TENNIS
Wimbledon 2023 schedule and format: dates, games, times, bracket
The oldest tennis tournament is about to get started and here’s all the information you need to know about the schedules and the format.
It’s that time of the year when tennis fans get stuck to their TVs, computers, tablets, and other devices to enjoy the best tennis on the planet.
The clay season is over and now it’s time for some more grass action with the start of Wimbledon, which will be held at the All England Club facilities in London from July 3 to 16.
The current French Open winners, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek, will be looking to repeat their success in Paris. The Serb defeated Casper Ruud in the final in three sets, while Swiatek, who was against the ropes against Karolina Muchova, managed to win the third to claim her third Roland Garros trophy.
2023 Wimbledon Broadcast Schedule
Monday, July 3, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, ESPN, First Round
Tuesday, July 4, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, ESPN, First Round
Wednesday, July 5, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, ESPN Second Round
Thursday, July 6, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, ESPN, Second Round
Friday, July 7, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, ESPN, Third Round
Saturday, July 8, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, ESPN, Third Round
Saturday, July 8, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET, ABC, Third Round
Sunday, July 9, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, ESPN, Round of 16
Sunday, July 9, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET, ABC, Round of 16
Monday, July 10, 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET, ESPN, Round of 16
Monday, July 10, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET, ESPN 2, Round of 16
Tuesday, July 11, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET, ESPN, Quarterfinals
Tuesday, July 11, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET, ESPN 2, Quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 12, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET, ESPN, Quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 12, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET, ESPN 2, Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 13, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, ESPN, Women’s Semifinals
Friday, July 14, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET, ESPN, Men’s Semifinals
Saturday, July 15, 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN, Women’s Championship
Sunday, July 16, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET, ESPN, Men’s Championship
Wimbledon first-round games
Both the men’s and the women’s single competitions are made up of 128 players, which means there will be 64 games in every bracket. Some of the first-round games are expected to be highly entertaining given the player’s quality and anything can happen.
In the men’s category, there are a few eye-catching clashes, like the ones between Lorenzo Sonego and Matteo Berretini, Alejandro Davidovich and Arthur Fils, Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas, and the David Goffin vs Nick Kyrgios clash.
Meanwhile, in the women’s competition, there are also some intriguing games, like the ones between Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina, Sofia Kenin vs Coco Gauff, Maria Sakkari vs Marta Kostyuk, and Shelby Rogers and Elena Rybakina.
Wimbledon 2023 men's first-round draw
Carlos Alcaraz v Jeremy Chardy
Alexandre Müller v Arthur Rinderknech
Jason Kubler v Ugo Humbert
Marco Cecchinato v Nicolás Jarry
Alexander Zverev v Gijs Brouwer
Marc-Andrea Huesler v Yosuke Watanuki
Matteo Berrettini v Lorenzo Sonego
Kimmer Coppejans v Alex de Minaur
Frances Tiafoe v Wu Yibing
Dominic Stephan Stricker v Alexi Popyrin
Ilya Ivashka v Federico Coria
Sho Shimabukuro v Grigor Dimitrov
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina v Arthur Fils
Zhang Zhizhen v Botic van de Zandschulp
Matteo Arnaldi v Roberto Carballés Baena
George Loffhagen v Holger Rune
Daniil Medvedev v Arthur Fery
Adrian Mannarino v Alexander Shevchenko
Marcos Giron v Hugo Dellien
Márton Fucsovics v Tallon Griekspoor
Francisco Cerúndolo v Nuno Borges
Jiří Lehečka v Sebastian Ofner
Milos Raonic v Dennis Novak
Shintaro Mochizuki v Tommy Paul
Cameron Norrie v Tomáš Macháč
Christopher Eubanks v Thiago Monteiro
Christopher O'Connell v Hamad Međedović
Jiri Vesely v Sebastian Korda
Ben Shelton v Taro Daniel
Maxime Cressy v Laso Djere
Ryan Peniston v Andy Murray
Dominic Thiem v Stefanos Tsitsipas
Jannik Sinner v Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Miomir Kecmanović v Diego Schwartzman
Aleksandar Vukic v Daniel Altmaier
Quentin Halys v Dan Evans
Yoshihito Nishioka v Daniel Elahi Galan
Dominik Koepfer v Oscar Otte
Mikael Ymer v Alex Molčan
Yannick Hanfmann v Taylor Fritz
Borna Coric v Guido Pella
Benjamin Bonzi v Harold Mayot
Corentin Moutet v Richard Gasquet
Roman Safiullin v Roberto Bautista Agut
Denis Shapovalov v Radu Albot
Lloyd Harris v Grégoire Barrère
Liam Broady v Constant Lestienne
Laurent Lokoli v Casper Ruud
Andrey Rublev v Max Purcell
Luca Van Assche v Aslan Karatsev
Sebastián Báez v Tomas Barrios Vera
David Goffin v Nick Kyrgios
Alexander Bublik v Mackenzie McDonald
JJ Wolf v Enzo Couacaud
Maximilian Marterer v Borna Gojo
Filip Krajinović v Felix Auger-Aliassime
Lorenzo Musetti v Juan Pablo Varillas
John Isner v Jaume Munar
Jan Choinski v Dušan Lajović
Albert Ramos Viñolas v Hubert Hurkacz
Tomás Martín Etcheverry v Bernabé Zapata Miralles
Emil Ruusuvuori v Stanislas Wawrinka
Jordan Thomas v Brandon Nakashima
Pedro Cachín v Novak Djokovic
Wimbledon 2023 women's first-round draw
Iga Swiatek v Zhu Lin
Martina Trevisan v Sara Sorribes Tormo
Diane Parry v Harriet Dart
Linda Fruhvirtová v Petra Martic
Magda Linette v Jil Teichmann
Barbora Strycova v Maryna Zanevska
Danielle Collins v Julia Grabher
Katie Swan v Belinda Bencic
Daria Kasatkina v Caroline Dolehide
Jodie Anna Burrage v Caty McNally
Nadia Podoroska v Tereza Mortincova
Yuan Yue v Victoria Azarenka
Elise Mertens v Viktória Hrunčáková
Venus Williams v Elina Svitolina
Storm Hunter v Wang Xiyu
Sofia Kenin v Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula v Lauren Davis
Cristina Bucșa v Kamilla Rakhimova
Camila Osorio v Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Rebeka Masarova v Mayar Sherif
Zheng Qinwen v Kateřina Siniaková
Lesia Tsurenko v Claire Liu
Alycia Parks v Anna-Lena Friedsam
Ana Bogdan v Liudmila Samsonova
Veronika Kudermetova v Kaia Kanepi
Marketa Vondrousova v Peyton Stearns
Sloane Stephens v Rebecca Peterson
Zhang Shuai v Donna Vekic
Marie Bouzková v Simona Waltert
Anna Kontaveit v Luisa Stefani
Kateryna Baindl v Leylah Fernandez
Katie Volynets v Caroline Garcia
Ons Jabeur v Magdalena Fręch
Ysaline Bonaventure v Bai Zhuoxuan
Anna Bondar v Bianca Andreescu
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro v Anhelina Kalinina
Karolina Pliskova v Natalija Stevanović
Carol Zhao v Tamara Korpatsch
Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Jasmine Paolini v Petra Kvitova
Beatriz Haddad Maia v Yulia Putintseva
Jaqueline Cristian v Lucia Bronzetti
Sorana Cirstea v Tatjana Maria
Greet Minnen v Jelena Ostapenko
Bernarda Pera v Viktoriya Tomova
Katie Boulter v Dara Saville
Danka Kovinic v Alize Cornet
Shelby Rogers v Elena Rybakina
Maria Sakkari v Marta Kostyuk
Alison Riske-Amritraj v Paula Badosa
Viktorija Golubic v Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Sonay Kartal v Madison Keys
Anastasia Potapova v Celina Naef
Kaja Juvan v Margarita Betova
Mirra Andreeva v Wang Xiyu
Heather Watson v Barbora Krejčíková
Karolína Muchová v Jule Niemeier
Linda Noskova v Dalma Galfi
Madison Brengele v Sara Errani
Emma Navarro v Ekaterina Alexandrova
Irina-Camelia Begu v Rebecca Marino
Yulia Wickmayer v Anna Blinkova
Varvara Gracheva v Camila Giorgi
Panna Udvardy v Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon top-seeded players
Men's category
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Novak Djokovic
- Daniil Medvedev
- Casper Ruud
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Holger Rune
- Andrey Rublev
- Taylor Fritz
- Jannik Sinner
- Karen Khachanov
Women's category
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Caroline Garcia
- Ons Jabeur
- Coco Gauff
- Maria Sakkari
- Petra Kvitova
- Barbora Krejcikova