Talk:The Championships, Wimbledon
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Any idea who sponsors wimbledon? Slazenger? They seem to have very few endorsements on court. How is that possible?
- Does this help you: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/officialsuppliers/index.html DavidB601 21:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Where is the doubles?
well i have added the doubles champions however don't know opponets or scores. But this page really needs to be tidied up as it is now very big with results. - fonzy
I think the historical results would be best moved to a separate page, maybe List of Wimbledon champions. matthewmayer
- More than that, I think the lists could reasonably be divided up into mens singles, womens singles, mens doubles, womens doubles, and mixed doubles... (with appropriate see alsos on each page for easy navigation) Evercat 23:23 10 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Though admittedly, now that I think of it, that would make it harder to see all the winners from a particular year... Evercat 23:24 10 Jul 2003 (UTC)
The opening sentence "The British Open is an annual lawn tennis tournament also known as Wimbledon" suggests that it is officially called "the British Open" is it? I'venever heard it referred to as this. I don't think the term "British Open" has ever appeared on any official promotional material that I've seen. Mintguy 18:46, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)~
I went last friday - i'll do some work and add a photo or two after my last A-Level tommorow! -ricjl 19:13, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)
"No. 2 Court bears the nickname The Graveyard, since it is here that many seeded players are knocked out." This is a myth not a fact! -ricjl 19:17, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Changed (ricjl 18:36, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC))
Can we get the \/\/ alternative logo in here too? They're often shown together. (ricjl 18:36, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC))
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[edit] Roddick 7 Time Winner?
Why does it say that Roddick won the title 7 times? I think it should be Sampras. Someone might want to change that :)
[edit] Military / Services Personnel
Wimbledon traditionally has uniformed Military personnel acting as stewards in addition to a Police presence. This seems pretty unique in UK sporting events, but I have no idea why it is the case. I can't find anything on the official Wimbledon site. Does anbody know how this came about? --Bryces 18:09, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
I should think that heightened security at Wimbledon is a result of the 07/07 Islamist terrorist attacks on the London Transport networks. With so many people visiting and with so much going on, as well as the space being so crowded, Wimbledon would be a key target for any terrorist operating within the borders of the mainland United Kingdom. Although you may not know it, most major tournaments have some kind of severe protection, particularly within the United Kingdom. Several vans of riot police are always on standby whenever there is a football match that could be particularly antagonistic on. The Olympics in 2012 and the UEFA championships in 2009 will also warrant higher-order protection from the UK security services, particularly MI5. You're probably safer within a major sporting event in the UK than you are walking the street. --JavaJawaUK 21:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I've been going to Wimbledon annually for the past 10 years and can confirm that the police/services presence has always been high. What has changed is the level of security checking on entrance to the grounds since 11th September 2001 and 7th July 2005.
According to [1], service volunteers on leave have been used to provide crowd management since 1946. Drc79 09:33, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Borgs 5 consecutive
Always mentioned by commentators as one of the greatest feat, but not on the list of records. Why? Should Borgs strike be labelled most consecutive wins since Wimbledon became international (if that's the case) or most consecutive wins in the last 100 years?
Surely the records table should mention it is the last 100 years, or in the Open Era or something, since William Renshaw got 6 in a row in the 1880s. He can't just be wiped from the records because of the era he played in. Ben davison 13:15, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fixed some stuff
I took out the stupid "trivia" section. Anyone with a brain should be able to guess the movie wimbledon is about wimbledon. I also changed the prize money into dollars next to the pounds.
[edit] Money
There is some problem with the conversions to US$.
Currency values change. For example, Jan 2006 and £1 was worth between $1.55 and $1.75. Now in Jan 07, the £1 hovers consistently near the $2.00 mark. There are always fluctuations in currency, especially when they are not tied down to an RSS feed.--JavaJawaUK 21:13, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Attendance figures ?
I am looking for the 2006 attendance aggregate but can't find it. Any chance of adding a history of attendance to this article ? --Rulesfan 03:47, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
