Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner is a life partner of the All England Club: here are what privileges are reserved for him and how you enter the club

There is a well -known anecdote concerning Roger Federer. To him, that Wimbledon won 8 times, in 2022 he was denied entry toAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. He had forgotten the partner card and at the entrance they did not recognize it. Who knows if the red hair of Jannik Sinner They will be more recognizable given that the Italian player has entered by right among the members of the most prestigious tennis club in the world. It entered us in the most spectacular way, winning the tournament, but you also get for others, all complex for ordinary mortals.

Affiliation and privileges

The affiliation was immediately represented by the Viola pins that was pinned on Sinner’s jacket immediately after the award ceremony and that the winners present at the final on Sunday, like Andre Agassi, showed on the bit. Debbie Jevans, president of the All England Club, usually shows his name his name in the golden register and puts the pin that confirms his enrollment for life to the club.

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The status of honorary partner of the All England Club involves access to the structures throughout the year: changing rooms, exclusive bathrooms, gym, laundry service and a personal room. Two life -reserved places on the Center Court for all the tournament matches, without others being able to sit, and access to the tournament without ever having to face the qualifications. In the story of the French Marion Bartoli there are also events: the opening of the grass, in May, and the closure in September, dedicated evenings in which the mixed doubles with the members is played.

Become members

The club was founded on July 23, 1868 with the name of All England Croquet Club. Its name was changed in 1877 in All England Crowet and Lawn Tennis Club and in 1899 in All England Lawn Tennis and Crouquet Club. On August 1, 2011 the club was converted into a limited liability company with the name of All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited. The club’s activities, as a private club reserved for members, are carried out separately from the tournament.

There are five categories of members:
Ordinary
Annuities
Honorary
Temporary
Temporary junior

There are no 600 people in all, there are 565. The ordinary and life members are only 375, the number of seats of the historic location. The honorary members, about seventy, include former male and female singular champions, other important players, club or tournament benefactors and other people who have made a special service to the club. Among them there is also the princess of Wales. The temporary members, 120, are chosen from year to year and are generally active players who regularly use the structures and play during their registration period.

It is not enough to pay, however not so much since Forbes In 2017 he defined the share equal to a meal for four in a medium London restaurant. Those who aspire to become a partner, and thousands of requests, “must be proposed by another member and be supported by four existing owners who must sign for the new entry question”. As the former Tim Henman player said: “The easiest way to enter is Wimbledon.” Or marry the heir to the British throne.

The club

The main site includes a total of 18 championship grass game fields (including the central field and field n. 1) and 14 grass training camps located in the Orange Park. During the championships, six other grass training camps are available, temporarily located on three croquet fields at the north end of the site. Currently there are also six beaten ground fields and two acrylic fields located in the southern tip of the ground.

The current colors, dark green and purple, were introduced in 1909 following the discovery that the previous colors of the club, blue, yellow, red and green were almost identical to those of the Royal Marines. The decision on why dark green were chosen and purple is not reported in the club registers. Instead, it is played in white.

Roger Federer’s story teaches that the controls are rigid and it must be proved to be members to enter.

Source: Vanity Fair

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