No. 2 Court (Wimbledon)
No. 2 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Unlike the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of Centre Court.
History
Old No. 2 Court
The original No. 2 Court had a capacity of 2,192 seated and 770 standing and was informally referred to as the Graveyard of Champions until it was renumbered as the No. 3 Court from the 2009 Championships. The Court itself was then demolished to make way for a new No. 3 court and new Court 4 ready for the 2011 Championships.The Graveyard of Champions tag was coined as many former champions fell to ignominious defeats on the No. 2 Court, including:
- Evonne Goolagong
- John McEnroe
- Jimmy Connors
- Virginia Wade
- Pat Cash
- Michael Stich
- Andre Agassi
- Conchita Martínez
- Richard Krajicek
- Pete Sampras
- Serena Williams
- Venus Williams
- Martina Hingis