When is the Wimbledon draw? Date, time, wildcards and who could Serena Williams play?

The Wimbledon draw takes place on Friday 26 June as Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek enter as defending champions and Serena Williams returns to singles action for the first time since 2022.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Williams, 44, accepted the final wildcard spot in the women’s singles and could be drawn to play one of the world’s top players in her first match in four years. Williams has played two doubles matches so far in her comeback, and has also accepted a doubles wildcard alongside her sister Venus.

World No 1 Sinner, newly crowned French Open champion Alexander Zverev and the 39-year-old Novak Djokovic are arguably the standout favourites on the men’s side, while two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz continues to be sidelined by a wrist injury.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka is yet to win Wimbledon and is the top seed on the women’s side, ahead of former champion and world No 2 Elena Rybakina and defending champion Swiatek. French Open winner Mirra Andreeva carries good form onto the grass.

From a British perspective, Emma Raducanu returns as the 30th seed after an impressive run to the Queen’s final while former world No 4 Jack Draper is unseeded as he returns to action after a year of injury hell.

The draw for the men’s and women’s singles at Wimbledon will take place at 10am BST (UK time) on Friday 26 June.

What to watch for

Everyone will be desperate to see who Serena Williams plays in her first singles match in four years. She could play anyone, from world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka down to a fellow wildcard like Britain’s Katie Swan. Defending champion Iga Swiatek will hope for a good draw when she opens play on Centre Court on Tuesday – perhaps she will land in the same quarter as last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova, who Swiatek defeated 6-0 6-0. British No 1 Emma Raducanu, the 30th seed, has found some form on the grass and is likely to be handed a collision course with a big name by the third round. As for dangerous floaters, as well as Williams, there are two recent Wimbledon champions returning as unseeded players: Barbora Krejcikova and Marketa Vondrousova.

Seeded

Unseeded

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)

Ann Li (USA)

Cristina Bucsa (ESP)

Xinyu Wang (CHN)

Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)

Maya Joint (AUS)

Sara Bejlek (CZE)

Emma Navarro (USA)

Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)

Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

Janice Tjen (INA)

Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)

Tereza Valentova (CZE)

Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)

Dayana Yastremska (UKR)

Laura Siegemund (GER)

Mccartney Kessler (USA)

Maria Sakkari (GRE)

Magdalena Frech (POL)

Lois Boisson (FRA)

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP)

Tatjana Maria (GER)

Qinwen Zheng (CHN)

Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR)

Talia Gibson (AUS)

Caty Mcnally (USA)

Magda Linette (POL)

Anna Bondar (HUN)

Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)

Antonia Ruzic (CRO)

Daria Kasatkina (AUS)

Elsa Jacquemot (FRA)

Solana Sierra (ARG)

Nikola Bartunkova (CZE)

Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR)

Panna Udvardy (HUN)

Katie Boulter (GBR)

Renata Zarazua (MEX)

Taylor Townsend (USA)

Shuai Zhang (CHN)

Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)

Petra Marcinko (CRO)

Camila Osorio (COL)

Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)

Anastasia Zakharova

Alycia Parks (USA)

Eva Lys (GER)

Viktorija Golubic (SUI)

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

Kimberly Birrell (AUS)

Veronika Erjavec (SLO)

Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB)

Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)

Sofia Kenin (USA)

Aoi Ito (JPN)

Oksana Selekhmeteva (ESP)

Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)

Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)

Lilli Tagger (AUT)

Peyton Stearns (USA)

Simona Waltert (SUI)

Diane Parry (FRA)

Daria Snigur (UKR)

Tamara Korpatsch (GER)

Ella Seidel (GER)

Emiliana Arango (COL)

Anna Blinkova

Lanlana Tararudee (THA)

Sinja Kraus (AUT)

Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL)

Paula Badosa (ESP)

Darja Vidmanova (CZE)

Francesca Jones (GBR)

Wildcards

Qualifiers

An additional 14 places will be secured through qualifying, which takes place from Monday 22 June to Thursday 25 June.

Withdrawals

What to watch for

As always, where Novak Djokovic lands in the draw will be fascinating. As seventh seed, he could be drawn to face defending champion Jannik Sinner as early as the quarter-finals. After excellent performances at the French Open, all eyes will be on rising stars Rafael Jodar and Joao Fonseca as they enter seeded 23rd and 24th respectively. Former world No 4 Jack Draper could be a dangerous floater as the popular Briton returns alongside new coach Andy Murray, while former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini is also unseeded.

Seeded

Unseeded

Tallon Griekspoor (NED)

Corentin Moutet (FRA)

Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)

Alexander Blockx (BEL)

Denis Shapovalov (CAN)

Zizou Bergs (BEL)

Jaume Munar (ESP)

Alex Michelsen (USA)

Mariano Navone (ARG)

Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

Marin Cilic (CRO)

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)

Gabriel Diallo (CAN)

Ethan Quinn (USA)

Nuno Borges (POR)

Terence Atmane (FRA)

Fabian Marozsan (HUN)

Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)

Yannick Hanfmann (GER)

Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)

Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG)

Marton Fucsovics (HUN)

Jenson Brooksby (USA)

Alexei Popyrin (AUS)

Sebastian Baez (ARG)

Vit Kopriva (CZE)

Raphael Collignon (BEL)

Daniel Altmaier (GER)

Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG)

Martin Landaluce (ESP)

Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG)

Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR)

Dino Prizmic (CRO)

Mattia Bellucci (ITA)

Valentin Royer (FRA)

Jack Draper (GBR)

Kamil Majchrzak (POL)

Hubert Hurkacz (POL)

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA)

Marco Trungelliti (ARG)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)

James Duckworth (AUS)

Marcos Giron (USA)

Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)

Zachary Svajda (USA)

Daniel Merida (ESP)

Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

Quentin Halys (FRA)

Aleksandr Shevchenko (KAZ)

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)

Sebastian Ofner (AUT)

Yibing Wu (CHN)

Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA)

Patrick Kypson (USA)

Emilio Nava (USA)

Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)

Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)

Adam Walton (AUS)

Rinky Hijikata (AUS)

Luca Van Assche (FRA)

Jan Choinski (GBR)

Sho Shimabukuro (JPN)

Alex Molcan (SVK)

Matteo Berrettini (ITA)

Alexandre Muller (FRA)

Jesper de Jong (NED)

Titouan Droguet (FRA)

Dalibor Svrcina (CZE)

Martin Damm (USA)

Wildcards

Qualifiers

An additional 14 places will be secured through qualifying, which takes place from Monday 22 June to Thursday 25 June.

Withdrawals