Where tennis stars stay while competing at Wimbledon from top hotel to luxury mansion

You can't move for a tennis star during the summer months at SW19, such is the high volume of competitors descending on the capital for Wimbledon. The iconic tennis major brings hundreds of glitzy names to the district every year, and with that, a swathe of accommodation is required.

The All England Club is now in its second week with some of the game's biggest talents having made the quarter-finals. From Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic to Jannik Sinner and Emma Raducanu's conqueror Aryna Sabalenka, Wimbledon is still teeming with star-studded faces. But many fans have often wondered, just where do they all stay while competing at the tournament? The answer is a myriad of locations, from private, luxury housing to one of London's finest hotels. The Park Plaza hotel in Westminster has often been used as a base for those playing in the event in the past. However, property agent Joanna Doniger once told Business Insider she rents out homes for as much as £15,000 per week during Wimbledon, with players, journalists and fans alike among those using her service.

Yet the bigger draw you are, the more power you have when it comes to where you stay. With luxurious homes across Marbella, Monte Carlo, Miami, New York and Belgrade, 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic is one player who prefers to reside in a slightly more upscale location when in London.

The Serbian icon commands so much space that, back in 2022, he had his entourage construct a trampoline for him in the garden of the home he was staying in, such was the size of the house. Two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal also used to prefer the personal touch of a house to a hotel.

"You're in a house, you feel a little bit different. Sometimes it's great to change a hotel for a house," the 22-time Grand Slam champion told CNN in 2015. "That gives you a little bit extra calm, you feel more relaxed and you feel a little bit like you're at home so I enjoy that feeling."

Another two-time winner, Andy Murray, lived in a £5million mansion in nearby Surrey, meaning he had a relatively small commute when playing at the Championships. His house came complete with a swimming pool and tennis court, marking his post-match warm-down as an extravagant one.

British star Katie Boulter endured a disappointing Wimbledon this year, crashing out in the second round. The 28-year-old has previously said that she targets "really nice, spacious" properties around SW19 so she can "fully relax and make myself at home."

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Back in 2021, with the Covid-19 pandemic still very much at the forefront of everyone's minds, the 63 suites at the huge Park Plaza hotel were earmarked for the seeded singles players, with the lower ranks consigned to standard rooms.

In what was a heavy blow to those who liked their own space, government directives insisted that all competitors must stay in official accommodation near Westminster, rather than private houses closer to SW19. However, exceptions were in place for those with children.

World No. 3 Jessica Pegula is also a fan of seeking out her own accommodation. The American is the daughter of Terry Pegula, an oil and gas businessman who is worth $7.6billion (£5.5bn) according to Forbes, and prefers to rent a property that gives her a degree of privacy.

"When you're 20 and you're just starting to travel, you're not complaining that much: you're more out there grinding and embracing life on tour. Once you hit 30 and kind of need a better pillow, that stuff honestly becomes really important," she is quoted as saying byTennis.com.

"Oh my gosh, being away from everyone else is a massive thing for me... I just felt like, 'I can't do [player hotels] anymore! When you're staying at a tournament hotel, I feel like it's so mentally draining.

"It's not like anyone is a problem. But if you were going to work with someone, you wouldn't necessarily want to eat breakfast with them."

However, her stay in a swanky pad this year will have been short-lived as she crashed out in a shock first-round shock to Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Pegula was one of a record-breaking eight top-10 seeds who fell at the first hurdle.