All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Nickname	All England Club
Established	23 July 1868
Legal status	Private company limited by guarantee
Headquarters	Church Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5AE
Location	England;
Membership (2017)	565
Patron	The Princess of Wales
Chief Executive	Sally Bolton
Chair of the Board	Debbie Jevans
Board of directors	Sally Ambrose, Richard Baker, Anne Keothavong, The Lord O'Donnell, Kevin Havelock, Tim Henman, Debbie Jevans, Simon Jones, Richard Stoakes, Ashley Tatum, The Hon Henry Weatherill.
Formerly called	All England Croquet Club; All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club^[2] (AELTC), also known as the All England Club,^[3] based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass. Initially an amateur event that occupied club members and their friends for a few days each summer, the championships have become far more prominent than the club itself.

The club has 375 full members, about 100 temporary playing members, and a number of honorary members. To become a full or temporary member, an applicant must obtain letters of support from four existing full members, two of whom must have known the applicant for at least three years. The name is then added to the candidates' list. Honorary members are elected from time to time by the club's committee. Membership carries with it the right to purchase two tickets for each day of the Wimbledon Championships. In addition to this all champions are invited to become members.^[4]

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been the patron of the club since 2016 (then the Duchess of Cambridge) when the then monarch Elizabeth II stepped back from a number of royal patronages.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Want To Become A Wimbledon Member? Win It (Or Marry A Prince)". Forbes. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "About the AELTC". www.wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ Andreff, Wladimire, and Szymański, Stefan, "Handbook on the economics of sport" Archived 14 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Edward Elgar Publishing (2006), ISBN 1-84376-608-6, ISBN 978-1-84376-608-7
^ "The All England Lawn Tennis Club," Wimbledon.org, accessed 29 June 2009 Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rayner, Gordon (27 December 2016). "Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set to move back to London as they eye new schools and Prince considers giving up career as helicopter pilot". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.

[Forbes-1] "Want To Become A Wimbledon Member? Win It (Or Marry A Prince)". Forbes. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[2] "About the AELTC". www.wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[3] Andreff, Wladimire, and Szymański, Stefan, "Handbook on the economics of sport" Archived 14 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Edward Elgar Publishing (2006), ISBN 1-84376-608-6, ISBN 978-1-84376-608-7

[4] "The All England Lawn Tennis Club," Wimbledon.org, accessed 29 June 2009 Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Rayner, Gordon (27 December 2016). "Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set to move back to London as they eye new schools and Prince considers giving up career as helicopter pilot". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.

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