2021 Wimbledon Championships
The 2021 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, the first since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to claim his record-equalling 20th major title, defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final. Simona Halep was the defending ladies' singles champion from 2019, but she withdrew from the competition due to a calf injury. The Ladies' Singles title was won by Ashleigh Barty, who defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final.
| 2021 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 June – 11 July |
| Edition | 134th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Prize money | £35,016,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
| Ashleigh Barty | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Neal Skupski / Desirae Krawczyk | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Joachim Gérard | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
| Diede de Groot | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Dylan Alcott | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Samir Banerjee | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Ane Mintegi del Olmo | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Edas Butvilas / Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Kristina Dmitruk / Diana Shnaider | |
Following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the main tournament began on Monday 28 June 2021 and finished on Sunday 11 July 2021. The 2021 Championships were the 134th edition, the 127th staging of the ladies' singles Championship event, the 53rd in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and is part of the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Circuit and the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The tournament was organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.
This was the final edition of Wimbledon to have no matches scheduled on "Middle Sunday." It would also be the final competitive tournament for eight-time champion Roger Federer.