Wimbledon Centre Court Roof Design

Centre court is the main court at the championships wimbledon the third annual grand slam event of the tennis calendar.

Wimbledon centre court roof design.

The roof can be safely operated in wind speeds of up to 43mph 69kph. Prior to the 2009 championships wimbledon centre court roof was tested at a special centre court celebration in may of that year which saw past champions playing in front of a capacity 15 000 strong crowd. Wimbledon centre court redevelopment london. Designed and put in place by hightex 5 200m of folding ptfe polytetrafluoroethylene fabric concertina will protect centre court from inclement weather.

So when jennins team was designing a retractable roof for the centre court the main stage of the wimbledon tennis championship the most important thing to determine was how not to block the sunlight that feeds the world s most visible patch of grass. When play begins at the prestigious wimbledon championships every june the famed centre court is always protected by a. Structural steel design awards 2009 winner. The new roof incorporating the retractable roof and air conditioning plant has been designed to function not only during the championships when the retractable roof can be deployed in the event of rain but also throughout.

On 17 may 2009 centre court at the all england lawn tennis club aeltc in wimbledon tested the functionality of its new retractable roof with upgraded 15 000 seat capacity. It is considered the world s most famous tennis court. As the all england club unveiled the retractable roof at centre court yesterday that will lead to the biggest scheduling shake up in wimbledon s 132 year history organisers admitted indoor. After the success of the retractable roof on the centre court the club installed another roof on the no 1 court this year.

The grass is sacred says populous principal dale jennins of the courts at london s all england lawn tennis club. May 17 2019 tenara 4t40hf fabric.