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Before tennis stars step onto the courts at Wimbledon, months of work go into sowing the seeds of that success. This is how the Championships\u2019 iconic courts are made.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Wimbledon\u2019s defining features, other than its friendly military stewards and of course, the strawberries and cream, is its iconic grass courts. It is the only Grand Slam that is still played on grass, adding to its identity as a quintessential feature of British summertime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the experts responsible for the courts, though, they are not just a feature of that fortnight – they are a year-round project, and a constant source of research, improvement, and innovation, all with the aim of allowing playing perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The construction of courts at Roehampton in progress…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cPerformance is everything,\u201d says Simon Hutton, managing director of Fineturf, who construct courts at Wimbledon\u2019s main site as well as their Roehampton and Raynes Park locations. \u201cEverything’s tailored to the performance leading up and for the championships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fineturf\u2019s role in Wimbledon is getting involved when there are new courts to build or renovations needed – which needs planning long in advance. Hutton explains that the company would generally start building a practice court immediately after the Wimbledon Championships<\/a>, giving it 11 months to grow ready for play. Some championship courts are even left for two seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process is far more than your average gardening. After a carefully laid gravel carpet, drainage, and irrigation systems are in place, clay loam is layered onto the court. This material is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bounce performance and all those characteristics that you see on the television have all come from years and years of trial and testing to get that growing medium correct,\u201d Hutton explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That loam is installed in layers and is heavily compacted to be almost as hard as concrete. It is then laser levelled with technology Fineturf have developed specifically for tennis and cricket squares and bowling greens, ruling out any quirky bounces during a match point!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The process of constructing new courts for Wimbledon qualifying at AELTC Roehampton. Photos courtesy of Fineturf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe loam is levelled, the ground is prepared and then we sow the seed,\u201d Hutton says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of people think that tennis courts are turfed, but in modern times everything’s seeded with a specific seed that’s bred for tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat seed will then germinate and be grown in to produce the fabulous surfaces that people see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process and materials used have been refined over the years to create the best of the best playing surfaces, and development is still continuing. Fineturf are currently working on a \u2018pop-up\u2019 or hybrid court in conjunction with the Lawn Tennis Association and AELTC. This involves turf grown on tennis loam that could be laid onto a court and played within a week, or eventually almost immediately.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re always tweaking, always learning, and I think that’s why we’re seeing standards continually improving,\u201d Hutton says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the court is seeded, it\u2019s in the hands of the in-house grounds team who take care of growing, mowing, fertilising, water management, and chemical inputs. Hutton describes it as a \u201cvery, very intense maintenance programme\u201d that runs all the way from the autumn through to the Championships (usually starting in June).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the handover, Fineturf<\/a> stay in constant touch with the grounds team to make sure everything is running smoothly. Details like moisture management, which could impact the bounce, all have to be managed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything has to be controlled to the finest detail, and that is literally a 12-month cycle, and then the last day of the champs after the finals, it starts again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Wimbledon grounds team are working tirelessly from basically the week after the last championship to achieve this championship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how important are the grass courts in Hutton\u2019s eyes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it’s everything, isn’t it? The players are important, of course, but it doesn’t matter really what the roads are like, the footpaths or the hedges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe courts, they’re in everybody’s eye. They have to be safe, they have to be consistent, they have to be up to the players’ standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey’re so iconic. It’s British summertime, it’s Wimbledon, it’s the Championships, it’s very traditional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s great to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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