No. 3 Court (Wimbledon)

No. 3 Court
	Flavia Pennetta and Elena Baltacha playing on No. 3 Court during the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Location	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club; Wimbledon, London, SW19
Coordinates	51°25′58″N 0°12′53″W / 51.43278°N 0.21472°W
Public transit	Southfields
Owner	AELTC
Capacity	2,000
Surface	grass
Opened	20 June 2011
Tenants
	Wimbledon Championships

No. 3 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Unlike the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of Centre Court.

History

Original No. 3 Court and renaming

The original No. 3 Court was renamed in 2009 to Court 4. Subsequently, this court and the surrounding area was demolished to make way for both the replacement Court 4 and space for stands of the new No. 3 Court.

New No. 3 Court

Following the building of the new No. 2 Court, the old No. 2 Court was rebuilt, becoming the new No. 3 Court.^[2] Work began at the end of the 2009 Championships and was finished in time for the 2011 Championships. The new No. 3 Court has a capacity of 2,000. It is the fourth largest court at Wimbledon after Centre Court, No. 1 Court, and No. 2 Court.

References

^ "No.3 Court premier". AELTC. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
^ "Wimbledon set for new Court Three". BBC Sport. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

External links

Media related to No. 3 Court, Wimbledon at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "No.3 Court premier". AELTC. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

[2] "Wimbledon set for new Court Three". BBC Sport. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

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