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Storied tournament Wimbledon is back for 2023, and any self-respecting tennis fan is on the hunt for tickets. Demand is typically sky high, which means that most seats are allocated by ballot: this opened in September last year, and has now closed. But that doesn't mean you've missed out on the chance to watch some of the sport's biggest stars duke it out on Wimbledon's eerily perfect grass courts.
How to join The Queue for Wimbledon tickets
On-the-day ticket sales are available, including up to 500 premium seats on each Show Court, as well as many more Grounds passes, which let you watch the many less high-profile (but still high-octane) games going on each day. Getting them means joining The Queue, which is no mean feat.
The first hopeful ticket-buyers arrive the night before, with many more arriving in the small hours of the morning. The Queue begins in Wimbledon Park, a few minutes from Southfields station, and entrants need to use the Wimbledon Park Road Gate. All queuers will be issued with a non-transferrable Queue Card (which means you cannot queue for someone else) and must not be absent from The Queue (ie for toilet breaks) for more than 30 minutes at a time. Overnight queuers may bring small tents, but gazebos are forbidden, along with barbecues, excessive alcohol consumption and loud music. But thankfully, there are toilets, food stalls and water refills available.
Other ways to buy Wimbledon tickets
If you've got money to burn, there are so-called debentures tickets available via resellers, often at sky-high prices.