What the new No.3 Court will look like for the 2011 Championships.
About the Long Term Plan
The All England Club’s vision is for The Championships to remain the premier tennis tournament in the world. The Club’s Long Term Plan, unveiled in 1993, set out to achieve this by substantially improving the quality and enjoyment of the Wimbledon experience for every participant. Since then, guided by a blend of tradition with innovation, Wimbledon has transformed its grounds, bringing in exciting new facilities such as the No.1 Court stadium, the very popular Aorangi Terrace and large tv screen, the Broadcast Centre and the Millennium Building.
Since the 2009 Championships, work has progressed at the southern end of our Grounds towards the creation of a new Court 3, together with a new Court 4 on the other side of the extended St Mary’s Walk.
New Court 3
New Court 3, a 2,000 seat open bowl stadium, with commentary and TV camera positions and two large screens, will be opened in 2011. Underneath the terracing will be amenities such as public toilets and a lost property office.
New Court 4
New Court 4, like new Court 3, is also scheduled to open in 2011, but for 2010 the concrete base will take a temporary grandstand to enable Court 5 to be scheduled as a show court.
St Mary’s Walk
St Mary’s Walk is the major pedestrian access route running from the top of Aorangi Terrace past Centre Court down to the southern courts. For 2010 it has been extended to the south end of Court 8 to make it much easier for spectators to move around this part of the Grounds.
As part of the same project, other facilities at the southern end of the Grounds are also under construction, including a single storey Facilities Building, as well as a new Groundsman’s Office, Maintenance Workshop and related storage.