Red Clay OPEN
Clay season starts here 17–23 May 2027 64 players · 7 days · 1 champion

Every point starts the same way: one ball in the air.

64players in the singles draw
63matches to crown one champion
7days on red clay
1trophy, and it goes home with someone
The Week

Seven days,
one draw.

Play starts at 11:00 on all nine courts. Night sessions on Centre Court from Wednesday.

  1. Mon 17First round32 matches across 9 courts
  2. Tue 18First roundThe draw is halved by dusk
  3. Wed 19Round of 32First night session, 19:30
  4. Thu 20Round of 16Centre Court sells out first
  5. Fri 21QuarterfinalsFour matches, one court
  6. Sat 22SemifinalsDay and night
  7. Sun 23Final15:00, Centre Court
Anatomy of a serve

Under a second,
six moments.

The toss leaves his hand
01Toss
The ball peaks above his reaching hand
02Peak
Knees bend and the shoulders coil
03Load
He turns and launches upward, racket behind his head
04Launch
The ball leaves the strings
05Strike
Follow-through across the body
06Finish
Centre Court

Five thousand seats.
None of them far.

The stands rise steeply on all four sides, so the back row still hears the ball hit the strings.

Tickets

Pick your days.

Sales open on 2 February 2027. Join the list and we'll write once, the morning they go live.

Mon–Wed

Opening Days

Ground pass to all nine courts. The best tennis per hour of the week.

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Thu–Sat

The Business End

Centre Court seats for the round of 16, quarters and semis, day and night.

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Sun 23

Final Day

One match, one trophy, one sunset over Centre Court.

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