What is Wimbledon?

Answer 1

Wimbledon is a town in England. It is also a really important tennis tournament that takes place in that town.

Answer 2

There is a huge tennis tournament that takes place every year. It is one of the "Grand Slam" tournaments. It is called Wimbledon because it is located in the town of Wimbledon, near London, England. The courts are grass.

Answer 3

Wimbledon is a part of London, but it's also an amazing tennis tournament that happens for two weeks of the year every year!!

Answer 4

The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply "Wimbledon", is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. Held every June or July (starts 6 weeks before the first Monday in August) in London, the tournament is the third Grand Slam event played each year, preceded by the Australian Open and the French Open, and followed by the U.S. Open. The tournament (which is the only Grand Slam event played on grass) lasts for two weeks, subject to extensions for rain. Separate tournaments are simultaneously held for Gentlemen's Singles, Ladies' Singles, Gentlemen's Doubles, Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Youth tournaments — Boys' Singles, Girls' Singles, Boys' Doubles and Girls' Doubles — are also held. Additionally, special invitational tournaments are held: the 35 and over Gentlemen's Doubles, 45 and over Gentlemen's Doubles, 35 and over Ladies' Doubles and wheelchair doubles.

Answer 5

Wimbledon is a city near london where there are many sporting events held .. it has its own football club and world's best grasscourts that a tennis grandslam is played with the city's name wimbledon. The events are men's and women's singles , men's and women's doubles , mixed doubles , boy's and girl's singles and their doubles event....it was here in wimbledon where tennis's greatest history was created when martina hingis won the girl's wimbledon at 12yrs and women's singles at 16yrs and doubles at 15yrs of age. There are also events for legends.. i won't go in much detail as u will be bored then.....

Answer 6

Wimbledon is a place where the wombles live. The Wombles of Wimbledon Common.

Answer 7

Its the place where a tennis tournament gets washed out for several days each year, and if you are really really lucky, you get to hear Sir Cliff Richards sing. Wimbledon fortnight is the one time in the year wher the UK is guaranteed to get rain.

Answer 8

Wimbledon is a place in South London...

Answer 9

It is a suburb of London where for decades the British followers of tennis have queued for rare tickets. Then cheered the local no-hoper until he/she is knocked out by any one of five hundred foreign players who want to win rather than have a jolly good game. It is the heart of the sport and the pinnacle to which all players aspire. It is a global demonstration of the way in which a sport should be managed and presented. It has the decorum that that is notably absent in such raucous events as Toilet Flushing Meadow . It offers a universal presentation in English that is clear and uncomplicated.

Answer 10

Wimbledon is a suburb within London, it is also the home of english tennis, also the home of the wombles