Wimbledon: Tickets for women’s final raised by £40 to match men's price

Ticket prices for the women’s singles final at Wimbledon have been raised by £40, matching the £240 selling price for a men’s final ticket.

Tickets for the women’s final on Centre Court have often been sold for a cheaper price.

Spectators paid £200 to watch Ashleigh Barty defeat Karolína Plíšková in the women’s final last year, but splashed out £240 to see Novak Djokovic beat Matteo Berrettini in the men’s final.

This year, a top price of £240 will be charged for both the men and women’s matches.

Ticket prices for the women’s semi-finals have also been increased by £40, and will now cost £210 to attend. This will be at the same cost as attending a men’s final four match.

According to The Times, All England Club officials made the decision to match the ticket prices to ensure the women’s tournament did not come across as less important.

A disparity in ticket prices is still an issue at other Grand Slams, with the French Open charging £126 for the women’s final and £220 for the men’s final.

The move from Wimbledon comes 15 years after the tournament offered men and women equal prize money for the first time. This had faced opposition due to the difference in the number of sets played at each tournament – men play five sets, while women contest three.

To offset complaints about a rise in ticket prices when female tennis players contest fewer sets, the tournament will be arranged to ensure a maximum number of sets can be viewed throughout the day.

​​A best-of-three-set mixed doubles final will follow the women’s singles semi-finals, for example, while a best-of-five-set men’s doubles final will be played after the women’s singles final.

The best-of-three-set women’s doubles final will conclude Wimbledon after the men’s