Wimbledon 2026 - Tickets
Tickets to the Wimbledon Championships are extremely difficult to get hold of as demand far exceeds supply
every year. Below you will find all possible methods of obtaining tickets.
Wimbledon Public Ballot
The public ballot is open for UK and International applicants. You will need to have have a myWimbledon account,
ensure you enable Tickets & Ballots notifications and wait for updates.
Ticketmaster
Tickets will be available from circa mid-June and sporadically thereafter. Direct link:
The best option is to sign up to myWimbledon
so you can be kept in the loop regarding ticket availability.
Queue on the Day
The queue starts within Wimbledon Park (off Wimbledon Park Road) and zig-zags up and down the park. See on map:
There are very limited numbers of Show Court tickets available (Centre Court, No.1, and No.2) so you need to queue very early
to have any chance of securing one of these. Thousands of Ground Passes are also available but once these have sold there is a
one-in one-out policy, so the earlier you get in the queue the better.
If you plan to join the queue in the evening/after work then you will usually get in within 1-2 hours. It's a great way to catch some
live action on the outside courts or to watch a Show Court match on the big screen from Henman Hill while having a picnic with friends.
Ground Passes are cheaper after 5pm too.
Queue Overnight/Camping
If you have been unable to secure a Show Court ticket in advance, this option gives you the best chance of obtaining one.
See our full guide:
LTA Advantage Membership
If you have a paid-for LTA Advantage Membership, then you will have a chance to buy Wimbledon tickets,
However, if you won't benefit from the membership in other ways, then we wouldn't recommend paying for it in the hope of getting tickets.
LTA Affiliated Tennis Club
If you have an LTA Advantage Membership and are a member of an LTA Affiliated Tennis Club then you can enter the ballot
at your local club. Your chances of success here are significantly higher than via the
LTA Advantage Membership.
Hospitality Packages
There is only one officially appointed Wimbledon hospitality agent who can provide the ultimate Wimbledon
experience for you and your guests:
We first went on one of their "Wimbledon Championship Tours" in 1999 and it was superb so we would recommend them - and no we don't receive anything for recommending them.
Debenture
The serious money option. Wimbledon Centre Court Debenture at the last offering cost £23,150, while
a No.1 Court Debenture would set you back £9,900. These figures represent the original prices for 5 year
debentures, but as all debentures have now been snapped up you will have to contact Barclays Capital Limited
or UBS Warburg who have a made a second-hand market for the sale of these debentures.
eBay Auction
Don't even think about it.
In previous years, the AELTC have threatened eBay with legal action unless they hand over personal details of all eBay members
selling non-debenture Wimbledon tickets on eBay. As a result, eBay obliged and the AELTC have been contacting the sellers of such
tickets threatening them with legal action and cancelling their tickets ever since.
Fake tickets, stolen tickets, blatant scammers, and having to pay inflated prices are also potential
problems with eBay.
Ticket Tout
Buying from a ticket tout could result in many of the same problems as mentioned in the
eBay Auction section above.
Ticket touts operate in the area from Southfields underground
station along Wimbledon Park Road/Church Road and to the gates of Wimbledon. Just walking down
there you will hear a number of people offering to buy and sell tickets.
Resale Tickets (inside the grounds)
Once you are already inside the grounds of Wimbledon, whether on a Ground Pass or any showcourt ticket,
you will have the opportunity to purchase re-sold showcourt tickets. These are tickets which the original
owner no longer requires (perhaps he/she has gone home early or just has a spare ticket) and wishes to give
someone else the opportunity of sitting on a showcourt.
Sellers
Take your ticket to one of the Wimbledon Officials at any exit gate and ask him/her to
scan your ticket for you in order for it to be re-sold. The great news is that (a) you get to keep your original
ticket; (b) your ticket is re-printed and re-sold to someone who wants to experience a showcourt; and (c) all monies
raised through the re-selling of tickets is donated to charity.
Buyers
Re-sold tickets are always in demand and you will have to queue up for them.
The ticket re-selling booth located at the top of Wimbledon Hill (aka Henman Hill, Rusedski Ridge,
Mount Philippoussis, Mount Murray, Murrayfield, Robson Rise) at the north end of the grounds, and opens at 3pm.
Be prepared for very long queues, but they can be worth the wait.