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a new No. 2 court was built on the site of the previous No. 13 court, with a capacity of 4,000. The old No. 2 was briefly renamed
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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
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events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of
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The original No. 2 Court had a capacity of 2,192 seated and 770 standing and was informally referred to as the
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tag was coined as many former champions fell to ignominious defeats on the No. 2 Court, including:
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The new No. 2 court is the bluish-green stadium-like building in the background
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2018 Wimbledon Championships
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Wimbledon, London
SW19
Coordinates
51°25′56″N 0°12′47″W / 51.43222°N 0.21306°W / 51.43222; -0.21306
London Underground
Southfields
AELTC
Capacity
Wimbledon Championships
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Wimbledon, London
Grand Slam
Centre Court

1991 Wimbledon Championships
No. 3 Court
2011 Championships
Evonne Goolagong
Kerry Melville
John McEnroe
Tim Gullikson
Jimmy Connors
Kevin Curren
Patrik Kühnen
Virginia Wade
Pat Cash
Thierry Champion

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