From Seoul, South Korea, July 2018
The 2018 Wimbledon Championships is a Grand Slam tennis tournament which is currently taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday 2 July 2018 and is due to finish on Sunday 15 July 2018.
The 2018 tournament is the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It is being played on grass courts and is 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.
Roger Federer, the defending champion in the Gentlemen's singles, has won the event a record eight times in his career. Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Ladies' singles, but lost in the second round to Alison van Uytvanck.
ABOUT
Level: ITF
City: Wimbledon
Country: Great Britain
Total Financial Commitment: $ 21,969,327
Date: Jul 2 - Jul 15, 2018
Surface: Grass
Singles Draw Size: 128
POINT DISTRIBUTION
winner-2000
runner-up-1300
semifinalists-780
quarter-finalists-430
round of 16-240
round of 32-130
round of 64-70
round of 128-10
HOW THE TOP 8 RANKED PLAYERS LEFT THE COMPETITION
>1ST ROUND (ROUND OF 128):
Sloane Stephens, current no 4, lost to Donna Vekic, 1-6 3-6
Petra Kvitova, current no 7, lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 4-6 6-4 0-6
Elina Svitolina, current no 5, lost to Tatjana Maria, 6(3)-7(7) 6-4 1-6
Caroline Garcia, current no 6, lost to Belinda Bencic, 6(2)-7(7) 3-6
>2ND ROUND (ROUD OF 64):
Caroline Wozniacki, current no 2, lost to Ekaterina Makarova, 4-6 6-1 7-5
Garbine Muguruza, current no 3, lost to Alison van Uytvanck, 7-5 2-6 1-6
>3RD ROUND (ROUND OF 32)
Simona Halep, current no 1, lost to Suwei Hsieh, 6-3 4-6 5-7
>4TH ROUND (LAST 16)
Karolina Pliskova, current no 8, lost to Kiki Bertens 3-6 6(1)-7(7)
PAST WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS
2017: Garbine Muguruza, Spain (vs Venus Williams, USA)
2016: Serena Williams, USA (vs Angelique Kerber, Germany)
2015: Serena Williams, USA (vs Garbine Muguruza, Spain)
2014: Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic (vs Eugenie Bouchard, Canada)
2013: Marion Bartoli, France (vs Sabine Lisicki, Germany)
More
wtatennis.com
wikipedia.com
theguardian.com