Number One Court Wimbledon Roof

The test event for the new.

Number one court wimbledon roof.

More about the wimbledon championships 2019 roof. The no 1 court celebration event featuring venus williams and. A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition. 1 court cost 71million to the all england lawn tennis club aeltc.

Former brit award winner paloma faith will perform as the headline music act for the no 1 court celebration in support of the wimbledon foundation on sunday 19 may 2019. 1 court can be deployed in wind conditions of up to 63 kilometers per hour or 43 miles per hour. The roof was needed for the opening ceremony as rainfall swept across sw19 on sunday afternoon. Wimbledon s new second roof built on budget at 70 million and on time over three years will be unveiled to the public tomorrow.

In april 2013 the all england club confirmed its intention to build a retractable roof over no. Wimbledon s 70million new retractable roof for its historic no 1 court was unveiled today at a star studded ceremony and a bout of rain saw it immediately in action. The event will be a special exhibition of tennis and music and will test the new no 1 court roof and air management system showcasing live tennis in front of a capacity crowd of more than 12 000 with proceeds donated to the wimbledon foundation the official charity of the club and the championships and the charities chosen by the participating players. The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court since.

The roof closed from inside no 1 court the roof was built on a budget of 70m and took three years to complete it will enable more matches to be played for longer if weather conditions turn during the club s wimbledon grand slam tournament. A seven year masterplan to upgrade the home. Internationally renowned maltese tenor joseph calleja will also perform as the new no 1 court roof is closed for the first time accompanied by grange park opera s chorus. 6 7 as well as a retractable roof the seating capacity of the court was increased by approximately 1 000 to seat 12 345 people.