It’s been just two months since Jannik Sinner successfully defended his title, and him and Linda Noskova left Centre Court victorious. But as the dust settles on the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, many minds are already hurtling towards the first serve of 2027.
As Wimbledon is one of the world’s only major sporting events that offers spectators the chance to snap up tickets on the day, hundreds of thousands of people descend upon the south-west London spot each year – camping chairs and picnic blankets in tow – ready to join ‘The Queue‘. And whilst there are very few arts we Brits have mastered quite so finely as queuing (and the queue at Wimbledon is an undeniably iconic one), if you’d prefer to bypass the plethora of people waiting outside, and smugly walk straight in instead, the Public Ballot is the best chance you’ll get of doing so. And it closes tonight (September 14).
The Wimbledon Public Ballot
The oh-so elusive Wimbledon Public Ballot allows mere mortals (like you and I) to get their hands on Centre Court, Court One, and Court Two tickets. As Wimbledon tickets continue to be in outrageously high demand, a public ballot remains the fairest way to dish out the sought-after spots. So, here’s how it works.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced that the Wimbledon Public Ballot for the 2027 Championships would be open from September 1 until 11.59pm on Monday, September 14 (tonight). This means that if you haven’t already, you have just 14 hours left to throw your hat in the ring. The good news is that there is no advantage to applying early, so as long as you enter by the deadline, you’ll have as good a chance of securing a ticket as anyone else.
Successful applicants will be contacted by email from October onwards, and given a strict deadline to accept and pay for these tickets. You can apply for up to two tickets per household (via just one applications), and the ballot is completely random and so entrants cannot request specific dates, courts, or seats. Ballot tickets also must not be sold, transferred, or advertised online.
In order to enter the Wimbledon Public Ballot, you must open a myWimbledon account. You can create an account here – and we’d highly recommend opting in to receiving communications so you can stay up to date with all things ballot-related. The AELTC also suggest adding ‘info@championships.aeltc-email.com’ to your safe email senders list to ensure their correspondence can be successfully delivered.
When is Wimbledon 2027?
The 2027 Wimbledon Championships is taking place from June 28 until July 11 – with the qualifying rounds taking place the week before. It is the 150th iteration of the event, and so it’s sure to be simply electrifying.
