Here are 14 juicy facts about wimbledon that you may not know.
Wimbledon roof facts.
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 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.
A new roof can be a major selling point when you go to sell your home.
Its name comes from its location wimbledon a district of southwest london.
Here we take look at some fun facts about one of the biggest sporting shows on earth.
The roof itself is a speedy mover switching from open to closed and vice versa in just 10 minutes.
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.
Wimbledon is the world s oldest tennis tournament established at the all england croquet and lawn tennis club now often referred to as aeltc in 1877.
1 court and no.
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.
Women s singles and men s doubles were introduced at wimbledon in 1884 seven years after spencer gore won the first event.
The total weight of the wimbledon championships roof is 3000 tonnes.
Total amount of conditioned air that the air management system supplies to the bowl.
A faulty roof can break a home sale.
Maximum spectator capacity 143 000 litres per second.
When fully deployed the roof covers an area of 5200 meter square.
Centre court along with no.
The last thing a new homeowner wants to do is spend money on a costly roof replacement.
However a 45 minute stoppage may be required while the air conditioning system acclimatises.
Prior to the 2009 championship a retractable roof was installed in case of rain.
Centre court has had its retractable rain proof roof since 2009 so.
2 court was also host to the tennis competition at the 2012 summer olympics.
Retractable roof in april 2013 the all england club confirmed its intention to build a retractable roof over no.
