2013 Wimbledon Championships
WIMBLEDON 1877 - 2013 24 June 7 July The oldest tennis tournament in the world The 2012 Champions The Prize money Grand Total 1968 Grand Total 2013 £ 26.150) £22,560.000 £ 1,600,000 £ 1,600,000 Ladies Gentlemen Singles Singles 2007 was the first year both singles champions were awarded the same prize money The Grounds Cover 42 Acres in total 19 Championship grass courts 23.77m (78') 8 mm 100% Rye Grass Grass seed Regulation height of a blade of grass on each court 1 Ton is used yearly The Champipnships USA Australia 87 26 UK 71 Top 3 winning countries Fastest serves 148mph Taylor Dent 129mph Venus Williams HOURS 5 MinurES Longest match played 54,000 Slazenger balls used during the fortnight 511,043 Highest total number of spectators to attend the Championships since the last British woman since the last British man won the singles title. won the singles title. The Food 142,000 12,000 portions of strawberries bananas (for players) 7,000 kg cream consumed each year 300,000 cups of tea and coffee 200,000 100,000 glasses of Pimms pints of beer Sources http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/indexhtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships_Wimbledon http://tennissporting99.com/wimbledon/indexhtml http://www.infoplease.com/spot/00wimbledon1.html essential travel.co.uk Roger Federer 75 years Singles 8.23m (27') 34 years Doubles 10.97m (36') Williams Serena
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