What are the odds of actually getting Wimbledon tickets?

[Grizzy]

GF and I may travel through France and England around Wimbledon on vacation. I would love to go and see a day or two, but we're from Canada so it seems like it's hard to get tickets. We would be getting tickets for the first round if possible. Doesn't necessarily need to be centre court or court 1, but that would be amazing. Unlikely I can convince her to wait in the queue. I understand if you camp out overnight you can get tickets that way.

What are the prices like? What are the prices like if I wait in the queue? Are you basically guaranteed tickets then? Has anyone ever camped out early and then not been able to purchase tickets?

Thanks!

 

[Keen Kahuna]

Hi Griz, I was passing through London two years ago on a whim. I didn't have tickets. But, I read online that they keep about 1500 on hand for the queues. So, I decided to try my luck around 4:30 AM. If memory serves me correct, I found my way to the queue and received number 886 at 5:00 AM. By 10:30 AM, I had purchased my ticket for Court 1 and made it in the gates. Ticket cost was around £45 for the 2nd round. For me, the experience was totally worth it. I got to see Alcaraz play and the time seemed to pass rather quickly.

Don't plan on arriving early and saving a spot for your gf. They check and mark your ticket multiple times while waiting in the queue; one person in line equals one mark. My gf didn't want to wake up early, but decided to risk the queue later. Lucky for her, it rained that morning and she was able to get a grounds pass around 11:00.

Whatever you decide, best of luck!

 

[atatu]

I did the queue last year and it was pretty fun actually, I got there at 5:45am and got in around noon. Bring some food, a blanket to sit on and umbrellas. You sound like you might be younger so it would probably be even more fun for you - lots of interesting people to meet and talk to from all over the world. I did a post about my experience last year, let me find it.

My experience in the Wimbledon Queue 2023

This was my first experience so I want to share it for folks who may be doing this in the future. I went on the first Saturday of the event which would be the men's and women's third round matches and the second round of doubles, plus the juniors first rounds. I got in line around 545am and was...

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[Sonam1234]

I am also wondering about the ticket prices on spot..

 

[MaxTennis]

Pretty good. I queued up on July 4th last year and got Stadium 2 tickets and saw Thiem-Tsitsipas before the rains came.

I even got a full ticket refund so technically it was free admission HA

 

[Rattler]

Your odds are pretty good, the earlier you get in line the better. Bring some snacks and drinks.

 

[socallefty]

I think debentures tickets go on resale and you can buy them without queuing, but it will cost you $1000 or more. If you are willing to queue for 5-6 hours by getting there before sunrise, chances are good to get tickets also.

 

[Grizzy]

Thanks for the posts. We ended up purchasing our flights and will be in London for several days. After reading some more experiences about the Queue it seems as though it'll be hard to get centre court tickets without camping out overnight. We're thinking about camping out 1 night and early queueing at 5am on another to experience both centre court and also all of the side court action. We will be there for the first few days of the tournament and I've heard those are the busiest in terms of queueing.

 

[LuckyR]

Thanks for the posts. We ended up purchasing our flights and will be in London for several days. After reading some more experiences about the Queue it seems as though it'll be hard to get centre court tickets without camping out overnight. We're thinking about camping out 1 night and early queueing at 5am on another to experience both centre court and also all of the side court action. We will be there for the first few days of the tournament and I've heard those are the busiest in terms of queueing.

Post back with your experience. And good luck.

 

[socallefty]

Thanks for the posts. We ended up purchasing our flights and will be in London for several days. After reading some more experiences about the Queue it seems as though it'll be hard to get centre court tickets without camping out overnight. We're thinking about camping out 1 night and early queueing at 5am on another to experience both centre court and also all of the side court action. We will be there for the first few days of the tournament and I've heard those are the busiest in terms of queueing.

Hopefully you’ve been to London many times where you want to spend your precious vacation time this way waiting in the queue for so long. Otherwise I would do other things in London which has so much to offer in terms of art, cultural/music performances, museums, history, food, gardens etc.

 

[Sonam1234]

Thanks for the posts. We ended up purchasing our flights and will be in London for several days. After reading some more experiences about the Queue it seems as though it'll be hard to get centre court tickets without camping out overnight. We're thinking about camping out 1 night and early queueing at 5am on another to experience both centre court and also all of the side court action. We will be there for the first few days of the tournament and I've heard those are the busiest in terms of queueing.

How is it going over there?

 

[Grizzy]

Hopefully you’ve been to London many times where you want to spend your precious vacation time this way waiting in the queue for so long. Otherwise I would do other things in London which has so much to offer in terms of art, cultural/music performances, museums, history, food, gardens etc.

I had not really been prior, but I have 9 weeks straight vacation each summer and was spending a week in London. Honestly, Wimbledon was the best part of London by far for me. Not sure why you have such a different perspective, being someone that is actively posting on a tennis equipment website lol!

How is it going over there?

It was fantastic! Basically we arrived via uber the for the 2nd day of the tournament at 4:50am and that got us 1853 and 1854 in the queue. We got to see a lot of great tennis and I got to see some of my favourite WTA players. Additionally, we got to get center court requeue tickets and watched some of the Jack Draper vs. Ymer 5 setter that night too.

For our next day at Wimbledon we camped out with the tent and equipment we brought to get center court tickets. The camping itself was fun, and it was great talking to so many friendly tennis fans. We arrived 6pm the night before and that got us tickets 501 and 502. On center court that day we had Djokovic, Swiatek and Andy Murray's last ever match at Wimbledon. Additionally in the morning I got to see two players I like a lot in Shapo and Badosa.

Would 100% go to Wimbledon and queue again. The rest of our trip was great too, but this is a tennis forum and not a travel one

 

[MaxTennis]

I had not really been prior, but I have 9 weeks straight vacation each summer and was spending a week in London. Honestly, Wimbledon was the best part of London by far for me. Not sure why you have such a different perspective, being someone that is actively posting on a tennis equipment website lol!



It was fantastic! Basically we arrived via uber the for the 2nd day of the tournament at 4:50am and that got us 1853 and 1854 in the queue. We got to see a lot of great tennis and I got to see some of my favourite WTA players. Additionally, we got to get center court requeue tickets and watched some of the Jack Draper vs. Ymer 5 setter that night too.

For our next day at Wimbledon we camped out with the tent and equipment we brought to get center court tickets. The camping itself was fun, and it was great talking to so many friendly tennis fans. We arrived 6pm the night before and that got us tickets 501 and 502. On center court that day we had Djokovic, Swiatek and Andy Murray's last ever match at Wimbledon. Additionally in the morning I got to see two players I like a lot in Shapo and Badosa.

Would 100% go to Wimbledon and queue again. The rest of our trip was great too, but this is a tennis forum and not a travel one

That's awesome! I went to Wimbledon last year and got Court 2 tickets on July 4th. Saw Tsitsipas and Thiem before the rains came, then saw Murray on the jumbotron at Henman Hill.

Managed to get a full refund because it rained within 2 hours of play, which was bittersweet but overall still a great experience!

 

[mad dog1]

I had not really been prior, but I have 9 weeks straight vacation each summer and was spending a week in London. Honestly, Wimbledon was the best part of London by far for me. Not sure why you have such a different perspective, being someone that is actively posting on a tennis equipment website lol!



It was fantastic! Basically we arrived via uber the for the 2nd day of the tournament at 4:50am and that got us 1853 and 1854 in the queue. We got to see a lot of great tennis and I got to see some of my favourite WTA players. Additionally, we got to get center court requeue tickets and watched some of the Jack Draper vs. Ymer 5 setter that night too.

For our next day at Wimbledon we camped out with the tent and equipment we brought to get center court tickets. The camping itself was fun, and it was great talking to so many friendly tennis fans. We arrived 6pm the night before and that got us tickets 501 and 502. On center court that day we had Djokovic, Swiatek and Andy Murray's last ever match at Wimbledon. Additionally in the morning I got to see two players I like a lot in Shapo and Badosa.

Would 100% go to Wimbledon and queue again. The rest of our trip was great too, but this is a tennis forum and not a travel one

Glad you had a great time at Wimbledon. Wimbledon was a great experience....until I experienced Indian Wells. After the Indian Wells experience where securing tickets is so much easier and more convenient, the idea of waiting in a queue for 6+ hours wasn't appealing anymore. Also there's so much more great seating available compared to Wimbledon. Additionally, when you've got a seat on one of the smaller, outer stadium courts, your friends or significant other can’t save your seat when you leave to use the restroom or grab food whereas at Wimbledon, if you leave your seat for any reason, it's given up to the next patron in the queue to watch the match.

 

[Grizzy]

Glad you had a great time at Wimbledon. Wimbledon was a great experience....until I experienced Indian Wells. After the Indian Wells experience where securing tickets is so much easier and more convenient, the idea of waiting in a queue for 6+ hours wasn't appealing anymore. Also there's so much more great seating available compared to Wimbledon. Additionally, when you've got a seat on one of the smaller, outer stadium courts, your friends or significant other can save your seat when you leave to use the restroom or grab food whereas at Wimbledon, if you leave your seat for any reason, it's given up to the next patron in the queue to watch the match.

Indian Wells and US Open are next on the list for me The side courts were mixed for watching. Most of the time we were able to just dip out to the bathroom and return to our seat without too much issue. You had to be aware if there were many people queueing to watch or not though. If it were just a few, you could just dip back in (and most people did this) where as for a popular match following a rain delay, the queue was 30+ people outside of court 17 and you didn't dare leave your seat!

I had overheard that others paid several thousand dollars (resale) for their center court seats at Wimbledon. We paid 90 pounds for 6th row at the baseline. For a meager teaching salary, I'll take it!

 

[tennis3]

Additionally, when you've got a seat on one of the smaller, outer stadium courts, your friends or significant other can save your seat when you leave to use the restroom or grab food whereas at Wimbledon, if you leave your seat for any reason, it's given up to the next patron in the queue to watch the match.

At Indian Wells, you just tell the person as you walk out that you're coming back and point to where your seat is (have your friends wave at you). The funny thing is when you try to get back in if the line is long. It's not a friendly walk up those stairs past everyone waiting in line.