When does the Wimbledon 2027 ballot close?

How do I enter the Wimbledon 2027 ballot?

You apply through a free myWimbledon account at wimbledon.com, using the "Apply now" link on that page. One application is allowed per household, per email address and per myWimbledon account. You don't choose a day or a court: winners are offered one pair of day tickets, allocated automatically to Centre Court or Courts 1 to 3. Successful applicants get an email offer with a payment window and pay face value; unsuccessful applicants get access to returns and resale opportunities before the Championships. Offers roll out from October onwards rather than landing on a single results day: our Wimbledon ballot results guide covers the timeline and what silence means.

For 2027 the public ballot runs 2 to 14 September 2026, a shorter window than the 2026 cycle's 2 to 21 September 2025 (per the AELTC's own help centre). wimbledon.com's ballot page links directly to the AELTC's application system, which confirms the close date as 23:59 BST on 14 September 2026 and states there is no advantage to applying early.

Am I eligible for the public ballot?

Yes, wherever you live: the ballot is open to UK and overseas applicants alike. The one restriction is on how many times you can enter, not who can enter: strictly one application per household, per email address and per myWimbledon account. A separate free Wheelchair Ballot runs on a similar September window for accessible seating.

What about the LTA Advantage ballot?

This is a second, members-only route, separate from the AELTC public ballot and one you can enter in addition to it. It requires an LTA Advantage membership at Fan+ (a paid tier), Play+ (free if you're a member of an LTA-registered venue), or Compete, and you must be over 13. The free basic "Fan" tier does not qualify. Members opt in through the "my benefits" section of their online Advantage account during the opt-in window, at lta.org.uk. The advantage over the public ballot: successful members choose their date and court from available offers rather than being allocated automatically.

The LTA's ballots page confirms the opt-in window as Thursday 23 July to Monday 31 August 2026. The same page sets out what happens after it closes: the ballot itself runs from September through to November 2026, and the LTA contacts successful members across that period rather than on a single results day. Winners get the chance to buy one pair for a specific date and court, subject to availability, and those tickets are non-transferable and cannot be moved to a different day. Opting in happens through the "my benefits" section of an Advantage account, and the 2027 window ran 23 July to 31 August 2026. For a future cycle you would need to hold or upgrade to Fan+, Play+ or Compete before the window opens, because the tier check happens at opt-in.

What is The Queue, and how does it work?

The Queue is the free, on-the-day route that needs no advance application at all: you turn up in person and queue for tickets on the day of play. In 2026 it opened at 2pm on the Sunday before the Championships began, with 500 tickets each for Centre Court, No.1 Court and No.2 Court on the days those courts are in play (Centre Court is not sold through the Queue on the final four days). Tickets are sold one per person and are not transferable. A myWimbledon account and the Wimbledon app are needed to buy, since the ticket is scanned at the point of sale. Exact 2027 opening times are not yet published; expect a similar pattern the day before the Championships begin.

What about debentures and hospitality?

Debentures are a separate, paid route, not the free public ballot, and worth being clear about as such. A Wimbledon debenture buys a premium Centre Court or No.1 Court seat for five years, plus access to exclusive restaurants and bars, and debenture tickets are the only Wimbledon tickets that can be legally resold, through specialist debenture marketplaces. This is a legitimate but expensive secondary route, sitting well above face value, and it's worth entering the free ballot first before considering it.

What should I avoid?

Ordinary ballot, Queue and grounds tickets are not transferable under AELTC terms, so any site or tout offering to sell you one outside the official channels above is not a legitimate route in, whatever the ticket looks like. If a deal looks too easy compared with the free ballot or The Queue, that's the signal to walk away.

What are my realistic odds?

The AELTC doesn't publish an official success rate for the public ballot, but press estimates put it at roughly 1 in 10 applicants. There's no way to improve that: one entry per household, drawn at random. The Queue isn't a lottery in the same sense, it's limited by the 500-ticket daily allocation and how early you arrive, so your odds there depend more on turning up early than luck. The LTA Advantage ballot publishes no odds either, but it's considered attractive precisely because winners choose their day and court rather than being allocated one automatically.

Full dates, sources and status for both ballots live on the Wimbledon 2027 public ballot and LTA Advantage ballot pages, alongside every other tennis ballot we track.