2018 Wimbledon Championships

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took 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 finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the gentlemen's singles title and Angelique Kerber won the ladies' singles title.

2018 Wimbledon Championships
Date2–15 July
Edition132nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£34,000,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Angelique Kerber
Men's doubles
Mike Bryan / Jack Sock
Women's doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
Alexander Peya / Nicole Melichar
Wheelchair men's singles
Stefan Olsson
Wheelchair women's singles
Diede de Groot
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Diede de Groot / Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad doubles
Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner
Boys' singles
Tseng Chun-hsin
Girls' singles
Iga Świątek
Boys' doubles
Yankı Erel / Otto Virtanen
Girls' doubles
Wang Xinyu / Wang Xiyu
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Tommy Haas / Mark Philippoussis
Ladies' invitation doubles
Kim Clijsters / Rennae Stubbs
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge

The 2018 tournament was 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 was 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 was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.

Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza were both unsuccessful in defending their 2017 titles. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Kevin Anderson, while Muguruza lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.

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