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| caption = [[Official (tennis)|Umpires]] Carlos Ramos and Enrique Molina at No. 3 Court during the [[2011 Wimbledon Championships]]
| caption = [[Flavia Pennetta]] and [[Elena Baltacha]] playing on No. 3 Court during the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships]]
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| location = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]], [[Wimbledon, London]]
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'''No. 3 Court''' is a tennis court at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]], [[Wimbledon, London]]. Unlike the other three [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of [[Centre Court]].
'''No. 3 Court''' is a tennis court at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]], [[Wimbledon, London]]. Unlike the other three [[Grand Slam (tennis)|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==
===Original No. 3 Court and renaming===
The original No. 3 Court was renamed in 2009 when it was designated to become Court No. 4. Subsequently the wider area was demolished to make way for both the replacement Court No. 4 as well as adjacent space for stands of the expanded new Court No. 3, which until then had been the old No. 2 court.
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==
===New No. 3 Court===
Following the building and introduction of an entirely new court, which was named Court No. 2, the old No. 2 Court (the infamous ''Graveyard of Champions'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon set for new Court Three|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8064378.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=24 June 2011|date=22 May 2009}}</ref> became the new Court No. 3. Work began at the end of the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships|2009 Championships]] and was finished in time for the 2011 Championships, with the new No. 3 Court having a capacity of 2,000. It is the fourth largest court at Wimbledon after Centre Court, [[No. 1 Court (Wimbledon)|No. 1 Court]], and [[No. 2 Court (Wimbledon)|No. 2 Court]].
Following the building of the new No. 2 Court, the old No. 2 Court was rebuilt, becoming the new No. 3 Court.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon set for new Court Three|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8064378.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=24 June 2011|date=22 May 2009}}</ref> Work began at the end of the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships|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 (Wimbledon)|No. 1 Court]], and [[No. 2 Court (Wimbledon)|No. 2 Court]].

==See also==
* [[List of tennis stadiums by capacity]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category inline}}


{{All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club}}
{{All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club}}
{{Grand Slam Tournaments Venues |state=autocollapse}}


[[Category:Tennis venues in London]]
[[Category:Tennis venues in London]]
[[Category:The Championships, Wimbledon]]
[[Category:Wimbledon Championships]]

[[sr:Терен број 3 (Вимблдон)]]

Latest revision as of 00:02, 14 January 2023

No. 3 Court
Flavia Pennetta and Elena Baltacha playing on No. 3 Court during the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
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LocationAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Wimbledon, London, SW19
Coordinates51°25′58″N 0°12′53″W / 51.43278°N 0.21472°W / 51.43278; -0.21472
Public transitLondon Underground Southfields
OwnerAELTC
Capacity2,000
Surfacegrass
Opened20 June 2011 (2011-06-20)[1]
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

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Original No. 3 Court and renaming

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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

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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.

See also

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References

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  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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