Two tickets for Wimbledon Centre Court? That’ll be £586,000 please
A pair of debenture tickets changed hands this week for a sum far beyond the means of ordinary tennis fans Like many of us, Marcos Ortega enters the Wimbledon public ticket ballot every year in the hope of seeing some championship tennis. In seven straight years of trying, however, he has never got lucky. So he was delighted – initially, at least – to learn there was a way to secure a ticket for every game played on Centre Court. But Ortega’s hopeful delight quickly turned to anger when he disco
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There are 2,520 Centre Court debentures, which guarantee a seat for each of the 14 days of the tournament for five years. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThere are 2,520 Centre Court debentures, which guarantee a seat for each of the 14 days of the tournament for five years. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesWimbledonTwo tickets for Wimbledon Centre Court? That’ll be £586,000 pleaseA pair of debenture tickets changed hands this week for a sum far beyond the means of ordinary tennis fansRupert NeateSat 27 Jun 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLike many of us, Marcos Ortega enters the Wimbledon public ticket ballot every year in the hope of seeing some championship tennis. In seven straight years of trying, however, he has never got lucky.
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