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2017 Wimbledon Championships
Edition131st
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Prize money£31,600,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
2016 Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert / France Nicolas Mahut
Women's doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Heather Watson / Finland Henri Kontinen
Wheelchair men's singles
United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair men's doubles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
Boys' singles
Canada Denis Shapovalov
Girls' singles
Russia Anastasia Potapova
Boys' doubles
Estonia Kenneth Raisma / Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
Girls' doubles
United States Usue Maitane Arconada / United States Claire Liu
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski / France Fabrice Santoro
Ladies' invitation doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Tunisia Selima Sfar
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
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The 2017 Wimbledon Championships are a Grand Slam tennis tournament which is due to take place at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commence on 3 July 2017 and conclude on 16 July 2017.

The 2017 tournament is the 131st edition of the championships, the 50th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It is to be played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament is organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.

Andy Murray is the defending champion in the Gentlemen's singles. Two-time defending Ladies' singles champion Serena Williams will not return to defend her title, having ended her season in April due to pregnancy.[1]

Tournament

Centre Court where the Finals of Wimbledon take place.

The 2017 Wimbledon Championships is the 131st edition of the tournament and is held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is included in the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament will consist of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls (under 18 – singles and doubles), which is also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles & doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is played only on grass courts; main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon; qualifying matches will be played at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton.[2]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

Senior points

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's Singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's Doubles 0 0
Women's Singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's Doubles 10