The 137th edition of The Championships at Wimbledon have absolutely flown by so far in 2024, and we’re already at the business end of the competition as we count down the few hours remaining until the WTA Women’s Singles Final from Centre Court.
We’re down to two, and although we haven’t quite seen the history-making run to the decider of an unseeded player, the 2024 Women’s Singles Final still features two players who few would have predicted to topple the best in the world — both of whom have never progressed so far at Wimbledon and at present have just one major title between them.
Coming into the tournament as seventh seed, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini has shot up the world rankings in 2024 in her quest for a maiden major. She reached the final of the French Open just last month, and after losing to world No. 1 Iga Swiatek — knocked out in Wimbledon’s third round by Yulia Putintseva — Paolini’s winning today’s match would be some way to respond.
The seventh seed faces the 31st seed in the form of Barbora Krejcikova, the Czechia star whose only previous major title came at the 2021 French Open. Krejcikova arguably had the biggest headline win on her way to the final, beating fourth seed and 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina in straight sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in a huge semifinal upset.
Paolini’s semifinal win wasn’t quite as straightforward, beating unseeded Croatian star Donna Vekic in the longest women’s last-four clash in Wimbledon history. The pair traded set wins (6-2, 4-6) before the third and final set, eventually won 7-6 by Paolini, lasted two hours and 51 minutes.
Following those two epic semifinal clashes, the stage is set for another must-see Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final, and The Sporting News has all he TV and streaming details you’ll need to catch all the action as Krejcikova and Paolini face off.
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Wimbledon 2024 Women’s Final date, location
- Date: Saturday, July 13
- Location: London
- Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The 2024 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final takes place on Saturday, July 13, with Krejcikova and Paolini set to face off on Centre Court of the All England Club in London.
As the penultimate day of the 2024 tournament, it’s a packed day of decisive matches across the different competitions, with the Men’s Double’s Final, Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Singles Finals, as well as a host of important games in both the Wimbledon invitational and Juniors tournaments.
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Wimbledon 2024 Women’s Final start time, order of play
The 2024 Wimbledon Championships Women’s Singles Final takes place on Saturday, July 13, with Krejcikova and Paolini both battling for their first-ever titles at the All England Club.
The official start time of the three-set match is yet to be formally released by the Wimbledon Organisers, but the expected slot for the Women’s Singles Final is from 2 p.m. local time (BST)
Here’s how those start times translate across the world’s major regions:
Region | Start Time (subject to change) |
UK (BST) | 2 p.m. |
US (ET) | 9 a.m. |
Canada (ET) | 9 a.m. |
Australia (AEST) | 11 p.m. |
India (IST) | 6:30 p.m. |
Wimbledon 2024 Women’s Final TV channel, live stream
Here’s how to watch live coverage of the WTA Women’s Singles Final at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships from all major regions across the globe:
Region | TV | Streaming |
USA | ESPN, ESPN2, Tennis Channel, | Fubo, ESPN+, TCPlus |
Canada | TSN, RDS, ESPN International |
TSN Direct |
UK | BBC One, BBC Two | BBC iPlayer |
Australia | Channel Nine | Stan Sport |
India | Hotstar | Disney+ |
USA: USA-based viewers can catch all the action on TV via ESPN with complementary coverage on the Tennis Channel.
ESPN has televised Wimbledon since 2003, with exclusivity in the U.S. since 2012. ESPN’s “first ball to last ball” coverage — all day, every day, Monday, July 1, through Sunday, July 14 — is highlighted by the Cross Court Coverage the second Monday to Wednesday with day-long coverage on both ESPN and ESPN2.
The Tennis Channel is broadcasting daily Wimbledon coverage on American pay TV, as well as their streaming service TC Plus. TSN, RDS and ESPN International are also showing coverage of matches at the tournament.
Fubo carries the ESPN family of networks as well as the Tennis Channel (sign up for a FREE trial now).
Canada: TSN is the place for Canadian fans to catch all the action from Wimbledon this year, with streaming of the coverage both live and on catch-up also set to be provided by their streaming service TSN Direct.
UK: The BBC remains the longtime home of the Championships at Wimbledon and as such are providing wall-to-wall coverage of the entire tournament across their network. TV coverage for the Women’s Singles Final is on BBC One, with streaming of live and on catch-up provided by BBC iPlayer.
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London will also be broadcasting the 2024 Women’s Singles Final for both national and local listeners.
Australia: Channel Nine’s Wide World of Sports provides free-to-air Wimbledon coverage for Australian tennis fans in 2024, with streaming of matches both live and on catch-up also available with Stan Sport’s subscription services.
India: There’s more limited broadcasting of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships in India, but fans can still watch live with Hotstar TV and via a Disney+ subscription.
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Wimbledon 2024 prize money
Already the most well-known, prestigious and lucrative event in tennis, there’s a huge 11.86 percent increase in prize money from Wimbledon 2023 ahead of this year’s event. That total pot now stands at a whopping £50 million (U.S. $63.4 million), which like many of the biggest tournaments on both the WTA and ATP, is split equally for male and female competitors.
The winner of the women’s singles final is set to pocket £2.7 million ($3.4 million) of that sum, just under double the amount awarded to the losing finalist. The doubles teams are also compensated with £650,000 ($824,000) to split between the winning pair.
That 11.86 percent jump in the overall prize pot also means competitors lower down the pecking order receive bigger sums for their progress, with ATP and WTA players both in line to earn £60,000 alone even if they failed to make it past the first round.
Stage Reached | WTA Prize Money | Doubles Prize Money |
Winner | £2,700,000 | £650,000 per team |
Finalist | £1,400,000 | £330,000 per team |
Semi-finalists | £715,000 | £167,000 per team |
Quarter-finalists | £375,000 | £84,000 per team |
Round of 16 | £226,000 | £42,000 per team |
Round of 32 | £143,000 | £25,000 per team |
Round of 64 | £93,000 | £15,750 per team |
Round of 128 | £60,000 | — |
Qualifying 3rd Round | £40,000 | — |
Qualifying 2nd Round | £25,000 | — |
Qualifying 1st Round | £15,000 | — |
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