2020 Wimbledon Championships

The 2020 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that was scheduled to be played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, between June 29 and July 12.[1] It was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The cancellation of the tournament was announced on 1 April 2020.[3]

2020 Wimbledon Championships
Edition134th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
SurfaceGrass
LocationLondon, England
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
2019 Champions
Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles
Simona Halep
Men's Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
Women's Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová
Mixed Doubles
Ivan Dodig / Latisha Chan
Boys' Singles
Shintaro Mochizuki
Girls' Singles
Daria Snigur
Boys' Doubles
Jonáš Forejtek / Jiří Lehečka
Girls' Doubles
Savannah Broadus / Abigail Forbes
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Cara Black / Martina Navratilova
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Quad Singles
Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Joachim Gérard / Stefan Olsson
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne

It was the first time the tournament had been cancelled since 1945 during World War II.[4] Had it gone ahead, it would have been the 134th edition of the Wimbledon Championships.[2]

Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were the defending champions in the men's and women's singles draw.[1][4]

References
  1. "Wimbledon Canceled: A 'Kick in the Gut' Not Felt Since World Wars". nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Wimbledon tennis tournament canceled amid coronavirus pandemic". CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "Cancellation of The Championships 2020" (Press release). The Championships, Wimbledon. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "Wimbledon canceled for first time since World War II". ESPN.com. April 1, 2020.
Preceded by
2019 Wimbledon Championships		 The Championships, Wimbledon Succeeded by
2021 Wimbledon Championships
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