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The tennis championships were first played under the control of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 1877 at a ground near Worple Road, Wimbledon.

tennis championships are held annually between late June and the beginning of July for two weeks (usually ending, at the latest, on the second Sunday of July) at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England, the tournament is the third Grand Slam event played each year, preceded by the Australian Open and the French Open, and followed by the U.S. Open. The tournament duration is subject to extensions for rain.

Separate tennis championships are simultaneously held, all at the same venue, for Gentlemen's Singles, Ladies' Singles, Gentlemen's Doubles, Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Youth tournaments – Boys' Singles, Girls' Singles, Boys' Doubles and Girls' Doubles – are also held. Additionally, special invitational tournaments are held: the 35 and over Gentlemen's Doubles, 45 and over Gentlemen's Doubles, 35 and over Ladies' Doubles and wheelchair doubles.

A total of 128 players feature in each singles event, 64 pairs in each single-sex doubles event, and 48 pairs in Mixed Doubles. Players and doubles pairs are admitted to the main events on the basis of their international rankings, with consideration also given to their previous performances at grasscourt events. Currently (since 2001) 32 male and female players are given seedings in the Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles while 16 teams are seeded in the doubles events.

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The All England Club requires players to wear "almost entirely white" clothing during matches (used as an excuse by a young Andre Agassi for not playing the tournament in 1990, although his decision may have had more to do with his game at the time being unsuited to grass; he later won the competition). No other Grand Slam tournament has such a strict dress code for players. During tennis championships , female players are always referred to by the title "Miss" or "Mrs"; married female players were formally referred to by their husband's names: for example, Chris Evert-Lloyd appeared on scoreboards as "Mrs. J. M. Lloyd" during her marriage to John M. Lloyd. This custom has been abandoned; the title "Mr" is never used for male players.

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Us Open Schedule:

2008 US Open Event Schedule

Tuesday, August 21 - Friday, August 24

Qualifying Tournament

Saturday, August 25

Arthur Ashe Kids' Day presented by Hess

Sunday, August 26

Open Practice

Arthur Ashe Kids' Day presented by Hess (rain date)

Monday, August 27

1 Day 11:00 am Men’s/Women’s 1st Round

2 Eve 7:00 pm Men’s/Women’s 1st Round

Tuesday, August 28

3 Day 11:00 am Men’s/Women’s 1st Round

4 Eve 7:00 pm Men’s/Women’s 1st Round

Wednesday, August 29

5 Day 11:00 am Men’s 1st Round/Women’s 2nd Round

6 Eve 7:00 pm Men’s 2nd Round/Women’s 2nd Round

Thursday, August 30

7 Day 11:00 am Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round

8 Eve 7:00 pm Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round

Friday, August 31

9 Day 11:00 am Men’s 2nd Round/Women’s 3rd Round

10 Eve 7:00 pm Men’s 2nd Round/Women’s 3rd Round

Saturday, September 1

11 Day 11:00 am Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round

12 Eve 7:00 pm Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round

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