As long ago as 1924, the Club introduced a public ballot whereby the majority of Centre, No.1 and No.2 Court tickets are sold in advance.

The Public Ballot has always been substantially oversubscribed.
Entry into the Ballot does not automatically entitle applicants to tickets for Wimbledon, but a place in the draw for a pair of tickets.

Successful applicants are selected at random by computer. It is
not possible to request tickets for specific days or courts, as the
day and court offered are chosen randomly by a computerised selection process.

The majority of Centre, No.1 and No.2 Court tickets are sold in advance via a public ballot. Entry into the ballot does not automatically entitle applicants to tickets for Wimbledon but a place in the draw for tickets.

To enter the draw for 2010 ballot you must first obtain an application form from 1st August 2009. (Requests postmarked after 15th December 2009 will NOT be processed.) Completed forms must be returned no later than 31st December 2009.

To obtain a Public Ballot Application form, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope DL size (110mm x 220mm, 4 1/4 " x 8 5/8") - to:

Ticket Office
AELTC
P.O. BOX 98
London SW19 5AE

Note: Applications which are not accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope will not be processed.

Why can’t I download an application form from the website?

When we receive your completed application form, we scan the details into our ballot database. The scanning equipment we use is sensitive both to the inks used to print the application forms and to the positioning of the boxes.

An application form printed on a desktop printer run from a PC would not be able to match either the scale and register of colours on the forms or the precise position of the boxes. As a result, our scanner would not recognise the data and your completed form would be unusable and therefore void.

Whilst we have introduced online payments, currently there are no plans for online applications: we require you to sign an original form, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the ballot to which we refer should a query arise as to the validity of the application/ applicant.

Normal opening hours for the Ticket Office: Mon – Fri: 09.00 – 17.00 (excl. Bank Holidays).

Christmas/New Year arrangements: The Ticket Office will be closed from 24 December 2009 to 3 January 2010 inclusive.

Telephone
UK: 020 8971 2473
Overseas: +44 20 8971 2473

Fax
UK: 020 8971 2528
Overseas: +44 20 8971 2528

If you are phoning with an enquiry about the ballot for Wheelchair spaces, please specify this when you call and your call will be transferred to the relevant member of the Ticket Office team.

Note: The Ticket Office is available for all ticket and ballot enquiries but is NOT a Box Office: We do not sell or reserve tickets over the telephone.