Wimbledon 2023: Start date, who is playing, schedule and TV channel

When does Wimbledon start?

This year is the 136th edition of the Championships and it will get underway on Monday 3rd July, until Sunday 16th July at the All England Club in London.

The women's Wimbledon final will take place on Saturday 15th July, with the men's final the following day - on Sunday 16th July.

Who is playing this year?

In the men's tournament, the new world number one and top seed Carlos Alcaraz is expected to put up a serious challenge to seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.

The 20-year-old enters the championship in terrific form having won five titles already this year - including at Queen's, where he won his first grass tournament on debut.

Djokovic meanwhile is chasing the first calendar year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 having already won the French Open and Australian Open. The Serbian has won the last four Wimbledon titles and will equal Roger Federer's eight Wimbledon crowns  - as well as a record-equalling 24th major - if he is victorious on July 15th.

Nick Kyrgios could be in contention if he overcomes his fitness struggles to compete in time, and hopes are high that 22-year-old Danish star Holger Rune could put a decent run together and build on his growing reputation.

In the women's game all eyes will be on the world number one Iga Swiatek to see if she will add to her French Open title earlier this year.

The 22-year-old Polish star is expected to face stiff competition from Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and defending SW19 champion Elena Rybakina - who is expected to be fit enough to compete after suffering from a viral infection.

Last year's runner-up Ons Jabeur could also be in contention, and nobody should write-off 19-year-old American prodigy Coco Gauff who is on the hunt for her maiden Grand Slam trophy.

There are set to be some thrilling matches at Wimbledon this year but there are two notable absentees with 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu both missing through injury.

British players to look out for in the singles, doubles and wheelchair

Will there be a British male champion at Wimbledon for the first time since Andy Murray in 2016 or a first British women's champion since Virginia Wade in 1977?

In the men's game, British number one Cameron Norrie will carry the flag and will hope to go one step further after reaching the semi-final last year.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray won back-to-back titles in Surbiton and Nottingham ahead of SW19 and will be keen to improve on his second round exit last year with Dan Evans among those to looking for a deep run as he enters the twilight of his career.

Liam Broady, Jan Choinski, Arthur Fery, George Loffhagen and Ryan Peniston - more on him shortly - have all been granted wildcards.

In the women's game, Emma Raducanu is still recovering from hand and ankle surgery so attention turns to British number one Katie Boulter who enters the tournament as a wildcard as she fell outside the top 100 when the entry list was compiled.

Could this be the year for Heather Watson? The 31-year-old has also been given a wildcard along with Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart and Katie Swan.

Elsewhere, in the doubles look no further than seven-time Grand Slam champion Jamie Murray, with Neal Skupski, Joe Salisbury and Lloyd Glasspool currently among the world's top 10. Also looking towards the final will be Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett in the wheelchair event. The British duo are targeting their 16th consecutive Grand Slam final.

What are the opening matches in the singles tournament?

The first round gets underway from 3rd - 4th July with the stand-out tie seeing Andy Murray up against Ryan Peniston, who is ranked 267th in the world, in an all-British clash.

The winner will face a tricky second round against either fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or Dominic Thiem.

Novak Djokovic starts his title defence against Argentina's Pedro Cachin, with Elena Rybakina getting her women's singles title defence underway against American Shelby Rogers.

You can see the full draw for the men's and women's on Flashscore.

Second round: 5th - 6th July

Third round: 7th - 8th July

Round of 16: 9th - 10th July

Quarter-finals: 11th - 12th July

Semi-final (women's): 13th July

Semi-final (men's): 14th July

Final (women's): 15th July

Final (men's): 16th July

What is the total prize money?

The total prize fund for Wimbledon 2023 is a record £44.7m - an 11.2 per cent increase on last year. Each finalist will each receive £1.175m with the winners pocketing a cool £2.35m.

First round: £50,000

Second round: £85,000

Third round: £131,000

Round of 16: £207,000

Quarter-finals: £340,000

Semi-finals: £600,000

Finalists: £1.175m

Winners: £2.35m

How you can follow all the action from Wimbledon

You can keep up-to-date with every match from Wimbledon on Flashscore, including point-by-point updates and in-depth stats. 

All the action will also be available to watch live on the BBC with daily live coverage getting underway at 11am (10.30am on 3rd July) until 9pm. Highlights from the day will follow from 9.30pm on BBC Two.

Claire Balding will present coverage from SW19 as Sue Barker retired from the BBC last year after a stellar 30-year career.