Wimbledon Number 1 Court Roof

The total weight of the wimbledon championships roof is 3000 tonnes.

Wimbledon number 1 court roof.

The roof closed from inside no 1 court the roof was built on a budget of 70m and took three years to complete it will enable more matches to be played for longer if weather conditions turn during the club s wimbledon grand slam tournament. Four major changes revealed including new retractable roof on court 1 the project on court 1 has been completed ahead of this summer s championships while an increase in prize. Former brit award winner paloma faith will perform as the headline music act for the no 1 court celebration in support of the wimbledon foundation on sunday 19 may 2019. 1 court it is used for the wimbledon championships and is sometimes chosen for great britain davis cup home ties the primary centre court being preserved solely for the grand slam tennis tournament.

The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court since. The no 1 court celebration event featuring venus williams and. A more complex build than the roof on centre court the project has been led by main contractor sir robert mcalpine supported by a team of over 4000 staff throughout its lifetime and has taken over 2 2 million man hours. The no 1 court celebration in support of the wimbledon foundation will take place on sunday 19 may.

The event will be a special exhibition of tennis and music and will test the new no 1 court roof and air management system showcasing live tennis in front of a capacity crowd of more than 12 000 with proceeds donated to the wimbledon foundation the official charity of the club. The wimbledon championships 2019 roof on the center court has ten trusses with each weighing 100 tonnes. The roof was needed for the opening ceremony as rainfall swept across sw19 on sunday afternoon. Opened in 1997 for replacing old no.

With a spectator capacity of 12 345 it replaced the now demolished former no. A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition. Wimbledon s new second roof built on budget at 70 million and on time over three years will be unveiled to the public tomorrow. Internationally renowned maltese tenor joseph calleja will also perform as the new no 1 court roof is closed for the first time accompanied by grange park opera s chorus.

1 court is a tennis court at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club wimbledon london. The new roof is identical to the one used on the 15 000 capacity centre court and is a boost for wimbledon as they look to reduce the number of match delays due to rain. When fully deployed the roof covers an area of 5200 meter square. Forming part of the wimbledon masterplan the no 1 court project has recently culminated following the three year build of a new roof on the show court.