# 2020 Wimbledon Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2020_Wimbledon_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2020_Wimbledon_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Wimbledon_Championships > Source revision: 1300518347 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Cancelled tennis tournament Tennis tournament 2020 Wimbledon Championships Date 29 June – 12 July (cancelled) Edition (completely cancelled) Category Grand Slam (ITF) Draw 128S / 64D / 48XD Surface Grass Location London, United Kingdom Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ← 2019 · Wimbledon Championships · 2021 → The **2020 Wimbledon Championships** was a cancelled [Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis)) [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament scheduled to be played at the [All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club](/source/All_England_Lawn_Tennis_and_Croquet_Club) in [Wimbledon, London](/source/Wimbledon%2C_London), United Kingdom, between Monday 29 June 2020 and Sunday 12 July 2020.[1] It was never played because of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[2] The cancellation of the tournament was announced on 1 April 2020.[3] This was the first time since [World War II](/source/World_War_II) that the Wimbledon Championships had been cancelled. ## Cancellation and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic The [All England Club](/source/All_England_Club) exercised an insurance plan covering infectious diseases, reportedly claiming over £100 million for the cancellation.[4] £10m was distributed to the 620 players whose rankings would have been high enough for them to enter the tournament had it taken place.[5] It was the first time the tournament had been cancelled since 1945 during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[6] Had it gone ahead, it would have been the 134th edition of the [Wimbledon Championships](/source/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon).[2] [Novak Djokovic](/source/Novak_Djokovic) of Serbia and [Simona Halep](/source/Simona_Halep) of Romania were the defending champions in the 2019 men's and women's singles draw.[1][6] Following the cancellation, the BBC, the host broadcaster of this event since 1937 decided to air classic games as a replacement programme.[7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nytimes_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nytimes_1-1) ["Wimbledon Canceled: A 'Kick in the Gut' Not Felt Since World Wars"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/sports/tennis/wimbledon-canceled-coronavirus.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 4 July 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cnn_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cnn_2-1) ["Wimbledon tennis tournament canceled amid coronavirus pandemic"](https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/tennis/wimbledon-canceled-coronavirus-2020-spt-intl/index.html). *[CNN](/source/CNN)*. April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cancellation-press-release_3-0)** ["Cancellation of The Championships 2020"](https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2020-04-01/cancellation_of_the_championships_2020.html) (Press release). The Championships, Wimbledon. Retrieved 10 July 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Fraser, Stuart. ["Wimbledon nets £100m coronavirus cancellation payout"](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/wimbledon-nets-100m-coronavirus-cancellation-payout-sjdd9hlmv). *The Sunday Times*. Retrieved 11 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["AELTC Announces Prize Money in Lieu of Championships 2020 and Initial Decisions for 2021"](https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2020-07-10/aeltc_announces_prize_money_in_lieu_of_championships_2020_alongside_initial_decisions_for_the_championships_2021.html). *Wimbledon*. AELTC. Retrieved 11 October 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-espn_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-espn_6-1) ["Wimbledon canceled for first time since World War II"](https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/28981311/wimbledon-cancelled-due-coronavirus-pandemic). *ESPN.com*. 1 April 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Wimbledon 2020: BBC TV to show classic finals, rewinds & Andy Murray weekend"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/53007200). *[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)*. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021. ## External links - [Official website](https://wimbledon.com) Preceded by 2019 Wimbledon Championships The Championships, Wimbledon Succeeded by 2021 Wimbledon Championships v t e Wimbledon Championships Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Pre Open Era 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Open Era 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Open Era finalists v t e 2020 ATP Tour « 2019 2021 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon† US Open (S, D) French Open (S, D)† ATP Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells† New York 1 (S, D) Rome (S, D)† Shanghai† Paris (S, D) ATP Tour 500 Rotterdam (S, D) Rio de Janeiro (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona† Halle† London† Washington† Hamburg (S, D)† Beijing† Tokyo† St. Petersburg (S, D)† Basel† Vienna (S, D) ATP Tour 250 Doha (S, D) Adelaide (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Montpellier (S, D) Pune (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Uniondale (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D)† Cologne I (S, D)* Sardinia (S, D)* Cologne II (S, D)* Antwerp (S, D) Astana (S, D)* Sofia (S, D)† Team events ATP Cup Davis Cup Qualifying round † – Tournaments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments were introduced due to cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ATP Finals, London (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan v t e 2020 WTA Tour « 2019 2021 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon† US Open (S, D) French Open (S, D)† WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments Indian Wells† Miami† Madrid† Beijing† WTA Premier 5 tournaments Doha (S, D) Montreal† New York 1 (S, D) Rome (S, D)† Wuhan† WTA Premier tournaments Brisbane (S, D) Adelaide (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Stuttgart† Berlin† Eastbourne† San Jose† Zhengzhou† Tokyo† Moscow† Ostrava (S, D)* WTA International tournaments Shenzhen (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Hua Hin (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Rosmalen† Palermo (S, D)† Prague (S, D)† Lexington (S, D)* Istanbul (S, D)† Strasbourg (S, D)† Linz (S, D)† Team events Fed Cup† Finals Qualifying round Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa Charleston Credit One Bank Invitational† † – Tournaments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments were introduced due to cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai† WTA Finals, Shenzhen (S, D) v t e « 2019 2020 in tennis 2021 » Grand Slam Australian Open Wimbledon† US Open French Open† Men ATP Tour ATP Tour Masters 1000 ATP Finals ATP Challenger Tour ITF Men's World Tennis Tour Women WTA Tour WTA Premier WTA Finals† WTA Elite Trophy† WTA 125K series ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Team events Davis Cup Qualifying round Finals† Fed Cup Qualifying round Finals† ATP Cup World TeamTennis † – Tournaments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2020 Wimbledon Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Wimbledon_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Wimbledon_Championships?action=history)). 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