Cheapest ways to get Wimbledon 2025 tennis tickets

The Wimbledon Championships will start on 30 June 2025. Here’s how to get cheap tickets for Britain's top tennis tournament.

Cheapest way to get Wimbledon Centre Court tickets

Want cheap tickets for Wimbledon Centre Court?

The good news is that the Wimbledon Public Ballot is open again this year.

When you apply, you enter a draw for the chance to purchase tickets to The Championships 2025. You have until Monday 16 September 2024 to apply. 

If you are successful, you will be notified from October onwards.

If you’re not, the good news is that any ballot tickets that are returned are later released for ballot participants to buy, so look out for an email. 

You can still get tickets for Centre Court, Court No.1 and Court No.2 on the day, but numbers are limited.

For Centre Court, 500 tickets are available each day at the turnstiles, except for the final four days which are all pre-sold.

However, there are 500 tickets available each day for both No.1 Court and No.2 Court (for the first 10 days).

For the cheapest Centre Court tickets, it’s best to leave it to the day before or the day of the tournament.

According to the Wimbledon site, Centre Court tickets cost between £75 for the first day of The Championships and up to £240 for the final Sunday.

Tickets are sold at the turnstiles with the Wimbledon site advising that you queue at least a few hours before sales begin at around 9:45am.

You will also need to download the MyWimbledon app and present your app ID to check into the queue. 

When you join the queue, you will also receive a queue card.

Bear in mind that you could be queuing for hours and that if you want Centre Court tickets, you’ll only be allowed one per person, so if you’re with friends make sure that you queue together.

The organisers warn not to travel to the grounds without first checking the status of the queue on wimbledon.com.

And if you want a show court ticket, Wimbledon queuing veterans say you’re best off queuing overnight for it.

Check for cheap tickets with Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster usually release tickets a few days in advance according to media reports, although these usually sell out quickly.

There's a limit of two tickets per household – extra tickets purchased with the same credit card will be cancelled, and the cardholder must be attending themselves.

Sign up for the Wimbledon newsletter to make sure you’re the first to hear of any resale tickets.

AMEX cardholder discounts

In previous years American Express cardholders have been offered discounts on Wimbledon tickets, so if you have one, it’s well worth keeping an eye out for any bargains.

Get a grounds ticket

A grounds ticket offers great value for money as it gets you through the gates where you then can take your pick of matches on the outside courts with standing room and unreserved seating across courts 3-19.

Grounds tickets are more expensive during the first week, at £30, falling to £20 in the second week.

However, this is when you are more likely to see the big-name players on the outside courts - as with so many matches to get through, not everyone can play on the main show courts.

Snap up early returns

With a ground ticket, you’re in with a chance of getting a Centre Court seat for £15, while Court No.1 and Court No.2 tickets will be available for £10 if you head for the ticket resale kiosk.

Any tickets handed in are sold off from 3pm onwards and profits are donated to charity. 

If you’re thinking it’s unlikely true tennis fans would give up their seats so early on in the day, remember there are lots of people who go to Wimbledon on corporate trips.

Don’t buy from ticket touts

This should go without saying but however much you want a ticket, don’t buy one from a ticket tout.

You’ll get ripped off as you’ll pay over the odds, and they may not be genuine or accepted at the turnstiles.

How to spot a fake ticket

Join a tennis club

This obviously requires some planning, so it might be worth considering for future Wimbledon tournaments.

You can increase your chances of getting tickets if you join the Lawn Tennis Association as some Wimbledon tickets are allocated for tennis club members via their ballots.

But membership costs up to £30 a year, so if you don’t play for a club and are only joining on the off chance of securing tickets this could prove an expensive option.

Apply for a job at Wimbledon

While it may mean serving the strawberries rather than eating them, you will at least get inside the grounds for free.

FMC is the official caterer for the Championships and employs nearly 2,000 people to cover Wimbledon. For more information, check out the FMC website.

Meanwhile, don’t forget your sunscreen and take a water bottle as you can fill up for free in the grounds.