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 2008 AELTC public ballot has now closed. No applications postmarked later than 31st December 2007 were entered into the ballot.

The first main ballot took place in January, with successful applicants notified in February. There are a number of smaller, successive ballots and applicants will be notified if successful in these ballots.

Tickets for ballot holders will be sent out from late May.

All tickets, excluding debentures, are strictly non-transferable and must not be sold, nor advertised for sale, anywhere.

Tickets should NOT be purchased as gifts. They are only valid for use by the original applicant (and their guest(s) where applicable).

If you are unable to use the ticket(s) issued to you, please contact (prior to the day of play) the organisation from whom you purchased the tickets. In many circumstances, the AELTC, and those bodies to which it issues tickets, are able to operate a flexible returns/refund policy.

Conditions of Sale of Tickets

To enter the draw for 2009 ballot you must first obtain an application form from 1st August 2008. (Requests postmarked after 15th December 2008 will NOT be processed.) Completed forms must be returned no later than 31st December 2008.

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

Only ONE application per household is permitted. Please do not ask for more than one form: we will void your applications.

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.