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Tennis hospitality
at Wimbledon
and Roland Garros

Tennis hospitality is a seat on the main court plus a restaurant or lounge for the whole day of play. At Wimbledon that means debentures, the tournament's only transferable ticket with access to the club's private lounges, and the tournament's packages with a restaurant. At Roland Garros it means loges in the lower rows of Court Philippe-Chatrier with a club area, and the day is split into day and night sessions with separate tickets.

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How the formats work
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What tennis hospitality is

Tennis hospitality is a seat on the main court plus a restaurant or lounge for the whole day of play: lunch, drinks, strawberries and cream at Wimbledon or champagne at Roland Garros, and a space of your own between matches. The main difference from football is length. A football match lasts two hours, while a day on court runs from midday into the evening, and a guest spends six to eight hours at the tournament. That is why at tennis a place to retreat to between matches matters more than at any other sport.

The two big European Grand Slams handle hospitality differently. Wimbledon has the unique debenture format and the tournament's own packages; Roland Garros has loges beside the court and a day split into sessions. Below we go through both.

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Wimbledon: debentures

A debenture is a long-term bond issued by the All England Club that gives its holder a Centre Court seat for every day of the Championships for five years. The club has issued debentures since 1920, and the money from them has paid, among other things, for the roofs over Centre Court in 2009 and No. 1 Court in 2019. The current series runs from 2026 to 2030, with around 2,500 debenture seats on Centre Court, and No. 1 Court has debentures of its own.

Debenture seats sit in the best part of the Centre Court bowl, and holders and their guests have separate restaurants, bars and lounges inside the club that are closed to other spectators. The key practical difference: a debenture ticket is the only Wimbledon ticket that can legally be transferred to another person. All other tickets, including those won in the public ballot, are personal and non-transferable. So a Centre Court ticket for a specific day that can be bought and passed to a guest is almost always a debenture ticket.

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Wimbledon: hospitality packages

The second route is the tournament's own hospitality packages: a ticket for Centre Court or No. 1 Court and a restaurant for the whole day, inside the club or in pavilions next to it. A package includes a lunch of several courses, drinks all day, afternoon tea and a seat on court. Wimbledon has no day and night sessions: a court ticket is valid for the whole day of play, as long as matches are on.

The difference from debentures is where you spend the time between matches. Debenture lounges are in the club itself and open only to holders and their guests, while a package gives you a restaurant of the hospitality programme. The seats on court are good in both cases, and the choice depends on what is available for a given day. Closer to the finals, supply narrows fastest.

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Roland Garros: loges and sessions

The main court at Roland Garros is named after Philippe Chatrier and has held 15,225 spectators since its 2019 rebuild. It has had a roof since 2020 and night sessions since 2021. The day of play here is split in two: a day session with several matches and a night session with the day's headline match, and a ticket is valid only for its own session. So at Roland Garros a request should name not only the day but also the session.

The tournament's main premium format is the loges in the lower rows around Court Philippe-Chatrier: enclosed seats right by the court with access to a club area serving lunch in the day session and dinner in the night session, with champagne. Roland Garros tickets are personal: the French Tennis Federation requires the first name, last name and email of every spectator, and the ticket is delivered to the tournament app. We issue the ticket in the guest's name and send it through the app.

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How the two tournaments differ

  • Surface and season: Roland Garros is on clay in late May and early June, Wimbledon on grass from late June to mid-July.
  • Sessions: Roland Garros has day and night sessions with separate tickets, Wimbledon one ticket for the whole day of play.
  • Transferring a ticket: at Wimbledon only a debenture ticket transfers, at Roland Garros the ticket is personal and issued in the guest's name.
  • Weather: the main courts at both tournaments have roofs, and matches on them go ahead in any weather.
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How to choose a format

  • The tennis and the best view come first: a debenture seat on Centre Court at Wimbledon or a loge on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
  • A day with guests or partners, where lunch and a space between matches matter: a Wimbledon hospitality package or a Roland Garros loge with the club area.
  • You want to see a particular player: the first-week days of play, and at Roland Garros the night session, where the day's headline match is scheduled.
  • You want the final: a seat for the date of the final rather than a pair of players, with a request two to three months ahead.

We arrange seats for Wimbledon, Roland Garros and the rest of the season through the tennis hub, with the 2026 and 2027 calendar. Name the tournament, the days and the number of guests, and your concierge will confirm which formats are open for those dates. How to tell an honest seller is covered in the guide on how to check a ticket reseller.

frequently asked questions

Tennis hospitality: frequently asked questions

Short answers to the questions LuxTicket clients ask before choosing a format at Wimbledon and Roland Garros. Your concierge confirms in writing what is open for a specific day and session before payment.

What is a Wimbledon debenture

A long-term bond issued by the All England Club that gives a Centre Court seat for every day of the Championships for five years; the current series runs from 2026 to 2030. Holders and their guests have access to the club's private restaurants and lounges. A debenture ticket is the only Wimbledon ticket that can legally be transferred to another person.

Can an ordinary Wimbledon ticket be transferred

No. Public ballot tickets and other ordinary Wimbledon tickets are personal and non-transferable. Only debenture tickets transfer, so a Centre Court seat that can be bought for a guest is almost always a debenture or a hospitality package.

What does Wimbledon hospitality include

A seat on Centre Court or No. 1 Court and a restaurant for the whole day of play: a lunch of several courses, drinks and afternoon tea. Wimbledon has no sessions; the ticket is valid all day while matches are on.

What is a loge at Roland Garros

Enclosed seats in the lower rows around Court Philippe-Chatrier with access to a club area: lunch in the day session and dinner in the night session, with champagne. A loge is booked for a specific session.

How does the day session at Roland Garros differ from the night session

The day session has several matches, the night session one headline match, and a ticket is valid only for its own session. Night sessions have been played on Court Philippe-Chatrier since 2021. Roland Garros tickets are personal and delivered to the tournament app; we issue them in the guest's name.

How can I check a ticket reseller before buying

Start with the company register. Companies House is open, free and needs no registration: by company number it shows the status, the date of incorporation and the registered address. Lux Ticket Limited is No. 10820777, registered in 2017 at 1 Giltspur Street, London. Then look at independent reviews with dates, such as Trustpilot, and at how clearly the terms of the order are explained.

What does LuxTicket guarantee at tennis

Entry to the session you paid for in the format you paid for. Lux Ticket Limited (No. 10820777) considers the job done when you are in your seat and the first match of the session has started, and one concierge handles the order from the first message to match point. Since 2017 there has not been a single case of a client paying and not getting in. A refund is our last resort: if entry still fails on our side, you get the full amount back.

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