Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar were the defending champions, but Peya could not participate this year due to injury. Melichar played alongside Bruno Soares but lost in the quarterfinals to Yang Zhaoxuan and Matwé Middelkoop. Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan won the title, defeating Robert Lindstedt and Jeļena Ostapenko in the final, 6–2, 6–3.This was the first Wimbledon to feature a final set tie-break.
All that a thing of the past for – it is July and this year (2020) there is no Wimbledon.It is with great regret that the Main Board of the All England Club (AELTC) and the Committee of Management of The Championships decided that the Championships 2020 will be cancelled due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus epidemic. The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021.The committee stated that uppermost in mind was thehealth and safety of all of those who come together to make Wimbledon happen – the public in the UK and visitors from around the world, players, guests, members, staff, volunteers, partners, contractors, and local residents – as well as our broader responsibility to society’s efforts to tackle this global challenge to our way of life. Following a series of detailed deliberations, the Committee of Management’s viewed that the cancellation of The Championships is the best decision in the interests of public health – but read the following interesting announcements too. Members of the public who paid for tickets in the Wimbledon Public Ballot for this year’s Championships will have their tickets refunded and will be offered the chance to purchase tickets for the same day and court for The Championships 2021. In addition, we have taken account of the impact that this decision will have on those who rely on The Championships – including the players and the tennis community in Britain and around the world – and we are developing plans to support those groups, working in partnership with the LTA and the other leadership bodies in global tennis. This also applies to our loyal staff, to whom we take our responsibility very seriously. Ian Hewitt, AELTC Chairman, commented: “This is a decision that we have not taken lightly, and we have done so with the highest regard for public health and the wellbeing of all those who come together to make Wimbledon happen. It has weighed heavily on our minds that the staging of The Championships has only been interrupted previously by World Wars but, following thorough and extensive consideration of all scenarios, we believe that it is a measure of this global crisis that it is ultimately the right decision to cancel this year’s Championships, and instead concentrate on how we can use the breadth of Wimbledon’s resources to help those in our local communities and beyond. Our thoughts are with all those who have been and continue to be affected by these unprecedented times.” The all significant news is Wimbledon gives out £10m in prize money... for a tournament that isn't happening! Players are handed up to £25,000 each after SW19 chiefs' pay-out from pandemic insurance.Wimbledon may not have happened this year, but the players will still reap the dividend of the tournament's foresight in maintaining its pandemic insurance. The All England Club have marked what would have been men's semi-finals day by unveiling a £10 million fund for players who have missed out on earning anything for months. A total of 620 competitors will share the surprise bounty with a financial lifeline being handed to those who would have played in the qualifying event. Those who would have played in the singles main draws will be given £25,000 each, which is small change to the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Their peers lower down the food chain will, however, hugely benefit from the tournament's unexpected largesse, which sees £12,500 to those who would have made qualifying event on ranking, and £6,250 to doubles players. This is in addition to a host of donations to Coronavirus charities well in excess of £1 million. There is also some unspecified money going to umpires and line judges who would otherwise have been employed this past fortnight. While the pandemic insurance is still a long way off being fully processed, it is expected to have saved Wimbledon more than £100 million by the time it is fully totted up. The enabling of such generous measures are a reminder that, while it can sometimes be easy to caricature Wimbledon, plain old school competence should never go out of fashion. Chief Executive Richard Lewis said, 'We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for these groups, including the players, many of whom have faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking. 'We are pleased that our insurance policy has allowed us to recognize the impact of the cancellation on the players.' Interesting ! ~ a Wimbledon not happening yet payouts are !! With regards – S. Sampathkumar 13.7.2020.