Wimbledon is back as the grass-court swing reaches its climax.
Tennis’ elite will flock to the All England Club to battle it out for the sport’s most prestigious grand slam, with millions of pounds in prize money up for grabs.
Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova are the defending singles’ champions, with Alcaraz going for a three-peat after a three-set domination of seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in 2024.
Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini, the seventh seed, in a three-set thriller on the penultimate day of the Championships to win her first major title.
Both defending champions are back in the men’s and women’s draws as they converge upon south west London, hoping to repeat their Centre Court feats from last year.
World no1s Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka will both be out to stop them, with both the Italian and the Belarusian seeking a maiden Wimbledon crown.
Britain’s Jack Draper leads the home hopes, coming in ranked world no4 after a sublime end to 2024, reaching the US Open semi-finals.
He has since lifted the Indian Wells title, following that up with a final at the Madrid Masters and a quarter-final defeat by Alcaraz in Rome.
He was knocked out in the fourth round by Alexander Bublik at the French Open, and was stunned in the semi-finals of Queen’s Club by Jiri Lehecka.
On the women’s side, British no1 Emma Raducanu insisted that she will play despite struggling with back pain at Queen’s and Eastbourne.
When is the Wimbledon 2025 draw?
The singles draws take place this morning, Friday, June 27, at 10am BST.
128 players will be drawn, with 32 seeds, 16 qualifiers, and eight wild cards.
The doubles draw will follow at 12pm BST.
Who is seeded for Wimbledon?
Sinner and Sabalenka top the seedings in the men’s and women’s draws, respectively.
Draper comes in as the fourth seed, and he is the only Briton to be seeded across both singles’ draws.
French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz is seeded second, while the German Alexander Zverev completes the men’s top four.
American Coco Gauff, fresh from her French Open triumph over Sabalenka, is seeded at two, followed by her compatriot Jessica Pegula at three.
Last year’s defeated finalist Paolini is fourth, while former world No1 Iga Swiatek is down in eighth.
Despite her fairytale run to the Queen’s Club title, Tatjana Maria will not be seeded for this year’s Championships.
Men’s singles
1. Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Jack Draper
5. Taylor Fritz
6. Novak Djokovic
7. Lorenzo Musetti
8. Holger Rune
9. Daniil Medvedev
10. Ben Shelton
11. Alex de Minaur
12. Frances Tiafoe
13. Tommy Paul
14. Andrey Rublev
15. Jakub Mensik
16. Francisco Cerundolo
17. Karen Khachanov
18. Ugo Humbert
19. Grigor Dimitrov
20. Alexei Popyrin
21. Tomas Machac
22. Flavio Cobolli
23. Jiri Lehecka
24. Stefanos Tsitsipas
25. Felix Auger-Aliassime
26. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
27. Denis Shapovalov
28. Alexander Bublik
29. Brandon Nakashima
30. Alex Michelsen
31. Tallon Griekspoor
32. Matteo Berrettini
Women’s singles
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Coco Gauff
3. Jessica Pegula
4. Jasmine Paolini
5. Zheng Qinwen
6. Madison Keys
7. Mirra Andreeva
8. Iga Swiatek
9. Emma Navarro
10. Paula Badosa
11. Elena Rybakina
12. Diana Shnaider
13. Amanda Anisimova
14. Elina Svitolina
15. Karolina Muchova
16. Daria Kasatkina
17. Barbora Krejcikova
18. Ekaterina Alexandrova
19. Liudmila Samsonova
20. Jelena Ostapenko
21. Beatriz Haddad Maia
22. Donna Vekic
23. Clara Tauson
24. Elise Mertens
25. Magdalena Frech
26. Marta Kostyuk
27. Magda Linette
28. Sofia Kenin
29. Leylah Fernandez
30. Linda Noskova
31. Ashlyn Krueger
32. McCartney Kessler
What is the prize money for Wimbledon 2025?
The total prize pot for the Championships stands at £53.55million, which is up 7 per cent from last year’s fund.
Both winners across the men’s and women’s tournaments will pocket £3m, while the losing finalists receive £1.52m.
