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词条 No. 1 Court (Wimbledon)
释义

  1. History

     Former No. 1 Court  Current No. 1 Court 

  2. See also

  3. Notes

  4. References

  5. External links

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The No. 1 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Opened in 1997, it is used for the Wimbledon Championships and is sometimes chosen for Great Britain Davis Cup home ties, the primary Centre Court being preserved solely for the Grand Slam tennis tournament (and the 2012 Olympic Games).

With a spectator capacity of 11,360 it replaced the now-demolished former No. 1 Court which had stood at the west side of Centre Court since 1924 with a spectator capacity of 7,328. The old court was replaced by the Millennium Building, the media centre and facilities for players, members, and officials.

History

Former No. 1 Court

The original No. 1 Court was built in 1924 and was attached to the west side of Centre Court.{{efn|name=firstmatch|The first match played on the court was between the British players Brian Gilbert and Noel Turnbull. The following day the first ladies' match was played between Suzanne Lenglen and Sylvia Lumley-Ellis.{{sfnp|Little|2013|p=62|ps=}}}} Originally it had a capacity of about 3,250 (2,500 seats and approximately 750 standing) which was increased over the years to 7,328{{sfnp|Little|2013|p=62|ps=}}{{efn|name=capacity|700 seats were added in 1929, 450 in 1939, 900 in 1955 and 1,250 in 1981 resulting in a final seating capacity of 6,508.{{sfnp|Little|2013|p=145|ps=}}}} It was smaller than the current No. 1 Court and was said to have had a unique, more intimate atmosphere and was a favourite of many players.[1]

The Wightman Cup, an annual team tennis competition for women contested between teams from the United States and Great Britain was held on Court No 1 from 1946 to 1972.[1]

The old court was replaced in 1997 by the current No. 1 Court situated to the north of Centre Court in Aorangi Park. The old No. 1 Court was demolished because its capacity for spectators was too low. The site of the old court is now occupied by the Millennium Building, the media centre, and facilities for players, members, and officials.[2]

Current No. 1 Court

The current No. 1 Court in Aorangi Park was built in 1997, with a spectator capacity of 11,432.{{sfnp|Little|2013|p=91|ps=}} It was opened on 23 June 1997 and as part of the opening ceremony a salver was presented to 10 former champions who had won at least three singles titles.{{efn|name=champions|The recipients of the silver salver were Louise Brough, Rod Laver, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, John Newcombe, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras. The only surviving absentees were Maria Bueno, Björn Borg who declined to attend and Steffi Graf who was recovering from knee surgery.{{sfnp|Little|2013|p=91|ps=}}}} The first match played on the new court was between Tim Henman and Daniel Nestor.{{sfnp|Little|2013|p=91|ps=}}

In April 2013, the All England Club confirmed its intention to build a retractable roof over No.1 Court. The roof is expected to be in place for the 2019 Championships.[3][4] In January 2019 the All England Club announced an event titled The No.1 Court Celebration in support of the Wimbledon Foundation to take place on 19 May. The event will feature 3 tennis matches with music performances in between. The event would be broadcast by the BBC and Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe were set to appear.[5]

See also

{{Portal|Tennis}}
  • Centre Court
  • List of tennis stadiums by capacity

Notes

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References

1. ^{{cite web|author1=Laurie Pignon|title=No 1 for all the hits|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-1-for-all-the-hits-1337730.html|publisher=The Independent|date=19 June 1996}}
2. ^{{cite news|author1=Christopher Clarey|title=Friendlier Court Replaces Wimbledon ‘Graveyard’|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/sports/tennis/friendlier-court-replaces-wimbledon-graveyard.html|work=The New York Times|date=20 June 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/press_releases/2013-04-23/201304231366709628963.html|title=Wimbledon invests in players and The Championships|publisher=The Championships, Wimbledon|accessdate=23 April 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615112209/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/press_releases/2013-04-23/201304231366709628963.html|archivedate=15 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^{{cite news | title = Wimbledon prize money up 40% and roof planned for Court One | date = 23 April 2013 | publisher = BBC | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22266581 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 2013-04-23}}
5. ^{{citeweb|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2019-01-09/navratilova_and_mcenroe_headline_no1_court_celebration.html|date=9 January 2019|title=Navratilova and McEnroe headline No.1 Court Celebration|publisher=Wimbledon}}
Sources
  • {{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=2013 Wimbledon Compendium|date=2013|publisher=The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|location=London|edition=23rd|isbn=978-1899039401|ref=harv}}

External links

{{Commons category|No. 1 Court, Wimbledon}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081003132422/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/tour/no1court.html No. 1 Court tour and information]
  • [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ggreybeard/5374293727/ Photo of the pre-1997 No.1 Court]
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