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Wimbledon Qualifying Kicks Off at Roehampton with BBC Live Coverage

This four-day, 128-player qualifying competition decides 16 men’s and 16 women’s entries and offers prize money plus worldwide broadcast access.

Overview

  • Qualifying play began Monday at the Community Sport Centre in Roehampton, with 128 players competing over four days for 16 places in each main singles draw.
  • The BBC is showing live coverage in the UK from 11:00 BST each day on BBC iPlayer while international partners include JioHotstar/Star Sports in India, ESPN+/ESPN in the United States, Stan Sport/Nine in Australia, TSN/RDS in Canada and beIN in the MENA region.
  • Top seeds in the men’s qualifying list include Francisco Comesana, Jaime Faria and Yunchaokete Bu and the draws feature notable names and former tour players such as David Goffin, Bernard Tomic, Borna Gojo and Dan Evans.
  • Prize money rises at each stage of qualifying, with first-round exits reported at £15,500, second-round exits £26,000, final-round losers £41,500 and players who win through to the main draw guaranteed about £66,000.
  • Qualifying is held off-site to protect SW19 grass and concludes on Thursday with successful qualifiers joining the 112 direct entries and wildcards for the Wimbledon main draws that begin on 29 June.