The2020 Wimbledon Championships was a cancelledGrand Slamtennis tournament scheduled to be played at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London, United Kingdom, between Monday 29 June 2020 and Sunday 12 July 2020.[1] It was never played because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2] The cancellation of the tournament was announced on 1 April 2020.[3] This was the first time sinceWorld War II that the Wimbledon Championships had been cancelled.
TheAll England Club exercised an insurance plan covering infectious diseases, reportedly claiming over £100 million for the cancellation.[4] £10m was distributed to the 620 players whose rankings would have been high enough for them to enter the tournament had it taken place.[5] It was the first time the tournament had been cancelled since 1945 duringWorld War II.[6] Had it gone ahead, it would have been the 134th edition of theWimbledon Championships.[2]Novak Djokovic of Serbia andSimona Halep of Romania were the defending champions in the 2019 men's and women's singles draw.[1][6] Following the cancellation, the BBC, the host broadcaster of this event since 1937 decided to air classic games as a replacement programme.[7]
