Here are 14 juicy facts about wimbledon that you may not know.
Wimbledon roof facts.
Maximum spectator capacity 143 000 litres per second.
A retractable roof was installed in 2009 enabling play to continue during rain and into the night up until a council imposed curfew of 11 pm.
The last thing a new homeowner wants to do is spend money on a costly roof replacement.
7 500 wimbledon umbrellas would be needed to cover the same area as the retractable roof 15 000.
Prior to the 2009 championship a retractable roof was installed in case of rain.
2 court was also host to the tennis competition at the 2012 summer olympics.
Taking place at the all england club in london the wimbledon championships run for two weeks this year from june 27 to july 10 and attract over 500 000 spectators.
Conversely a roof with leaks missing or damaged shingles or other visible signs of disrepair can send a potential buyer running.
Women s singles and men s doubles were introduced at wimbledon in 1884 seven years after spencer gore won the first event.
However a 45 minute stoppage may be required while the air conditioning system acclimatises.
Since wimbledon weather records started in 1922 there have only been seven championships recorded without rain interruptions.
The roof over the no 1 court has two more trusses than that of the roof over the centre court due to a larger aperture.
The roof itself is a speedy mover switching from open to closed and vice versa in just 10 minutes.
Its name comes from its location wimbledon a district of southwest london.
Centre court has had its retractable rain proof roof since 2009 so.
Total amount of conditioned air that the air management system supplies to the bowl.
A faulty roof can break a home sale.
A new roof can be a major selling point when you go to sell your home.
The height of the roof is 16 meters from the surface of the court.
6 7 as well as a retractable roof the seating capacity of the court was increased by approximately 1 000 to seat 12 345 people.
1 court and no.
When fully deployed the roof covers an area of 5200 meter square.
The total weight of the wimbledon championships roof is 3000 tonnes.
Retractable roof in april 2013 the all england club confirmed its intention to build a retractable roof over no.