Roehampton Wimbledon qualifying

scottie1 · Futures level

Roehampton Wimbledon qualifying

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

It is very spectator friendly

I'm sure plenty of buses go close to it, but I you'd have to look at TFL.gov.uk to see which. I always go by bike!

There is a bar that does standard pub food, standard prices not Wimbledon prices. You would have to take your own strawberries and cream though.

Overall, I think qualies is a much better experience than the main tournament. And if you want to see British men in action, you don't have too much choice!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i've never been to roehampton. but i pretty much always go to queens qualies, normally a good chance to see some brits in action. with the added bonus of seeing some big names on the practice courts.

seagull · Hall of fame

Go it's a great day out. Barnes station is about a 10 minute walk as I recall. There is a cafe there (which the officials use as well), and ITF head office is there and they sometimes have a shop there as well.

bartman2099 · Lower Club Player

Definitely try it out. You can see all the players up close and yes very spectator friendly. Best of all is it's free.
Not sure about transport but there must be a bus that stops somewhere close.
It's a really good day out.

scottie1 · Futures level

Thanks for all the information definitely going now!
What is the cut off point in the mens for automatic entry into the qualifying

RJA · Hall of fame

scottie1 wrote:
Thanks for all the information definitely going now!
What is the cut off point in the mens for automatic entry into the qualifying

It varies depending on who actually enters and how many withdrawals there are but to give you a reasonable idea.

The acceptance list for French Open qualifiers is out and the original cut off is 223. That will probably drift to about 245-250 after withdrawals, main draw wild cards, etc. Normally Wimbledon will have a slightly lower cut off because quite a few clay courters decide not to bother so probably somewhere about 255-260. The rankings as of Monday 27th May will be used for the entry list.

DavidC · Tennis legend

chicken wrote:
Does anyone know when and where the Wimbledon qualifing wild card playoff is taking place and what is the entry criteria ? Is this open to the public?

Aorangi Park 13th -15th June (put back a day from last year, so reducing the likelihood of players being unable to make it because of involvement at Nottingham) Details can be found at www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Wimbledon/2013/LTA%20Wild%20Card%20Play-offs%20Fact%20Sheet%202013.pdf

Unfortunately there is no public access, though there are passes for competitors' guests, if you know any of the players well enough.

There are 10 DAs, based on the current world ranking, and 6 wildcards (2 from British Tour)

-- Edited by DavidC on Sunday 12th of May 2013 10:18:37 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks, Scottie1, for asking the question and to everyone else for answering - I'll definitely be going too now.

Shame that the WC play offs are not open to the general public. I wonder why . . . Can't be a logistic problem - they're hardly likely to be inundated by the masses.

Count Zero, are the Queens qualies also free ?

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 12th of May 2013 10:49:18 AM

chicken · Social player

Does anyone know when and where the Wimbledon qualifing wild card playoff is taking place and what is the entry criteria ? Is this open to the public?

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I believe qualifications are always free at ATP/WTA level - I certainly havent ever heard of anyone being charged to watch.

Pricing is available here (http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/Aegon-Championships/Tickets/) and doesnt mention the qualifying days so I would assume it is free!

As a side note, I didnt know realise Queens tickets were so expensive. My Centre Court tickets this year are a good deal cheaper!

wales1994 · County player

I'm at Roehampton university, there are buses from Hammersmith that get you straight to the venue. :) Although Roehampton is pretty far out of everything! haha

Armchair · County player

Queens qualies have always been free entry with a wristband. The wristband is just for numbers in the grounds and used to be valid for both days.
Nearest tube Barons Court a 5 min walk from the grounds at most.
I've just refused buying tickets for Queens for the last couple of years. The price has gone through the roof and it's hard to enjoy the tennis
over the noise of braying bankers.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

wasn't there a year where they tried charging a fiver to get in to queens qualies? however then it was more set up, nowadays they typically still have all the construction going on. I think they may limit it to 500 spectators as well and also, annoyingly, often they don't allow people in till after the matches have started. But given all that, and especially if the sun is shinning, it can be a really nice day out.