As part of the plan to add a retractable roof to the.
Plans for roof on court 1 at wimbledon.
The project includes remodelling of the no 1 court with a new fixed and retractable roof that allows for uninterrupted play regardless of weather conditions.
Some of tennis greatest players went head to head under the new roof at no 1 court in wimbledon.
1 court is a tennis court at the all england lawn tennis and croquet club wimbledon london opened in 1997 for replacing old no.
For 11 432 and a new location north of centre court.
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 and the 2012 olympic games.
For 2018 no 1 court will have a completed fixed roof and a spectator capacity of 11 393 which remains unchanged from last year.
The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court.
Wimbledon plan second roof on court no 1 plans for a second roof at wimbledon have emerged with court no 1 benefiting from continued redevelopment by the all england club.
Sportsmail exclusively revealed last month that plans were in place to cover the 11 500 seater secondary arena.
The new roof at no 1 court at wimbledon marks key changes to the 2019 tournament.
2 300 tons of steel was delivered to the grounds this year including the nine trusses which weigh 650 tons.
A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition.
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.
Wimbledon has confirmed that a new retractable roof will be built above no 1 court.
Along with a new bowl and seating structure the improvements also include accommodation for hospitality extensive catering areas and public plazas that will benefit from spectacular.
Interesting facts about the scope of the no 1 court project.