUTINTSEVA, Yulia KAZ

CRISTIAN, Jaqueline ROU v BRONZETTI, Lucia ITA

CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU v MARIA, Tatjana GER

MINNEN, Greet BEL (Q) v OSTAPENKO, Jelena LAT [17]

PERA, Bernarda USA [27] v TOMOVA, Viktoriya BUL

BOULTER, Katie GBR (W) v SAVILLE, Daria AUS

KOVINIC, Danka MNE v CORNET, Alize FRA

ROGERS, Shelby USA v RYBAKINA, Elena KAZ [3]

SAKKARI, Maria GRE [8] v KOSTYUK, Marta UKR

RISKE-AMRITRAJ, Alison USA v BADOSA, Paula ESP

GOLUBIC, Viktorija SUI (Q) v SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina SVK

KARTAL, Sonay GBR (W) v KEYS, Madison USA [25]

POTAPOVA, Anastasia [22] v NAEF, Celine SUI (Q)

JUVAN, Kaja SLO (Q) v BETOVA, Margarita

ANDREEVA, Mirra (Q) v WANG, Xiyu CHN

WATSON, Heather GBR (W) v KREJCIKOVA, Barbora CZE [10]

MUCHOVA, Karolina CZE [16] v NIEMEIER, Jule GER

NOSKOVA, Linda CZE v GALFI, Dalma HUN

BRENGLE, Madison USA v ERRANI, Sara ITA

NAVARRO, Emma USA v ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina [21]

BEGU, Irina-Camelia ROU [29] v MARINO, Rebecca CAN

WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL (Q) v BLINKOVA, Anna

GRACHEVA, Varvara FRA v GIORGI, Camila ITA

UDVARDY, Panna HUN v SABALENKA, Aryna [2]

Fourth Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Source: AELTC Picture: Associated Press

FINAL

wimbledon 2023

Wimbledon: The All England Club

A quintessentially British tradition, the Wimbledon Championships are the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament – synonymous with pristine lawn courts, royal patronage, dazzling white attire and, of course, beloved strawberries and cream

TV TIMES

Nadal (22)

Serena Williams

Holds record for

1877

All England

Inaugural championships at Worlpe Road attract field of 22

1900s May Sutton (USA, 1905) and Norman Brookes (AUS 1907) are first foreign winners

1868: Croquet Club is founded coverage by BBC

1922

Defending Ladies’ champion Suzanne Lenglen (FRA, right) and Gerald Patterson (AUS) claim first titles on new Centre Court at Church Road grounds

1937: First television

1940: Centre Court

is bombed during World War II –damage not repaired until 1947

1990s

1884: and men’s doubles introduced. Maud Watson (GBR) is first female champion

Ladies’ singles

1924-29:

“Four Musketeers” – René Lacoste, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon – dominate court

1934-36

Fred Perry (GBR, left) wins three consecutive singles titles

2003:

Roger Federer

1950s: Teenager wins first of eight trophies

Maureen Connolly (USA) wins three successive trophies. Althea Gibson (USA) becomes first black champion

1968: Open Era begins

2008: Rafael Nadal (ESP)

beats Federer in arguably greatest Wimbledon final

2009: Retractable

France’s

roof used for first time

as professional players return. Rod Laver (AUS) and Billie Jean King take titles

1975

Arthur Ashe (USA, right) becomes first black player to win men’s singles

1976-80

Heartthrob Bjorn Borg wins five consecutive titles. Virginia Wade (GBR) triumphs in 1977, Queen’s Silver Jubilee year

1980s

Fan favourites John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Martina Navratilova are centre stage

1887

Novak Djokovic Roger

2012

Centre Court hosts Olympic Games, with Andy Murray (GBR) and Serena Williams winning singles gold medals

2013

Crowd erupts as Murray (left) becomes first British Wimbledon men’s champion for 77 years

2019: Novak Djokovic beats

Federer in longest Wimbledon final – 4 hours, 57 minutes

2022: Championships mark

centenary of Centre Court, with play on Middle Sunday for first time